Russia’s Defense Ministry says officials have been ordered to prepare a response to U.S. drone flights over the Black Sea, in an apparent warning that Moscow may take forceful action to ward off …
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By The Associated Press
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6/28/24
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June 21-27, 2024
Police fired shots at demonstrators protesting over proposed tax hikes in Kenya. Lithuanians and Ukrainians wearing traditional and local styles celebrated the summer solstice. …
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By The Associated Press
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6/28/24
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A Michigan woman has been ordered to stand trial in a crash that killed two siblings and injured several other people who were at a boat club to celebrate a child’s birthday. Marshella Chidester …
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By COREY WILLIAMS
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6/27/24
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A federal bankruptcy judge has stopped an effort by the parents of a boy killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting to begin collecting on some of the $50 million they won in a lawsuit …
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By DAVE COLLINS
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6/27/24
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Ballot box binge: Votes loom in coming days from Mongolia to Iran to Britain in a busy election year
Even in a busy year of elections, the next few days stand out. Voters go to the polls over the next week in fledgling democracies like Mauritania and Mongolia, in the Islamic Republic of Iran and in …
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By JAMEY KEATEN
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6/27/24
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Over 1,000 new species have been added to the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s “red list” as invasive species, climate change and human activities such as illicit trade and …
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By TAIWO ADEBAYO
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6/27/24
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A jury has recommended that a former prison guard trainee be sentenced to death for his execution-style murders of five women inside a Florida bank five years ago. The Highlands County jury voted 9-3 …
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By TERRY SPENCER
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6/26/24
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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich went on trial in Russia on espionage charges that he, his employer and the U.S. government dismiss as false. The 32-year-old journalist appeared in court …
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By The Associated Press
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6/26/24
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A new national report says racial and ethnic inequities in health care are found in every state despite some progress over the past two decades. The report was released Wednesday by the National …
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By DEVNA BOSE
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6/26/24
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U.S. national team forward Alex Morgan was left off coach Emma Hayes’ roster for the Paris Olympics. Morgan, a four-time Olympic veteran, was the most notable absence on the 18-player roster. The …
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By ANNE M. PETERSON
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6/26/24
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Yekaterinburg, the industrial city where U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich is on trial, in located in Russia’s Ural Mountains east of Moscow. The city is less than 300 years old and was a springboard …
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By The Associated Press
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6/26/24
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A fourth victim injured in Friday’s Fordyce grocery store shooting passed way this evening.
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From Times Sources
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6/26/24
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Jury awards $700k to Seattle protesters jailed for writing anti-police slogans in chalk on barricade
Four protesters have been awarded nearly $700,000 after they were jailed for writing anti-police slogans in chalk on a temporary police barricade on Jan. 1, 2021. The defendants in the case were the …
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By MARK THIESSEN
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6/25/24
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A $230 million pier project that the U.S. has built on the coast of Gaza to deliver badly needed humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza is running again. The project has faced many setbacks since …
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By LEO CORREA and AMI BENTOV
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6/25/24
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Leaves of three, let it be. That's the old childhood rhyme about how to identify poison ivy so you can avoid it at all costs. The itchy, blistering and sometimes painful dermatitis that comes from …
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By JESSICA DAMIANO
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6/25/24
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The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Russia’s former defense minister and its military chief of staff for attacking civilian targets in Ukraine. The court is accusing former …
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By MICHAEL CORDER
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6/25/24
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A new study shows the infant death rate in Texas went up in the wake of the state's abortion ban. The analysis published Monday out of Johns Hopkins University is the latest research to find higher …
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By DEVI SHASTRI
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6/24/24
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NASA has canceled a spacewalk at the International Space Station after water leaked from an astronaut's spacesuit. Astronauts Tracy Dyson and Mike Barratt opened the hatch to the space station's …
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By The Associated Press
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6/24/24
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New York City’s historic Abyssinian Baptist Church has elected its new senior pastor, likely bringing an end to a national search to replace the late Rev. Calvin O. Butts. He had served the church …
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By DARREN SANDS
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6/24/24
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Over the years, Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan, located in the North Caucasus region, has been beset by extremist violence. This weekend, there was more bloodshed. Officials say gunmen in …
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By KATIE MARIE DAVIES
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6/24/24
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