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Brazil arrests man linked to Hezbollah on crimes in Paraguay
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian police arrested a fugitive Friday who is alleged by U.S. authorities to be Hezbollah’s financier and who has repeatedly been accused of illegal activity in a lawless border area where…
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Rising oil prices haven’t hurt the US economy so far
DALLAS (AP) — America’s rediscovered prowess in oil production is shaking up old notions about the impact of higher crude prices on the U.S. economy. It has long been conventional wisdom that rising oil prices…
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Latest: AK official: State charges expected in girl’s death
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Latest on Alaska man linked to death of 10-year-old girl (all times local): 2:40 p.m. An Alaska prosecutor says state charges are expected to be filed Monday in a case…
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The Latest: Faster response ‘might have changed things’
TOWSON, Md. (AP) — The Latest on investigation of University of Maryland football player Jordan McNair (all times local): 6:35 p.m. One of the biggest problems in the treatment of former Maryland football player Jordan…
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Wisconsin workplace shooting suspect had revoked gun permit
MIDDLETON, Wis. (AP) — The gunman in a Wisconsin workplace shooting was taken to a mental health hospital and barred from buying firearms 14 years ago after telling South Dakota police that his co-workers were…
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Senate Judiciary chair: No agreement yet with Kavanaugh accuser on testifying; Monday vote planned unless deal reached
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Judiciary chair: No agreement yet with Kavanaugh accuser on testifying; Monday vote planned unless deal reached.
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The Latest: Feds say canceling nuke plant could cost owners
ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on cost overruns from construction at a nuclear power plant in Georgia (all times local): 6:40 p.m. The federal government is warning the owners of a troubled nuclear power plant…
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Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to be deposed in census case
NEW YORK (AP) — Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross’s intent and credibility are so central to how a citizenship question landed on the 2020 census that he can be questioned under oath about it, a judge…
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Officials prepare to relocate wolves to Isle Royale park
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A mission to rebuild the depleted wolf population at Isle Royale National Park is getting underway in Michigan and Minnesota, as specialists prepare to trap six to eight of the…
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PayPal is the latest platform to ditch Alex Jones, Infowars
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — You won’t be able use PayPal anymore to buy fluoride-free toothpaste or a bottle of The Real Red Pill Plus from right-wing conspiracy promulgator Alex Jones. The digital payments company is…
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Rural Texas town council approves Muslim cemetery plan
DALLAS (AP) — Leaders of a rural Texas town have approved design plans for a Muslim cemetery three years after the project was met with derision and claims that it was a precursor to a…
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2 killed when small plane crashes near Missouri airport
FESTUS, Mo. (AP) — A man and his adult son were killed when their small plane crashed near an unlit Missouri airport, even as the pilot’s fiancee tried to guide in the plane with a…
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White student accused of noose around black student’s neck
A white high-school student has been accused of putting a noose around a black student’s neck in northeast Louisiana. A teacher at West Ouachita High School saw the incident and immediately took the white student…
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US agency endorses plan to block new mining near Yellowstone
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials recommended approval on Friday of a plan to block new mining claims for 20 years on the forested public lands that make up Yellowstone National Park’s mountainous northern boundary.…
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The Latest: Fugitive priest pleads not guilty to sex abuse
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on the arrest of a fugitive priest from New Mexico on child sexual abuse charges (all times local): 3:50 p.m. A fugitive priest suspected of child abuse decades ago…
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