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The Latest: Branson mayor: Boat driver a ‘great ambassador’
BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — The Latest on a deadly tourist boat accident in Missouri (all times local): 12:55 p.m. The major of a southwest Missouri city that was the scene of a deadly duck boat…
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AP-Nasdaq
At the hour the Nasdaq Composite Index was UP 12.75 at 7838.05.
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AP source: Trump was taped talking of paying Playboy model
President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer secretly recorded Trump discussing payments to a former Playboy model who said she had an affair with him.
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Revelations of US cardinal sex abuse will force pope’s hand
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Revelations that one of the most respected U.S. cardinals repeatedly sexually abused both boys and adult seminarians have raised questions about who in the Catholic Church hierarchy knew — and what…
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Nerve agent victim released from UK hospital after poisoning
LONDON (AP) — Nerve agent victim Charlie Rowley has been released from the hospital after three weeks of treatment since being poisoned, U.K. officials said Friday. Lorna Wilkinson, the director of nursing at Salisbury District…
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The Latest: AP source: Trump on tape about Playmate payment
NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on a recording of President Donald Trump and his former lawyer discussing payments to an ex-Playboy model (all times local): 1:45 p.m. A person familiar with an investigation into…
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Death toll from Missouri duck boat accident climbs to 17
Divers found more bodies Friday in a Missouri lake where a duck boat packed with tourists capsized and sank in high winds, bringing the death toll to 17 in the country-and-western town of Branson, authorities said. Investigators blamed stormy weather for the accident.
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AP-Nasdaq
At the half hour the Nasdaq Composite Index was UP 5.28 at 7830.57.
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Republicans pick Charlotte to host 2020 convention
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Move over, Las Vegas. The Republican Party will host its 2020 presidential nominating convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Republican National Committee finalized its convention site on Friday, picking an East…
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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue headlines of the week. None of these stories is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked these…
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Iowa tornadoes hit unexpectedly, causing damage and injuries
A flurry of unexpected tornadoes swept through central Iowa, injuring at least 17 people, flattening buildings in three cities and forcing the evacuation of a hospital.
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White House: Russia call for Ukraine referendum illegitimate
A White House meeting would be a dramatic extension of legitimacy to the Russian leader, who has long been isolated by the West for activities in Ukraine, Syria and beyond. No Russian leader has visited the White House in nearly a decade.
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Democrats wrestle with election-year message on health care
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ringed by a handful of cheering activist supporters, liberal House Democrats gathered outside the Capitol this week to announce they were forming a caucus to seek “Medicare for All” — shorthand for…
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EU nations help Sweden as wildfires rage above Arctic Circle
HELSINKI (AP) — Sweden is fighting its most serious wildfires in decades — including blazes above the Arctic Circle — prompting the government to seek help from the military, hundreds of volunteers and other European…
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Ohio killer spared after extent of childhood abuse revealed
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Friday spared a condemned killer whose sentence was challenged after a juror came forward and said information about the extent of the inmate’s tough childhood wasn’t…
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