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Turkey's Erdogan hosts Zelenskyy and says Ukraine deserves membership in NATO

Saturday, July 08, 2023

Erdogan's support for Ukraine comes as Turkey has been holding off giving final approval to Sweden joining NATO, saying Stockholm is not effectively cracking down on groups Ankara view as threats.

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California's governor won't appeal parole of former Manson follower Leslie Van Houten

Saturday, July 08, 2023

Van Houten, now in her 70s, is serving a life sentence for helping Charles Manson and other followers in the 1969 killings of Leno LaBianca, a grocer in Los Angeles, and his wife, Rosemary.

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An Iowa teenager receives life for the beating death of his high school teacher

Friday, July 07, 2023

The first of two Iowa teenagers who pleaded guilty to beating their high school Spanish teacher to death with a baseball bat was sentenced to life with a chance of parole after 35 years in prison.

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Arizona governor approves over-the-counter contraceptive medications at pharmacies

Friday, July 07, 2023

Gov. Katie Hobbs said the rule will go into effect immediately. It applies to self-administered birth control. Patients 18 or older must complete a screening and blood pressure test.

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10 million sign up for Meta's Twitter rival app, Threads

Wednesday, July 05, 2023

Threads is billed as a text-based version of Meta's photo-sharing app Instagram that the company says provides "a new, separate space for real-time updates and public conversations."

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Lab tests confirm the powder found in the West Wing lobby is cocaine

Wednesday, July 05, 2023

U.S. Secret Service agents found the powder during a routine White House sweep on Sunday, in a small, clear plastic bag on the ground in a heavily trafficked area, according to sources.

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The Taliban say they are outlawing women's beauty salons in Afghanistan

Wednesday, July 05, 2023

The announcement is the latest curb on the rights and freedoms of Afghan women and girls, following edicts barring them from education, public spaces and most forms of employment.

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Suspicious powder found at the White House was cocaine, sources say

Wednesday, July 05, 2023

The Secret Service said in a statement the White House was closed as a precaution as emergency crews investigated, and local fire officials determined that the substance was not hazardous.

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Possible shark attacks prompt heightened patrols at New York's Long Island beaches

Wednesday, July 05, 2023

After a spate of attacks last year, Long Island state parks officials have increased patrols and deployed more drones to scout the waters for possible danger.

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Russia says it foiled Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow

Tuesday, July 04, 2023

Authorities in Ukraine, which generally avoid commenting on attacks on Russian soil, didn't say whether it launched the drone raid.

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Activists spurred by affirmative action ruling challenge legacy admissions at Harvard

Monday, July 03, 2023

The practice of giving priority to the children of alumni has faced growing pushback in the wake of last week's Supreme Court's decision ending affirmative action in higher education.

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Heavy rains flood Chicago roads and force a downtown street race to be cut short

Monday, July 03, 2023

The National Weather Service warned flooding could be "life-threatening," with numerous impassable roads, overflowing creeks and streams and flooded basements across the Chicago area.

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Treasury Secretary Yellen set to travel to Beijing to help ease U.S.-China relations

Monday, July 03, 2023

Yellen, who has called the notion of an economic decoupling from China "disastrous," has frequently said in the past year that she would like to visit China.

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Israel stages a deadly large-scale raid on Palestinian Jenin camp in the West Bank

Monday, July 03, 2023

Israeli media said the military also conducted airstrikes, reviving a tactic it had largely halted during the past two decades.

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The grandmother of the French teen killed by police asks rioters to stop

Sunday, July 02, 2023

The grandmother of 17-year-old Nahel said in a telephone interview with French news broadcaster BFM TV, "Don't break windows, buses ... schools. We want to calm things down."

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A mass shooting at a Baltimore block party left 2 people dead and 28 others wounded

Sunday, July 02, 2023

Authorities said the crime scene was extensive and that it will take some time for detectives to work it. The shooting comes amid gatherings around the country leading up to the July Fourth holiday.

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At least 51 killed and 32 injured in vehicle crash in Kenya, police and Red Cross say

Saturday, July 01, 2023

A truck rammed into several other vehicles and market traders in western Kenya, killing at least 51 people, police said.

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Designer in Supreme Court ruling cited client who denies making wedding site request

Saturday, July 01, 2023

A Colorado web designer who the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday could refuse to make wedding websites for gay couples cited a request from a man who says he never asked to work with her.

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Judge awards a Black church $1M over BLM banner burned by Proud Boys during protest

Saturday, July 01, 2023

Two Black Lives Matter banners were pulled down from Metropolitan AME and another historically Black church in Washington and burned during clashes between pro-Trump backers and counterdemonstrators.

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More than 600 arrests after a new night of protests across France over teen's killing

Friday, June 30, 2023

Tensions grew across France over the deadly police shooting of a 17-year-old that has shocked the nation. More than 600 were arrested and at least 200 police officers were injured.

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