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Final days of hajj and Eid festival impacted by coronavirusJul 31, 2020 7:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Small groups of people performed one of the final rites of the Islamic hajj on Friday as Muslims worldwide marked the start of the Eid...
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Cairo bridge to close Saturday for extensive maintenanceJul 31, 2020 7:00 am - PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) - A bridge connecting Wickliffe, Kentucky, and Cairo, Illinois, will close Saturday for extensive maintenance, meaning a long detour for those travelin...
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Father drowns trying to save 2 children in Lake MichiganJul 31, 2020 7:00 am - ST. JOSEPH, Mich. (AP) - A 44-year-old Indiana man has drowned in Lake Michigan while trying to save his two children. Four people were seen struggling in the lake about...
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Illinois university will change floor names at dormitoryJul 31, 2020 7:00 am - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - Illinois State University said it will rename floors in a residence hall that are named for U.S. secretaries of state who had slaves. They include Th...
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Officials probe Indiana building collapse that killed teenJul 31, 2020 7:00 am - BROWNSBURG, Ind. (AP) - State workplace safety officials are investigating an accident that killed a 14-year-old boy when a suburban Indianapolis building he was helping...
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Indiana governor urged to expand mail voting during pandemicJul 31, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - With less than 100 days remaining until the General Election, two former Indiana lieutenant governors are calling for Gov. Eric Holcomb to expand mai...
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Indiana student, school staff member test positive for virusJul 31, 2020 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Just days after public schools around the state reopened their doors for the first time since March, at least one student and one school staff member...
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Carjacking suspect charged in shooting of 3 Chicago officersJul 31, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A convicted felon on parole has been charged with attempted murder in the shooting of three Chicago police officers outside a station, authorities said Fr...
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Conservatives take up death of Black man who supported TrumpJul 31, 2020 7:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The shooting death in broad daylight of a Black man affectionately known in his Milwaukee neighborhood as 'œThe Ras'ť appears to have mystified poli...
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Chicago removes its third and last Columbus statueJul 31, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago removed its third and last remaining statue of Christopher Columbus, which had stood on display in the city for nearly 130 years but drawn critici...