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Lebanon's Baalbek festival back, despite economic collapse

The Associated Press
Jul 18, 2022 7:00 am - BAALBEK, Lebanon (AP) - Lebanon's renowned Baalbek festival is back, held in front of a live audience for the first time since 2019, despite the country's economic meltd...
Prosecutor: US judge reneged on promise in Polanski sex case

By BRIAN MELLEY
Jul 18, 2022 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Los Angeles judge privately told lawyers he would renege on a promise and imprison Roman Polanski for having sex with a teenage girl in 1977, a form...
Help! Spaniards spooked when their train stops in wildfire

The Associated Press
Jul 18, 2022 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - When Francisco Seoane's train unexpectedly stopped in the Spanish countryside, he and other passengers got a fright when they looked out the window at wild...
Two decades of shooter response strategy ignored in Uvalde

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Jul 18, 2022 7:00 am - A total of 376 officers converged on Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas - more than the entire police force in a midsize American city like Fort Lauderdale, Florida...
Lane, ex-cop convicted in Floyd killing, set to be sentenced

The Associated Press
Jul 18, 2022 7:00 am - ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A former Minneapolis police officer who is one of four ex-officers convicted of violating George Floyd's civil rights is scheduled to be sentenced...
Extreme heat warning goes into effect in UK

The Associated Press
Jul 18, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Britain's first-ever extreme heat warning is in effect for large parts of England as authorities prepare for record high temperatures that are already disr...
OB-GYN tests go virtual; board cites COVID, abortion ruling

By LINDSEY TANNER
Jul 18, 2022 7:00 am - Many OB-GYNs, including some who perform abortions, are celebrating a decision that allows them to avoid traveling to Texas for certifying board exams. Some feared gathe...
Lebanon LGBTQ community suffers setback amid wider clampdown

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB
Jul 18, 2022 7:00 am - BEIRUT (AP) - Nour never felt entirely safe as a queer person in Lebanon. But in the past few years, the 25-year-old pharmacist had begun letting his guard down, meeting...
Longtime Mets Spanish broadcaster Alicea dies at 85

The Associated Press
Jul 18, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Longtime New York Mets Spanish broadcaster Juan Alicea died Monday, the team said. He was 85. The Mets said Alicea died in his sleep at home in Florida. ...
Rare in US for an active shooter to be stopped by bystander

By ED WHITE
Jul 18, 2022 7:00 am - A bystander's decision to shoot a man who opened fire at an Indiana mall was a rare occurrence of someone stepping in to try to prevent multiple casualties before police...

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