A massive wildfire burning out of control in California’s Mojave National Preserve is spreading rapidly amid erratic winds. Meanwhile, firefighters reported progress Sunday against another major …
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7/30/23
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Several thousand people briefly took to the streets across the Gaza Strip to protest the territory’s chronic power outages and difficult living conditions. Sunday's rallies were a rare public show …
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7/30/23
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A woman from New Hampshire who works for a nonprofit organization in Haiti and her young daughter have been reported as kidnapped as the U.S. State Department issued a “do not travel advisory” in …
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7/30/23
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Civil rights groups urged three federal judges to reject Alabama’s newly drawn congressional districts, saying state Republicans prioritized partisan concerns over compliance with a court order to …
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By KIM CHANDLER
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7/30/23
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Joe Biden, America's oldest sitting president, needs young voters to win again. Will his age matter?
Joe Biden is already the oldest sitting president in American history at age 80. If he were to win reelection, he'd be 86 by the end of his second term. To win in 2024, he'll need young voters to …
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By WILL WEISSERT
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7/30/23
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Breakthrough in Long Island serial killings shines light on the many unsolved murders of sex workers
Two women out for an afternoon walk outside Atlantic City found a body in a ditch and called police, who quickly found three more. That was 17 years before police arrested Rex Heuermann in New York …
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By WAYNE PARRY
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7/30/23
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More than a third of the heat-trapping gases cooking the planet come from growing and raising food, but millions of cattle, pigs and other animals get to stay cool in the United States and the rest …
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By MELINA WALLING
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7/30/23
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Russian authorities say three Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow in the early hours on Sunday, injuring one person and prompting a temporary closure of one of four airports around the Russian capital. …
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By The Associated Press
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7/29/23
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The planned execution of a 45-year-old Missouri man with schizophrenia is back on after an appellate court reversed course Saturday. Johnny Johnson is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Tuesday …
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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH
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7/29/23
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Marine Corps leaders say they'll make their recruiting goal this year, at a time when the active-duty Army, Navy and Air Force expect to fall short. All the services have struggled in the tight job …
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By LOLITA C. BALDOR
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7/29/23
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The cosmos is offering up a double feature in August: a pair of supermoons. Catch the first show Tuesday night as the full moon rises in the southeast. It will appear slightly brighter and bigger …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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7/29/23
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Atlanta 'Cop City' activists say they're confident of getting 70K signatures. But big hurdles remain
Hundreds of canvassers have spread out across Atlanta in hopes of convincing more than 70,000 residents to sign onto a petition that activists believe is their best chance to halt the planned …
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By R.J. RICO
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7/29/23
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A Cameroonian man who survived the desert crossing between Tunisia and Libya says his wife and daughter died and are the migrants that appear in a graphic photo widely shared on social media. Mbengue …
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By RENATA BRITO, ELAINE GANLEY and SAMY MAGDY
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7/29/23
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When the ocean gets really hot, it's less refreshing. Earlier this week, sea surface temperatures rose above 100 degrees Fahrenheit at a spot off Florida's southern tip. In the prolonged heat wave …
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By MICHAEL PHILLIS, BEATRICE DUPUY and REBECCA BLACKWELL
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7/29/23
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A Colorado police officer who put a handcuffed woman in a parked police vehicle that was hit by a freight train has been found guilty of reckless endangerment and assault but acquitted of a third …
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By JESSE BEDAYN
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7/28/23
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Oklahoma County’s new prosecutor says she’s dropping criminal charges against seven police officers in three separate fatal shootings in 2020. District Attorney Vicki Behenna made the …
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By SEAN MURPHY
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7/28/23
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A judge is hearing more testimony at a hearing to determine if a Michigan school shooter will get a life prison sentence. Seventeen-year-old Heidi Allen described how she saw Ethan Crumbley come out …
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By ED WHITE
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7/28/23
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A New York man who stole a badge and radio from a police officer brutally beaten by other rioters during the attack on the U.S. Capitol was sentenced to more than four years in prison. Thomas Sibick, …
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By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
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7/28/23
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A University of Notre Dame professor has filed a defamation lawsuit against a student-run publication over coverage of her abortion-rights work. The case is raising questions about press freedom and …
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By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO
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7/28/23
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A British court has ruled against five London suburbs that tried to block a pollution tax on older cars. The High Court says Mayor Sadiq Khan has the authority to expand the Ultra Low Emission Zone …
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By BRIAN MELLEY
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7/28/23
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