Survivors grapple with aftermath of deadly Tennessee flood
By TRAVIS LOLLER and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press WAVERLY, Tenn. (AP) — Search crews with dogs continued the grim work of going door-to-door…
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Tokyo opens oxygen station for COVID patients as cases surge
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has opened a facility in Tokyo to provide oxygen for up to 130 coronavirus patients with mild…
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Officials: Egypt closes Gaza border amid tensions with Hamas
Officials say Egypt has closed its main border crossing point with the Gaza Strip amid tensions with the territory’s militant Hamas rulers.…
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England pace attack further depleted with Wood ruled out
LEEDS, England (AP) — England’s pace attack will be further depleted for the third test against India after Mark Wood was ruled out because of a…
Continue Reading‘Expecting the worst, hoping for the best’: Nurse recalls delivering baby on Afghanistan evacuation aircraft
A nurse who delivered a baby girl on board an aircraft evacuating people from Afghanistan has said her team was “expecting the worst, hoping for the…
Continue Reading Buckingham Palace guard ceremony returns after COVID hiatus
LONDON (AP) — British soldiers in scarlet tunics and bearskin hats have paraded outside Buckingham Palace as the Changing the Guard ceremony…
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So many people in this Texas town got Covid-19 that the school district shut down and then the city essentially closed
By Rosa Flores, CNN From the front lawn of her friend’s house, Vicky Zapata went live on Facebook recently and burst into tears, praying.…
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So many people in this Texas town got Covid-19 that the school district shut down and then the city essentially closed
From the front lawn of her friend’s house, Vicky Zapata went live on Facebook recently and burst into tears, praying. “We ask you God, that you heal…
Continue Reading Students’ lack of routine vaccines muddies start of school
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A lag in routine school immunizations is threatening a smooth start to the school year…
Continue Reading Afghans in India call for refugee status after Taliban blitz
RISHABH R. JAIN and SHONAL GANGULY Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Hundreds of Afghans living in India are taking to the streets to ramp up…
Continue Reading UK struggles for influence as Afghan crisis strains US ties
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The messy exit of Western military forces from Afghanistan and the swift takeover of the country by…
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School mask, vaccine mandates supported in US: AP-NORC poll
By COLLIN BINKLEY and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A new poll finds that a majority of Americans support mask and vaccine…
Continue Reading School mask, vaccine mandates supported in US: AP-NORC poll
By COLLIN BINKLEY and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A new poll finds that a majority of Americans support mask and vaccine…
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Leaked footage shows grim conditions in Iran’s Evin prison
An online account describing itself as a group of hackers has shared footage of Iran’s notorious Evin prison with The Associated…
Continue Reading WHO head calls for two-month vaccine booster moratorium
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization has called for a two-month moratorium on…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s leader vows to do all he can to bring back Crimea
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian president has vowed to do all he can to bring back the peninsula of Crimea,…
Continue Reading English cricket’s ‘Hundred’ looks to co-exist with test team
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer English cricket leaders are celebrating the success of the country’s newest competition whose inaugural…
Continue Reading Afghanistan flag to be displayed in Paralympic ceremony
TOKYO (AP) — The Afghanistan flag will be displayed in Tuesday’s opening ceremony of the Paralympics even though the country’s athletes were…
Continue Reading Afghanistan flag to be displayed in Paralympic ceremony
TOKYO (AP) — The Afghanistan flag will be displayed in Tuesday’s opening ceremony of the Paralympics even though the country’s athletes were…
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Park Police officers seek immunity from manslaughter charge
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Lawyers for two U.S. Park Police officers told a judge that local prosecutors are not…
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