Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga expanded a state of emergency to areas surrounding Tokyo and extended it to the end of August, in the face of a record virus surge unfolding as his country …
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By Isabel Reynolds / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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7/30/21
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The Biden administration’s first evacuation flight for Afghans who aided American and other coalition forces has arrived in the U.S., as the administration steps up efforts to relocate …
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By Jennifer Epstein and Daniel Flatley / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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7/30/21
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WASHINGTON — The Senate is preparing to wade into a controversial conversation about federal policies on marijuana after Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, a Democrat from New York, …
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Gov. Henry McMaster has weighed in on a case in front of a U.S. Supreme Court that could overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade, which protects the right of a woman to have an …
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By Joseph Bustos / The State (TNS)
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7/30/21
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A Hong Kong court sentenced the first person convicted under a Beijing-drafted national security law to nine years in prison, a ruling that illustrates the high stakes facing dozens of pro-democracy …
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By Kari Lindberg / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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7/30/21
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WASHINGTON — Even with new pandemic worries and widespread product and labor shortages, U.S. economic growth surged in the second quarter, lifting the nation’s total output above where it …
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By Don Lee / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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7/29/21
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The Alaska peninsula was rocked late Wednesday night by the strongest earthquake to hit the United States since 1965.
The powerful 8.2-magnitude quake struck just more than 50 miles south of …
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By Jessica Schladebeck / New York Daily News (TNS)
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7/29/21
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U.S. pole vaulter Sam Kendricks, a world champion tipped for a medal at the Tokyo Olympics, has tested positive for coronavirus and is out of the games as the host nation struggles with its worst …
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By Isabel Reynolds and Lisa Du / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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7/29/21
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SAN DIEGO — The tunnel linking a Tijuana warehouse to another in Otay Mesa was equipped with a hydraulic elevator, electric rail cars, lighting, wooden floors and a storeroom.
The …
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By Kristina Davis / The San Diego Union-Tribune (TNS)
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7/29/21
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WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday voted to advance bipartisan infrastructure legislation, capping weeks of late-night negotiations and launching the next step in what has become one of …
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By Joseph Morton, Jessica Wehrman and Lauren Clason / CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
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7/29/21
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The U.S. has reported the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the world over the last seven days, according to the World Health Organization.
The U.S. saw 500,332 new cases (a 131% increase) …
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ATLANTA — A day after pleading guilty to killing four people in Cherokee County, spa shooter Robert Aaron Long has been transferred to Fulton County to face charges there.
Sporting a new …
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By Shaddi Abusaid / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (TNS)
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7/29/21
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MINNEAPOLIS — Violent crime increased dramatically last year across Minnesota, which saw a record number of murders, the highest number of bias crimes in 15 years and a record number of …
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By Alex Chhith / Star Tribune (TNS)
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7/28/21
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LIMA — It was one of the most improbable electoral victories in recent Latin American political history.
Pedro Castillo, a 51-year-old former rural elementary school teacher who has never …
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By Patrick J. McDonnell and Adriana León / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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7/28/21
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LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's reelection campaign, citing a 37-year-old administrative ruling related to candidates facing recall elections, is not observing the donation …
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By Paul Egan / Detroit Free Press (TNS)
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7/28/21
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The latest swing of senior U.S. officials through Asia indicates the Biden administration is taking a humbler tone in the region than the former president, with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken …
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By Peter Martin and Archana Chaudhary / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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7/28/21
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WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Tuesday that some people vaccinated against COVID-19 resume wearing face masks indoors as new data indicates fully …
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By Ariel Cohen / CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
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7/28/21
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President Joe Biden said he is weighing a requirement for federal workers to get vaccinated as the highly contagious delta variant spreads throughout the U.S.
A COVID-19 vaccine mandate for …
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By Jennifer Epstein and Jordan Fabian / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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7/28/21
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The world’s largest retailer announced Tuesday it will pay 100% of all college tuition and books for its associates in the U.S.
Walmart’s Live Better U (LBU) education program …
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Tim Darnell / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (TNS)
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7/27/21
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A prank war in one North Carolina town has prompted warnings from local authorities about the potentially deadly consequences after several people called the police.
The …
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Hayley Fowler / The Charlotte Observer (TNS)
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7/27/21
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