Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Ukraine is on its way to being able to “stand on its own feet” militarily and more than 20 other countries have pledged to maintain their own military and …
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By ELLEN KNICKMEYER
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7/20/24
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Firefighters in Texas have contained a fire that all but destroyed the historic church sanctuary at First Baptist Dallas. The blaze sent smoke billowing over the city but caused no deaths or …
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7/20/24
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First Baptist Church of Mt. Vernon, Illinois, plans to hold the last service of its 156-year history on Sunday. It's among many U.S. churches that close their doors each year. But there’s a …
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By PETER SMITH
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7/20/24
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No, you don't really have to wait 30 minutes after eating to go swimming. Doctors say there’s no need in most cases to wait. That old warning stems from worry that people might drown or struggle …
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By TOM MURPHY
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7/20/24
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Two top Biden administration officials say Iran is talking more about getting a nuclear bomb, and has made strides in developing one key aspect of a weapon in recent months. Secretary of State Antony …
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By ELLEN KNICKMEYER
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7/19/24
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HIV-positive people who were convicted in Tennessee of sex work under a decades-old aggravated prostitution law will no longer be required to face a lifetime registration as a “violent sex …
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By KIMBERLEE KRUESI
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7/19/24
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Ready, set, go! A six-lane giant slide has reopened in Detroit at Belle Isle state park. In 2022, the slide made headlines, got a mention on Jimmy Kimmel's TV show and even inspired a song. Viral …
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7/19/24
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Ukraine is on its way to being able to “stand on its own feet” militarily and more than 20 other countries have pledged to maintain their own military and …
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By ELLEN KNICKMEYER
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7/19/24
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The trial of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich ended Friday with his conviction on espionage charges that he, his employer and the U.S. government have dismissed as fabricated. He was …
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The Associated Press
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7/19/24
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NEW YORK (AP) — For decades, scientists warned that continued burning of oil, gas, and coal would have devastating climate impacts. Those impacts are being felt around the world.
Climate change …
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By The Associated Press
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7/19/24
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July 12-18, 2024
Just five days after an assassination attempt, a bandaged Donald Trump accepted the Republican party’s presidential nomination in Milwaukee.
Kate, the Princess of Wales, …
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By The Associated Press
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7/19/24
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Hard-line President Alexander Lukashenko has led Belarus for 30 years and intends to seek yet another term in office. The former collective farm manager has harshly stifled the opposition with …
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By The Associated Press
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7/19/24
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Democrats in the state legislative majority have rebuffed calls by New Mexico’s governor to address the “dangerous intersection” of crime and homelessness. At a special legislative session …
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By MORGAN LEE
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7/18/24
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Alabama is set to execute a man for the 1998 shooting death of a delivery driver during a robbery attempt near an ATM. Keith Edmund Gavin is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Thursday night at …
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By KIM CHANDLER
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7/18/24
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The Downtown Aquarium in Denver has a new resident — a rare orange lobster that was rescued from a shipment of crustaceans delivered to a Red Lobster restaurant in Pueblo, Colorado. A long-term …
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By AMY BETH HANSON
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7/18/24
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Beleaguered Olympic boxing has a new look in Paris: Gender parity, but the smallest field in decades
Olympic boxing in Paris will see big changes to the sport's traditional structure. Give or take a few last-minute additions or dropouts, half of the 248 boxers in Paris will be women. That's a …
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By GREG BEACHAM
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7/18/24
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Catholics from across the U.S. have converged for five days of traditional devotions at the Indianapolis Colts’ football stadium in what they’re calling the National Eucharistic Congress. It’s …
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By PETER SMITH
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7/18/24
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An advocacy group for Indigenous peoples has released photographs of a reclusive tribe’s members searching for food on a beach in the Peruvian Amazon. Survival International calls it evidence that …
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By STEVEN GRATTAN
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7/18/24
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Prosecutors say a federal judge in Alaska who resigned after a scathing investigation found he had engaged in inappropriate conduct with staff and attorneys did not disclose conflicts of interest in …
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7/18/24
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Boeing is closer to understanding what went wrong with its astronaut capsule in orbit, now that testing is complete on a spare thruster here on Earth. The Starliner capsule has been docked at the …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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7/18/24
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