Nation and World
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Canada sets dates to ban some single-use plastics
Jun 20, 2022 7:00 am - QUEBEC CITY (AP) - The Canadian government is banning companies from importing or making plastic bags and Styrofoam takeout containers by the end of this year, their sal...
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Cyprus investigates prison director's blackmail allegations
Jun 20, 2022 7:00 am - NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Cyprus launched an investigation on Monday into allegations by the country's prisons' director that a senior police officer had recruited an inmat...
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JetBlue raises offer again in bidding for Spirit Airlines
Jun 20, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - JetBlue Airways on Monday increased its offer to buy Spirit Airlines, raising the stakes again in a battle over the nation's biggest budget airline. New ...
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China's 1st Horn of Africa envoy offers to mediate in region
Jun 20, 2022 7:00 am - NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - China's first special envoy to the Horn of Africa on Monday offered to mediate in disputes in the region as Beijing seeks to strengthen its influen...
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Colombian voters elect country's first Black vice president
Jun 20, 2022 7:00 am - BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - As Colombia's voters put aside a longtime antipathy to leftists and chose one as their new president, they also carved out another milestone - el...
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Last-ditch talks aim to avert disruptive UK rail strike
Jun 20, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Unions and train companies in Britain are set to hold last-minute talks Monday amid fading hopes of averting the country's biggest rail strikes for decades...
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Woman who drove man who killed Nipsey Hussle testifies
Jun 20, 2022 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - A woman testified Monday that she unwittingly drove the man now charged with killing rapper Nipsey Hussle to and from the scene of the shooting, not a...
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Canada investing billions to modernize North America defense
Jun 20, 2022 7:00 am - TRENTON, Ontario (AP) - Canada is investing $4.9 billion Canadian (US$3.8 billion) over the next six years to modernize North America's aging defensive systems. Defense ...
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Reports: Paul Haggis detained in Italy in sex assault case
Jun 20, 2022 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Film director Paul Haggis was detained on Sunday for investigation of allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman in southern Italy, Italian news media sa...
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Brazil's Petrobras CEO resigns amid pressure over gas prices
Jun 20, 2022 7:00 am - SAO PAULO (AP) - The chief executive of Brazil's state-run oil giant Petrobras resigned on Monday amid political pressure from top lawmakers and President Jair Bolsonaro...