Hundreds of Pride activists have gathered in the Serbian capital amid heavy police presence and anti-gay messages sent by the country’s conservative leadership and threats by far-right groups. The …
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By MARKO DROBNJAKOVIC
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9/9/23
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The son of a prominent conservative activist has been convicted of charges that he stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, bashed in a window, invaded the Senate floor and helped a mob disrupt the …
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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
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9/9/23
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Rescue has begun of ailing US researcher stuck 3,000 feet inside a Turkish cave, Turkish disaster management agency says. Rescue crews had been waiting for doctors to give the go-ahead for an …
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9/9/23
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Police are reporting two more confirmed sightings of an escaped murderer on the run for more than a week in southeast Pennsylvania amid a search by hundreds of law enforcement officers. …
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9/9/23
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An earthquake struck Morocco late Friday and killed more than 1,000 people. Some of the deadliest earthquakes over the past 25 years have resulted in tens of thousands of deaths in countries like …
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9/9/23
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Phoenix is on the cusp of a new heat record after a 53rd day reaching at least 110 degrees this year
Phoenix is on the cusp of another heat record after the latest 110-degree day. The National Weather Service in Phoenix said the desert city on Friday saw 110 degrees Fahrenheit for the 53rd day this …
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9/8/23
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Indianapolis officer gets 1 year in prison for kicking a handcuffed man in the face during an arrest
An Indianapolis police officer who pleaded guilty to kicking a handcuffed man in the face during a 2021 arrest has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison. A federal judge also ordered …
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9/8/23
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Hawaii's governor says the number of people still missing following wildfires that destroyed the historic community of Lahaina a month ago has dropped to 66. The tally of the missing is now …
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By AUDREY McAVOY
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9/8/23
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A former Texas lawman says he told Attorney General Ken Paxton in 2020 that he was risking indictment by by helping a donor under FBI investigation. David Maxwell's testimony on Friday came as as …
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By JAKE BLEIBERG and PAUL J. WEBER
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9/8/23
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Ohio authorities have released additional bodycam and store surveillance footage, offering more details in the death Ta’Kiya Young, a 21-year-old pregnant Black mother fatally shot by police late …
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By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON
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9/8/23
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The world is far off track on its 2015 pledge to curb global warming. A new United Nations report central to upcoming climate negotiations details how deeply energy and financial systems must change …
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By SETH BORENSTEIN
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9/8/23
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A retired pediatrician from Pittsburgh who helped create the ‘Mr. Yuk’ poison warning for kids has died. Dr. Richard W. Moriarty was 83. The funeral home handling arrangements says he died …
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9/8/23
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A former Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a driver has turned himself in to face murder charges. Former Officer Mark Dial surrendered on a criminal warrant and was scheduled to be …
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9/8/23
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The Federal Aviation Administration says SpaceX must take a series of steps before it can launch its mega rocket again. The FAA said Friday it has closed its investigation into SpaceX's failed debut …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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9/8/23
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A sprawling botanical garden in Pennsylvania has been closed again after more reports of an escaped murderer on the property. Longwood Gardens closed Thursday night. People there at the time of the …
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9/8/23
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Ukrainian soldiers suffer serious wounds during the ongoing counter-offensive against Russia. Chile remembers the 50th anniversary of the coup where President Salvador Allende was killed, and Gen. …
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9/7/23
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has long denied corruption accusations that have dogged him for years. But as his impeachment trial gets underway, another defense is emerging. His attorneys have …
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By JAKE BLEIBERG and PAUL J. WEBER
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9/7/23
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Louisiana grand jury charges 91-year-old disgraced priest with sexual assault of teenage boy in 1975
A Louisiana grand jury has charged a now-91-year-old disgraced priest with sexually assaulting a teenage boy in 1975. The extraordinary indictment Thursday could shed new light on what Roman Catholic …
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By JIM MUSTIAN
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9/7/23
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Bruce Springsteen says he needs to postpone concerts this month because of peptic ulcer disease. That's a condition marked by open sores that develop on the inside lining of the stomach. It causes …
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By JONEL ALECCIA
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9/7/23
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One of the few remaining Gullah-Geechee communities in the U.S. is in another fight to hold onto land owned by residents' families since their ancestors were freed from slavery. The few dozen …
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By RUSS BYNUM
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9/7/23
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