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Myanmar court extends Suu Kyi's prison sentence to 26 years

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country's ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on more corruption charges Wednesday that leave her with a 26-year total prison term, a legal official said.

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A now ex-police officer is charged after shooting a teenager eating in a parking lot

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

A now-former San Antonio police officer was charged Tuesday with aggravated assault by a peace officer for shooting and gravely wounding a teen eating a hamburger in his car in a parking lot.

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Supreme Court rejects appeal from Dylann Roof, who killed 9 members of a Black church

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Roof shot participants at a 2015 Bible study session at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. A panel of appellate judges had previously upheld his conviction and death sentence.

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Labor Department proposal could change gig worker and company rules

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

The U.S. Department of Labor has published a new proposal on how workers should be classified saying that thousands of people have been incorrectly labeled as contractors rather than employees.

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Carbon monoxide leak at day care center injures 25 children

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Emergency responders went to the center in Allentown, Pa., on reports of an unconscious child. The building was evacuated after air quality detectors worn by firefighters were triggered.

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Unaffordable food and shortages risk instability in the birthplace of the Arab Spring

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Tunisians face soaring food prices and shortages of basic staples, threatening to turn discontent in the North African country — the cradle of the Arab Spring protests — into larger turmoil.

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Families bid farewell as Thai massacre victims are cremated

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Hundreds gathered Tuesday to watch flames burn from rows of makeshift furnaces at cremation ceremonies for the young children and others who died in last week's killings at a day care center.

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New Zealand angers its farmers by proposing taxing cow burps

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

New Zealand's government on Tuesday proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change. Farmers quickly condemned the plan.

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Pioneering DJ Art Laboe, who coined 'oldies but goodies,' dies at 97

Monday, October 10, 2022

Laboe is credited with inventing the "oldies, but goodies" phrase, as well as with helping end segregation in Southern California by organizing live DJ shows that attracted a diverse audience.

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At least 28 are dead as Julia drenches Central America with rainfall

Monday, October 10, 2022

Now a tropical depression, former Hurricane Julia drenched Guatemala and El Salvador with torrential rains Monday after it reemerged in the Pacific following a pounding of Nicaragua.

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Sharp-tongued Hollywood columnist Nikki Finke has died at 68

Monday, October 10, 2022

The veteran reporter became one of Hollywood's top journalists as founder of the entertainment trade website Deadline.com. She was the most-feared columnist in show business.

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North Korea confirms a simulated use of nukes to 'wipe out' its enemies

Monday, October 10, 2022

North Korea's recent barrage of missile launches were the simulated use of its tactical battlefield nuclear weapons to "wipe out" potential South Korean and U.S. targets, state media reported Monday

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Deadly missile strikes hit Kyiv as explosions reported in other cities across Ukraine

Monday, October 10, 2022

The attacks came only hours after Russia blamed Ukraine for a weekend explosion that partially damaged a strategic bridge that connects Russian-occupied Crimea to mainland Russia.

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A rain-fueled landslide sweeps through Venezuela town, leaving more than 20 dead

Monday, October 10, 2022

A landslide fueled by flooding and days of torrential rain swept through a town in central Venezuela, leaving at least 22 people dead, authorities said Sunday.

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Emily Sisson sets a record for American women at the Chicago Marathon

Sunday, October 09, 2022

Benson Kipruto of Kenya was first in the men's division while Ruth Chepngetich, also of Kenya, led the women's division. Sisson finished second.

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Putin calls the attack on a key bridge to Crimea a terrorist act

Sunday, October 09, 2022

The Russian president accused Ukrainian special services of carrying out an attack on the Kerch Bridge, a key supply line for Russian forces.

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An act of sabotage shut down parts of Germany's rail system for hours this weekend

Sunday, October 09, 2022

Officials say a key train communications system was compromised, stranding passenger and cargo trains across the northwest of the country on Saturday.

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Filipino police kill 3 inmates in jail rampage after ex-senator was held hostage

Sunday, October 09, 2022

Philippine police killed three detained militants linked to Islamic State after they staged a Manila jail rampage that saw a police officer stabbed and a former opposition senator held hostage.

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Russians barrage Ukrainian town after bridge explosion

Sunday, October 09, 2022

A Russian barrage pounded apartment buildings and other targets in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing at least 17 people and wounding dozens, officials said Sunday.

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Iranian protesters hack State TV with images of supreme leader surrounded by flames

Sunday, October 09, 2022

Anti-government demonstrations erupted Saturday in several locations across Iran as the most sustained protests in years against a deeply entrenched theocracy entered their fourth week.

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