Nation and World
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Russians press assault on eastern Ukrainian city
Jul 02, 2022 7:00 am - KYIV, Ukarine (AP) - Russian forces pounded the city of Lysychansk and its surroundings in an all-out attempt to seize the last stronghold of resistance in eastern Ukrai...
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For now, wary US treads water with transformed COVID-19
Jul 02, 2022 7:00 am - The fast-changing coronavirus has kicked off summer in the U.S. with lots of infections but relatively few deaths compared to its prior incarnations. COVID-19 is still k...
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'Revolutionary' high court term on abortion, guns and more
Jul 02, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Abortion, guns and religion - a major change in the law in any one of these areas would have made for a fateful Supreme Court term. In its first full t...
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Pope urges Congo, South Sudan to work for peace, prosperity
Jul 02, 2022 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Pope Francis urged the people and leaders of Congo and South Sudan on Saturday to 'œturn a page'ť and forge new paths of reconciliation, peace and developmen...
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Parkland jurors must manage trial stress on their own
Jul 02, 2022 7:00 am - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The jurors chosen this past week to decide whether Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz is executed will visit a bloodstained crime scene, vi...
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Ship sinks in storm off Hong Kong, dozens of crew in danger
Jul 02, 2022 7:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - An industrial support ship operating in the South China Sea has sunk in a storm with the possible loss of more than two dozen crew members, rescue servi...
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Virgin Orbit rocket launches 7 US defense satellites
Jul 02, 2022 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Virgin Orbit rocket carrying seven U.S. Defense Department satellites was launched from a special Boeing 747 flying off the Southern California coas...
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Texas' border mission grows, but crossings still high
Jul 02, 2022 7:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Following the horror of a human-smuggling attempt that left 53 people dead, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state troopers to inspect more truck...
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Uvalde schools' police chief resigns from City Council
Jul 02, 2022 7:00 am - The Uvalde school district's police chief has stepped down from his position in the City Council just weeks after being sworn in following allegations that he erred in h...
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Strong earthquake kills 5 in southern Iran
Jul 02, 2022 7:00 am - TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Five people were killed and 44 others injured in a magnitude 6.3 earthquake in southern Iran on Saturday, state television reported. Rescue teams wer...