Nation and World
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Ferguson marks 10 years since Michael Brown’s death. While there's some progress, challenges persist
Aug 11, 2024 6:00 am - FERGUSON, Mo. — Michael Brown once told his father the “world is going to know my name,” words Michael Brown Sr. still takes to heart. Friday marks 10 years since the 18-...
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False information follows VP nominee onto the campaign trailAug 10, 2024 4:00 pm - In this week’s Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald examines claims that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz changed the design of his state’s flag, clones of first lady Jill Biden are being used and more.
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‘I don’t want to die,’ student tells 911 dispatcher from Uvalde school during mass shootingAug 10, 2024 3:55 pm - DALLAS (AP) — As law enforcement officers hung back outside Khloie Torres' fourth-grade classroom in Uvalde, Texas, she begged for help in a series of calls to 911, whisp...
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Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada says he was ambushed and kidnapped before being taken to the USAug 10, 2024 3:54 pm - MEXICO CITY — Mexican drug cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada said that he was ambushed and kidnapped when he thought he was going to meet the governor of the norther...
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Israeli airstrike on a Gaza school used as a shelter kills at least 80, Palestinian officials say
Aug 10, 2024 8:25 am - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — An Israeli airstrike hit a school-turned-shelter in Gaza early Saturday, killing at least 80 people, Palestinian health authorities said, in o...
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Brazilian authorities are investigating the cause of the fiery plane crash that killed 62
Aug 10, 2024 8:18 am - VINHEDO, Brazil — Brazilian authorities worked Saturday to piece together what exactly caused the plane crash in Sao Paulo state the previous day that killed all 62 peopl...
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'Original sin': Torture of 9/11 suspects means even without plea deal, they may never face a verdict
Aug 10, 2024 8:15 am - WASHINGTON — A Defense Department disagreement over how to bring to justice the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks and two others has thrown the cases into disarr...
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To keep nonmembers out, Costco turns to scanners and photo IDs
Aug 09, 2024 1:42 pm - It’s going to get harder for Costco shoppers to share their membership cards. Costco will soon require all customers to scan the bar code or QR code associated with their...
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Plane with 62 people aboard crashes in fiery wreck in Brazil's Sao Paulo state
Aug 09, 2024 1:25 pm - SAO PAULO — A plane with 62 people aboard crashed in a fiery wreck in a residential area of a city in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state Friday, the airline said, but it was not im...
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Body camera footage shows local police anger at Secret Service after Trump assassination attempt
Aug 09, 2024 1:24 pm - WASHINGTON — In the chaotic aftermath of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally last month, a local police officer told a fellow officer he h...