Former FDA chief on the case for a more independent agency
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By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A court in Moscow has sentenced another ally of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny to…
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By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An appellate court in Poland has rejected a lawsuit brought against two Holocaust scholars…
Continue Reading160 coronavirus cases linked to Watershed Music Festival
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Continue Reading160 coronavirus cases linked to Watershed Music Festival
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Continue ReadingWho are the Taliban and how did they take control of Afghanistan so swiftly?
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Continue ReadingNetflix first original series from Nigeria drops highly anticipated trailer
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Continue ReadingUN urged to probe alleged disappearances in Bangladesh
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Continue ReadingUS probing Autopilot problems on 765,000 Tesla vehicles
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government has opened a formal investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot partially automated…
Continue ReadingSuper League rebels back in European soccer’s top club body
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Continue ReadingTaliban take over Afghanistan: What we know and what’s next
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press The Taliban have seized power in Afghanistan two weeks before the U.S. is set to complete its troop withdrawal…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Malaysia, a country located in Southeast Asia. Neighboring regions include Thailand, Borneo, Indonesia,…
Continue ReadingUS probing Autopilot problems on 765,000 Tesla vehicles
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government has opened a formal investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot partially automated…
Continue ReadingEx-Bosnia Serb soldier sentenced to 20 years for war crimes
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A court in Bosnia has convicted a former Bosnian Serb policeman and soldier of war crimes and sentenced him to…
Continue Reading3 shot dead outside San Antonio sports bar; suspect arrested
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Continue ReadingBarcelona’s president says club’s debt now at $1.6 billion
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona’s president has presented a grim picture of the club’s financial situation. Joan…
Continue ReadingChaos in Kabul as Taliban take power and thousands try to flee
By Rob Picheta, Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails, Anna Coren and Nic Robertson, CNN Hundreds of people poured onto the tarmac at Kabul’s…
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