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President Joe Biden has postponed a Pride Month celebration with thousands of guests on the White House lawn because of poor air quality in…
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23 freight cars, new vehicles heavily damaged in train derailment in northern Arizona
WILLIAMS, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities are trying to determine the cause of a freight train derailment in northern Arizona that heavily damaged 23 cars…
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23 freight cars, new vehicles heavily damaged in train derailment in northern Arizona
WILLIAMS, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities are trying to determine the cause of a freight train derailment in northern Arizona that heavily damaged 23 cars…
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Inmates overdose after taking illegal drug inside Imperial County Jail
At least nine inmates who were in their jail cells overdosed Wednesday night and Thursday morning after deputies said they believe the inmates took…
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UPDATE: CHP says lanes are open after I-8 eastbound closure and scene is cleared
The California Highway Patrol is advising commuters that Interstate 8 eastbound will be shut down at In-Ko-Pah Road due to a vehicle hanging over a…
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GOP set to encourage early voting, mail balloting after years of opposite messaging to its voters
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — After years of criticizing mail voting and so-called ballot harvesting as ripe for fraud,…
Continue Reading Swarbrick to step down as Notre Dame’s AD next year; NBC Sports’ Peter Bevacqua will take over
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Jack Swarbrick will step down as Notre Dame’s athletic director next year after a 16-year run in which he helped the…
Continue Reading Belmont cancels racing, Nationals postpone game due to poor air quality from wildfires in Canada
By The Associated Press Racing at Belmont Park was canceled and the Washington Nationals’ home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks was…
Continue Reading Supreme Court rules in favor of Black Alabama voters in unexpected defense of Voting Rights Act
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a surprising 5-4 ruling in favor of Black voters in a…
Continue Reading US company signs agreement to enter retail fuel market in crisis-hit Sri Lanka
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A U.S. petroleum company signed an agreement with Sri Lanka on Thursday…
Continue Reading Lloyd a Fox studio analyst for Women’s World Cup, Dellacamera lead broadcaster
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two-time FIFA Player of the Year Carli Lloyd will work as a studio analyst for Fox’s Women’s World Cup coverage and…
Continue Reading Shooting connected to Palestinian criminal groups in northern Israel kills 5
Israeli police say five people were killed in a shooting in an Arab town in northern Israel. It’s the latest in a wave of criminal violence…
Continue Reading Italian court throws out case alleging early pandemic mismanagement by ex-premier, ex-minister
MILAN (AP) — A special Italian court has shut down a probe into whether the country’s former premier and former health minister caused…
Continue Reading Lin-Manuel Miranda launches R.I.S.E. Network to improve diversity on Broadway
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda hopes to increase diversity on Broadway and in…
Continue Reading Romania informs Russia it must cut 51 embassy positions in Bucharest
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s foreign ministry has informed Russia that it must reduce the number of its embassy positions in Bucharest by…
Continue Reading Lawyer wraps up Prince Harry’s phone hacking case by grilling ex-tabloid reporter
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A lawyer for Prince Harry has finished setting out the royal’s case against a newspaper publisher.…
Continue Reading Three sopranos discuss their roles in Strauss’s most complex opera
By MIKE SILVERMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Part fairy tale, part psychodrama, Richard Strauss’s “Die Frau Ohne Schatten” (The…
Continue Reading French pension reform opponents fail to pass repeal bill
PARIS Opponents of French President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform have failed to pass a repeal bill. It was their latest effort to maintain the…
Continue Reading Baltimore police commissioner departing after 4 years; led department through court-ordered reforms
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s police commissioner is stepping down after four years in the role. Commissioner…
Continue Reading Russia says top UN court should dismiss Ukraine’s case over Crimea and terrorism funding
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Russia is urging judges at the United Nations’ highest court to throw out a case…
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