Two former U.S. Marines imprisoned in Russia are likely to seek transfers to the U.S. to serve their sentences, an early test of whether the Kremlin is ready to respond to President Joe Biden’s …
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8/8/21
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WASHINGTON — Afghanistan is likely to slide into a prolonged civil war with U.S. ground forces set to leave by the end of the month, a former U.S. envoy to Kabul said.
Ryan Crocker, who …
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8/8/21
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NEW YORK — The aide who filed a criminal complaint against Gov. Andrew Cuomo, accusing him of groping, is publicly coming forward for the first time.
Brittany Commisso defended her actions …
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LOS ANGELES — The Dixie fire is now the second-largest wildfire in California history, burning more than 463,000 acres through a large swath of Northern California and destroying over 400 homes …
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Alex Wigglesworth / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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8/8/21
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CHICAGO — At least 45 people were shot in less than 20 hours in Chicago, seven of them fatally, including a Chicago police officer who was killed by gunfire as she and her partner were making a …
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Talia Soglin and Navya Gupta / Chicago Tribune (TNS)
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8/8/21
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WASHINGTON — Anthony Fauci, the United States' top infectious disease doctor, said he’s “strongly in favor” of speeding booster shots to people with weakened immune systems, …
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8/8/21
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OTAY MESA, Calif. — Federal authorities made what they called likely the largest methamphetamine bust in United States history, finding more than 5,528 pounds of the drug inside a semitrailer …
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Alex Riggins / The San Diego Union-Tribune (TNS)
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8/7/21
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GREENVILLE, Calif. — More than three weeks after it ignited in a remote canyon, the monster Dixie fire continued to break records Friday, leapfrogging Oregon’s Bootleg fire to become the …
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Anita Chabria, Alex Wigglesworth and Lila Seidman / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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8/7/21
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U.S. employers added the most jobs in nearly a year and the unemployment rate declined faster than forecast, showing the labor market is making more robust gains toward a full recovery.
Payrolls …
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By Olivia Rockeman / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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8/6/21
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Searchers reported no survivors after locating the wreckage of a flightseeing plane that had gone missing near Ketchikan, Alaska, on Thursday, according to the U.S. Coast …
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By Zaz Hollander and Morgan Krakow / Anchorage Daily News (TNS)
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8/6/21
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NEW YORK – Police have arrested the scooter driver wanted in the hit-and-run death of “Gone Girl” actress Lisa Banes, officials said Friday.
Brian Boyd, 26, was busted Thursday …
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Rocco Parascandola / New York Daily News (TNS)
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8/6/21
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Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah movement said Friday it had fired tens of rockets toward Israeli-controlled territory, prompting cross-border attacks on rocket-launching sites by Israel’s …
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By Dana Khraiche / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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8/6/21
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WASHINGTON — Democrats have pinned their hopes on passing a pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants through the budget reconciliation process, which would allow them to …
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By Suzanne Monyak / CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
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8/6/21
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TAMPA, Fla. — The problems that have caused an unprecedented die-off of Florida manatees in 2021 could linger for years to come, according to state wildlife officials.
The Florida Fish and …
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By Zachary T. Sampson / Tampa Bay Times (TNS)
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8/5/21
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TEHRAN, Iran — Pari Rahmanian and her daughters were sitting down to dinner in her brother’s third-floor apartment in south Tehran when the ground began to move.
“There was just …
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By Omid Khazani and Nabih Bulos / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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8/5/21
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ORLANDO, Fla. — A new tropical wave emerged Thursday morning with 60% odds of becoming the next tropical depression or storm by early next week. Meanwhile, the National Hurricane Center is …
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By Joe Mario Pedersen / Orlando Sentinel (TNS)
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8/5/21
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SAN DIEGO — How do you vaccinate a tiger? Or a cheetah? Or a baboon?
Carefully — very carefully. And with lots of training and treats.
As COVID-19 cases surge throughout the region, …
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By Jonathan Wosen / The San Diego Union-Tribune (TNS)
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8/5/21
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At least 11 people died and a dozen more were injured Wednesday when an overloaded van crashed Wednesday about 50 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border in south Texas.
Law enforcement officials …
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By Joseph Wilkinson / New York Daily News (TNS)
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8/5/21
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New details about the attack on a Pentagon police officer who later died and his assailant have emerged a day after the headquarters of the U.S. military went on lockdown after gunshots were …
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By David Matthews / New York Daily News (TNS)
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8/5/21
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WASHINGTON — Federal officials announced Wednesday that thousands of Border Patrol agents and officers will soon begin wearing body cameras as they patrol the southwestern and northern borders, …
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By Meena Venkataramanan / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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8/5/21
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