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Actor in cult favorite 'American Movie' dies at age 53

The Associated Press
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - Musician Mike Schank, best known for his good guy role in the award-winning documentary film 'œAmerican Movie," has died, according to a close friend. H...
Nigeria races to assist flood victims; death toll tops 600

By CHINEDU ASADU
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - The death toll from floods in Nigeria this year has increased to 603 as local authorities race to get relief items to hundreds of thousands being e...
Landmark trial begins over Arkansas' ban on trans youth care

By ANDREW DeMILLO
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The nation's first trial over a state's ban on gender-confirming care for children began in Arkansas on Monday, the latest fight over restrictio...
Up to 20 arrested after striking truckers block plant exits

The Associated Press
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - PLYMPTON, Mass. (AP) - Striking truckers used tractor-trailers to block the exits at New England's largest wholesale food distributor Monday and prevented some employees...
Official: China mining more coal but increasing wind, solar

By JOE McDONALD
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - China plans to boost coal production through 2025 to avoid a repeat of last year's power shortages, an official said Monday, adding to setbacks in efforts...
Today in History: October 17, Einstein arrives in the U.S.

By The Associated Press
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - Today in History Today is Monday, Oct. 17, the 290th day of 2022. There are 75 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 17, 1933, Albert Einstein ...
In Norway, 4 Russians caught taking photographs illegally

The Associated Press
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Four Russian nationals - three men and one woman - have been arrested and held in custody after they were seen takign pictures of objects that...
Drivers shoot daughters in Florida road rage confrontation

The Associated Press
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Two men face attempted murder charges for allegedly firing into each other's vehicles on a busy Florida highway and wounding each other's d...
Credit Suisse pays $495M tied to mortgage-backed securities

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - Credit Suisse has agreed to pay $495 million as part of a settlement with the U.S. over a yearslong dispute tied to mortgage-backed securities, an investment vehicle tha...
NATO begins nuclear exercises amid Russia war tensions

The Associated Press
Oct 17, 2022 7:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - NATO on Monday began its long-planned annual nuclear exercises in northwestern Europe as tensions simmer over the war in Ukraine and President Vladimir P...

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