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AP psychology class may be available to Florida students after all

Saturday, August 05, 2023

After saying the state had effectively banned the class because of content on sexual orientation and gender identity, the College Board said it hoped teachers would be able to teach the full course.

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The FDA approves the first pill specifically intended to treat postpartum depression

Saturday, August 05, 2023

The Food and Drug Administration granted approval of the drug, Zurzuvae, for adults experiencing severe depression related to childbirth or pregnancy. The pill is taken once a day for 14 days.

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Imran Khan, former prime minister of Pakistan, arrested following court conviction

Saturday, August 05, 2023

Pakistani police arrested former Prime Minister Imran Khan at his home in the city of Lahore after a court convicted him in an asset concealment case and handed him down a three-year prison sentence.

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S. Korea presses on with World Scout Jamboree as heat forces thousands to leave early

Saturday, August 05, 2023

Hundreds of participants have been treated for heat-related ailments since the Jamboree began Wednesday in the coastal town of Buan as South Korea grapples with one of its hottest summers in years.

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Trump lawyers denied extension for responding to DOJ's protective order

Saturday, August 05, 2023

The protective order would limit what information the former president could share publicly about the ongoing criminal case related to the 2020 presidential election.

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An appeals court blocks Mississippi's permanent ban on voting after certain felonies

Friday, August 04, 2023

Mississippi is violating the U.S. Constitution by permanently stripping voting rights from people convicted of some felonies, a divided federal appeals court panel ruled. The state plans to appeal.

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6 white ex-officers in Mississippi plead guilty to assault on 2 Black men

Friday, August 04, 2023

Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department said the Mississippi officers "caused harm to the entire community who feel that they can't trust the police officers who are supposed to serve them."

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The 2 expelled members of the 'Tennessee 3' win back their state House seats

Friday, August 04, 2023

Tennessee Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones advanced Thursday through a special election to fully reclaim their positions.

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2 U.S. Navy sailors charged with providing sensitive military information to China

Thursday, August 03, 2023

The two U.S. sailors, both based in California, were charged with similar moves to provide sensitive intelligence to the Chinese.

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Jury acquits a white Louisiana trooper caught on camera beating a Black motorist

Thursday, August 03, 2023

The federal jury acquitted a state trooper charged with violating the civil rights of Aaron Bowman despite body-camera footage that showed the officer pummeling him 18 times with a flashlight.

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Woman's escape from cinder block cell likely spared others from same fate, FBI says

Thursday, August 03, 2023

A woman who escaped her kidnapper by punching her way out of a homemade cell in southern Oregon likely saved other women from a similar fate, authorities said.

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife announce their separation

Thursday, August 03, 2023

Justin Trudeau is the 51-year-old scion of one of Canada's most famous politicians. Sophie Trudeau is a former model and TV host. Together, they brought star power to the prime minister's office.

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Foreign nationals are evacuating Niger as regional tensions rise

Wednesday, August 02, 2023

France, Italy and Spain announced evacuations for their citizens and other Europeans. The U.S. has yet to announce evacuation plans for Americans but some have left the with the help of the Europeans.

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Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $1.25 billion after no one hits the top prize

Wednesday, August 02, 2023

Tuesday night's drawing was the 30th straight without a winner. The lottery drought is due to poor luck and terrible odds: the chance of winning the Mega Millions jackpot is 1 in 302.6 million.

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1 person dies, 8 others are seriously hurt in tour bus rollover at Grand Canyon West

Wednesday, August 02, 2023

One person was killed in a tour bus rollover involving over 50 people Tuesday in northern Arizona near the Grand Canyon West Skywalk, authorities said.

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Aid efforts for Haitians suffer blow with kidnapping of American nurse and daughter

Wednesday, August 02, 2023

Gang warfare has increasingly plagued Haiti since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. Criminal control has worsened and today the innocent are often killed, raped and held for ransom.

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Phoenix ends 31-day streak of highs at or above 110 degrees — by reaching 108

Tuesday, August 01, 2023

The historic heat began blasting the Southwestern U.S. in June, stretching from Texas across New Mexico and Arizona and into California's desert.

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The death toll in the Pakistan suicide bombing rises as families hold funerals

Monday, July 31, 2023

No one immediately claimed responsibility for Sunday's bombing, which killed dozens and wounded nearly 200 people.

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A federal judge has dismissed Trump's defamation case against CNN over 'the Big Lie'

Sunday, July 30, 2023

The former president claimed that references in news articles or by the network's hosts to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election as "the Big Lie" was tantamount to comparing him to Adolf Hitler.

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A bombing at a political rally in Pakistan has killed at least 44 and wounded some 200

Sunday, July 30, 2023

The attack tore through a rally by supporters of a hard-line cleric and political leader in the country's northwestern Bajur district. Nearly 200 others were wounded in the blast.

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