Nation and World
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Yosemite wildfire is latest threat to giant sequoia trees
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) - The largest grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park was closed Friday and hundreds of people ordered evacuated nearby as ...
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Parole denied for Manson follower for slayings in 1969
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A California panel on Friday denied parole for a follower of cult leader Charles Manson convicted of slayings more than a half-century ago. Bru...
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Mike Brito, scout of Mexican talent for Dodgers, dies at 87
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mike Brito, the top scout in Mexico for the Los Angeles Dodgers for nearly 45 years who discovered such talents as Fernando Valenzuela, current Dodger...
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Trump WH counsel Cipollone gives 1/6 testimony, new info
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone 'œdid not contradict'ť testimony of previous witnesses as he appeared Friday before the Jan. 6 committee, a gr...
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NHTSA to investigate Florida Tesla crash that killed 2
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - The U.S. government's auto safety watchdog is sending investigators to another Tesla crash, this time one that killed two people along Interstate 75 in Fl...
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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media...
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Tear gas: Senators decry lack of federal safety assessment
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - SALEM, Ore. (AP) - In 2020, Black Lives Matter protesters were doused with tear gas, making them gasp for breath, their eyes feeling as if they were on fire. Bystanders,...
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Former Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos dies at 79
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - LISBON, Portugal (AP) - José Eduardo dos Santos, once one of Africa's longest-serving rulers who during almost four decades as president of Angola fought the continent'...
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Gun applicants in NY will have to list social media accounts
Jul 08, 2022 7:00 am - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - As missed warning signs pile up in investigations of mass killings, New York state is rolling out a novel strategy to screen applicants for gun permi...
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Trump White House counsel Cipollone meets with Jan. 6 panel
Jul 08, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone arrived Friday on Capitol Hill for a private interview with the Jan. 6 committee about his role trying to prevent t...