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South Carolina officials want out of mask mandate ban suit
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press South Carolina officials who have been sued over a law banning school districts from issuing face mask mandates say…
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By KATHY GANNON and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan man who was killed in a U.S. drone strike last month was an…
Continue ReadingSecond inmate gets life term for killing Iowa prison workers
ANAMOSA, Iowa (AP) — A judge has sentenced a second inmate to life in prison for the beating deaths of two workers at an Iowa prison during a…
Continue ReadingBirth of her daughter reunites Boston Marathon bombing survivor with the nurse who cared for her after the attack
By David Williams, CNN Boston Marathon bombing survivor Jacqui Webb was greeted by a familiar face after giving birth to her daughter, Ella, last…
Continue ReadingBushmeat poaching is on the rise in Kenya as Covid hunger drives hunt for antelopes and giraffes
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Continue ReadingBushmeat poaching is on the rise in Kenya as Covid hunger drives hunt for antelopes and giraffes
CNN By Scott McLean, Bethlehem Feleke, Solomon Muingi and Fabien Muhire, CNN Kenya’s wide-open, postcard-perfect savannah is dotted with acacia…
Continue Reading1 in every 500 US residents have died of Covid-19
CNN By Madeline Holcombe, CNN The United States has reached another grim milestone in its fight against the devastating Covid-19 pandemic: 1 in 500…
Continue ReadingIsrael comes to halt for solemn day of Yom Kippur
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli life has come to a standstill as Jews mark the beginning of Yom Kippur. The Day of Atonement, the most solemn point on the…
Continue ReadingAnimal rights group: Faeroes should end dolphin slaughters
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The animal rights group Sea Shepherd says it hopes that pressure will build from within…
Continue ReadingMinnesota court vacates ex-cop Mohamed Noor’s 3rd-degree murder conviction
By Omar Jimenez, Brad Parks and Ray Sanchez, CNN Minnesota’s highest court on Wednesday vacated former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed…
Continue ReadingEx-Georgetown tennis coach to plead guilty in college scam
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former Georgetown University tennis coach accused of accepting more than $2 million in…
Continue ReadingPope questions vaccine skeptics, including cardinals
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis says he doesn’t understand why people refuse to take COVID-19…
Continue ReadingLennon interview to schoolboys, songs, to auction in Denmark
By JAN M. OLSEN The Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Half a century ago, four Danish teenagers interviewed John Lennon for their school…
Continue Reading1,400 dolphins were killed in the Faroe Islands in one day, shocking even some pro-whalers
By Jeevan Ravindran, Stephanie Halasz, Allegra Goodwin and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN More than 1,400 white-sided dolphins were killed Sunday night in…
Continue ReadingEx-cop’s murder conviction reversed in 911 caller’s death
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court has reversed the third-degree murder conviction of a former…
Continue ReadingLibya’s interim premier arrives in Cairo for talks on ties
CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian official say Libya’s interim prime minister has arrived in Cairo for talks on future ties between the two African…
Continue ReadingEx-Georgetown tennis coach to plead guilty in college scam
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former Georgetown University tennis coach accused of accepting more than $2 million in…
Continue ReadingBiles: FBI turned ‘blind eye’ to reports of gymnasts’ abuse
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, WILL GRAVES and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles has told Congress…
Continue ReadingPope: No place for politics in Biden Communion flap
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis says Catholic bishops must minister to politicians who back abortion…
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