Nation and World
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Syrian leader receives credentials from Bahrain ambassador
Jun 19, 2022 7:00 am - DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - A new ambassador from Bahrain formally took up his post in Syria on Sunday, the country's first full diplomatic mission there in more than a decad...
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Philippine government attorney fatally shot in Philadelphia
Jun 19, 2022 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A government attorney for the Philippines was fatally shot in an Uber while visiting Philadelphia, officials said Sunday. John Albert Laylo was headi...
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Starbucks head of North America business leaving company
Jun 19, 2022 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - Rossann Williams, Starbucks' North America president who's been a prominent figure in the company's push against worker unionization, is leaving the compa...
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Duterte's daughter takes oath as Philippine vice president
Jun 19, 2022 7:00 am - MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Sara Duterte, the daughter of the outgoing populist president of the Philippines, took her oath Sunday as vice president following a landslide...
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Jan. 6 committee setting its sights on Pence, Ginni Thomas
Jun 19, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Members of the House committee investigating the Capitol riot said Sunday they may subpoena former Vice President Mike Pence and are waiting to hear fr...
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U.S. opens COVID vaccine to little kids; shots begin this week
Jun 19, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK - The U.S. on Saturday opened COVID-19 vaccines to infants, toddlers and preschoolers. The shots will become available this week, expanding the nation's vaccin...
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8 more dead as India's Assam state reels under floods
Jun 19, 2022 7:00 am - GAUHATI, India (AP) - Massive flooding and mudslides in northeastern India's Assam state have claimed eight more lives, officials said Sunday, taking the death toll to 6...
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Bitcoin inches up above psychological threshold of $20,000
Jun 19, 2022 7:00 am - OAKLAND, California (AP) - The price of a bitcoin inched above $20,000 on Sunday after the broader crypto selloff dragged it below the significant psychological threshol...
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New US Lego factory raises concerns about North American HQ
Jun 19, 2022 7:00 am - ENFIELD, Conn. (AP) - Lego Group's recent announcement that it will build a new factory in Virginia has focused attention on the company's North American headquarters in...
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Maryland Apple store union vote marks latest in labor drives
Jun 19, 2022 7:00 am - Apple store employees in a Baltimore suburb voted to unionize by a nearly 2-to-1 margin on Saturday. Here's a look at other unionization drives of the past several month...