Nation and World
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Portugal seizes tons of cocaine hidden in banana shipments
Jun 23, 2022 7:00 am - LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Police in Portugal said Thursday they found just over 8 metric tons (8.8 short tons) of cocaine concealed inside banana shipments from Colombia. ...
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COVID vaccines saved 20M lives in 1st year, scientists say
Jun 23, 2022 7:00 am - Nearly 20 million lives were saved by COVID-19 vaccines during their first year, but even more deaths could have been prevented if international targets for the shots ha...
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NASA wraps up moon rocket test; to set launch date after fix
Jun 23, 2022 7:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA said Thursday it has finished testing its huge moon rocket and will move it back to the launch pad in late August. A date for the first...
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Official: 8 more die as Haiti prisons lack food, water
Jun 23, 2022 7:00 am - PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - An official said Thursday that at least eight inmates have died at an overcrowded prison in Haiti that ran out of food two months ago, addin...
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Supreme Court expands gun rights, with nation divided
Jun 23, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In a major expansion of gun rights after a series of mass shootings, the Supreme Court said Thursday that Americans have a right to carry firearms in p...
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Indian officials in Sri Lanka for talks on ailing economy
Jun 23, 2022 7:00 am - Senior Indian officials began talks Thursday with Sri Lankan leaders on economic assistance, a day after Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe announced the country's econ...
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Indiana issues air quality alert Friday for 4 regions
Jun 23, 2022 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has issued an Air Quality Action Day on Friday in four regions because high ozone levels are forec...
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DNR monitoring crappie kill at Loon Lake in NE Indiana
Jun 23, 2022 7:00 am - COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. (AP) - State Department of Natural Resources fisheries biologists have collected fish and water samples at a northeastern Indiana lake as the result ...
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Senate OKs landmark gun violence bill, House passage is next
Jun 23, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate easily approved a bipartisan gun violence bill Thursday that seemed unthinkable a month ago, setting up final approval of what will be Congr...
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Vatican releases pope's Canada itinerary, a sign trip is on
Jun 23, 2022 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - The Vatican on Thursday released the itinerary for Pope Francis' July 24-30 visit to Canada, providing a sign he intends to go ahead with the trip despite kn...