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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says now is “maybe the last” opportunity to reach a Gaza cease-fire agreement that would return hostages held by Hamas and bring relief to Palestinian …
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By The Associated Press
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8/19/24
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Crowds of activists are expected to gather in Chicago for protests outside the Democratic National Convention. They are hoping to call attention to such issues as economic injustice, reproductive …
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By SOPHIA TAREEN
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8/19/24
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to meet with Israel’s prime minister on Monday as mediators say they are closing in on a deal to halt the war in Gaza and free hostages captured by …
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By JOSEPH KRAUSS
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8/19/24
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Presidential conventions can be memorable for floor fights and bloody battles on the streets outside or for scenes that stand out as outlandish or awkward. The Democrats gather this week in Chicago. …
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By WILL WEISSERT
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8/19/24
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A refreshed Democratic Party reintroduces itself to a divided nation this week with a convention that opens Monday. The party has been transformed by the money, momentum, relief and even joy that …
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By STEVE PEOPLES, ZEKE MILLER and BILL BARROW
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8/19/24
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A Georgia sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed while responding to a reported domestic dispute in what police say was an ambush on officers by a suspect who took his own life. Major Ashley Henson …
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8/18/24
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Investigators have discovered human remains during a search of property in southeastern Michigan that belongs to a man whose wife disappeared over three years ago and is presumed dead. Dee Warner’s …
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8/18/24
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“Alien: Romulus,” the latest installment in the 45-year-old franchise, opened in first place at the North American box office. The 20th Century Studios release earned an estimated $41.5 million …
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By LINDSEY BAHR and KAITLYN HUAMANI
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8/18/24
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Extreme heat at a Colorado airshow caused about 100 people to seek emergency treatment and sent 10 people to area hospitals. The Colorado Springs Fire Department says the majority of patients were …
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By The Associated Press
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8/18/24
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More than 400 homes in Northern Ireland have been evacuated to remove what is suspected to be a World War II-era bomb. Police said Sunday that the removal operation could take more than five days. …
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8/18/24
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Democrats are flirting with extinction in some rural reaches of the U.S. In Niobrara County, Wyoming, the least-populated county in the least-populated state, Becky Blackburn is one of just 32 left. …
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By MEAD GRUVER
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8/18/24
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Thousands of activists are expected to converge in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention, hoping to call attention to abortion rights, economic justice and the war in Gaza. While Vice …
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By SOPHIA TAREEN
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8/18/24
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Chechnya President Ramzan Kadyrov has invited Tesla CEO Elon Musk to Russia after being filmed behind the wheel of one of the company’s Cybertrucks mounted with a machine gun. In a clip posted on …
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By The Associated Press
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8/17/24
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Investigators say the latest search for the remains of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre victims has ended with three more containing visible gunshot wounds. State archaeologist Kary Stackelbeck said Friday …
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By KEN MILLER
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8/17/24
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A Russian missile strike has sparked a blaze in the Ukrainian city of Sumy Saturday, while Ukrainian forces continue to push into Russia’s border region of Kursk. Two people were injured in the …
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By The Associated Press
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8/17/24
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A Texas jury is deliberating whether the parents of a former student accused of killing 10 people in a 2018 school shooting bear responsibility for what happened. Both sides presented their closing …
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By JAMIE STENGLE
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8/16/24
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Palestinian health officials say the first case of polio has been recorded in an unvaccinated 10-month old-child in the Gaza city of Deir al-Balah. The officials say that after discovering the …
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8/16/24
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A South American crime boss wanted in the killings of at least 23 people in Peru was captured this week in New York. It happened three months after U.S. immigration authorities arrested and then …
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK, ELLIOT SPAGAT and FRANKLIN BRICENO
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8/16/24
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North Carolina officials say a prisoner serving a life sentence for murder who escaped from a transport van this week has been captured at a hotel. The corrections department says 30-year-old Ramone …
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8/16/24
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Ketamine is the drug involved in the death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry and a powerful anesthetic approved by U.S. health regulators for use during surgery. It can be given as an intramuscular …
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By CARLA K. JOHNSON
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8/16/24
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