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AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s takes on impeachment, Syria, climate

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is persisting in a claim that goes to the heart of the U.S. military withdrawal from Syria — that he's bringing th...
16:00 26 October 2021
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Russia calls US move to protect Syrian oil ‘banditry’

MOSCOW — Russia's Defense Ministry on Saturday harshly criticized the United States decision to send armored vehicles and combat troops into eastern S...
15:33 26 October 2021
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The Latest: Irish police arrest 5th person in truck deaths

LONDON — The Latest on the deaths of 39 people in a truck in England (all times local):
15:09 26 October 2021
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Far right expected to make gains in German regional vote

BERLIN — Political opponents say he's a Nazi and a court recently ruled he can be called a fascist, but to many Germans angry about immigration Bjoern...
13:48 26 October 2021
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Discord over deal to settle Houston-area bail lawsuit

HOUSTON — Both law enforcement officials and advocates in Texas' most populous county say they support efforts to change a bail system that was deemed...
13:32 26 October 2021
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Special needs families hope Chicago strike will bring change

CHICAGO — For seven school days, Mila Cohen's 14-year-old daughter retrieved her backpack and urged her mother toward the door — her usual morning rou...
13:24 26 October 2021
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Snow jobs: In tight labor market, ski areas up the ante

WARREN, Vt. — It used to be that a free ski pass was enough to lure workers to seasonal jobs at mountain resorts. No longer.
12:11 26 October 2021
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Ex-refugee shares the dangers of being smuggled in a truck

LONDON — Ahmad Al-Rashid knows what it was like for the 39 people who were found dead in the back of a truck in southeastern England this week. He's b...
10:37 26 October 2021
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Woods shoots 64 to take 2-stroke lead at Zozo Championship

INZAI CITY, Japan — Tiger Woods produced a round that would have had the spectators roaring.
9:18 26 October 2021
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Q&A: Explaining the fast-moving impeachment inquiry

WASHINGTON — The Democrat-led impeachment investigation is only a few weeks old, but it's moving fast as lawmakers hear from a series of current and f...
5:37 26 October 2021
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LeBron scores 32, AD adds 21 in Lakers’ 95-86 win over Jazz

LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis had 21 points and seven rebounds during his home debut for the Lakers, and LeBron James had 32 points, 10 assists and seve...
5:20 26 October 2021
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Venezuelans buy gas with cigarettes to battle inflation

CARACAS, Venezuela — Motorists in socialist Venezuela have long enjoyed the world's cheapest gasoline, with fuel so heavily subsidized that a full tan...
1:33 26 October 2021
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Acting Homeland Security Secretary McAleenan fights subpoena

WASHINGTON — Kevin McAleenan, the acting Homeland Security secretary, is challenging a subpoena to appear before a congressional committee to discuss ...
0:44 26 October 2021
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Bolivia reveals final vote results, but no winner declared

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivia's official vote tally was revealed Friday pointing to an outright win for incumbent Evo Morales in a disputed presidential e...
0:40 26 October 2021
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For Joe Biden, South Carolina is the key to 2020 nomination

The spotlight of presidential primary politics shines brightest on Iowa and New Hampshire. But for Joe Biden, there's an even more important venue in ...
0:32 26 October 2021
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Russian woman who infiltrated US politics out of prison

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A tantalizing chapter in Russia's efforts to collect intelligence on American politics came to a close on Friday as a woman who wo...
23:30 25 October 2021
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What’s new: 3 more Trump officials subpoenaed to testify

WASHINGTON — For only the fourth time in U.S. history, the House of Representatives has started a presidential impeachment inquiry. House committees a...
23:11 25 October 2021
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Firefighters race to control blazes before winds roar back

LOS ANGELES — Howling winds that fueled destructive wildfires across California began to die down Friday, but residents in the northern part of the st...
22:47 25 October 2021
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Racial bias in health care software aids whites over blacks

A widely used software program that helps guide care for millions of patients is flawed by unintentional racial bias that leads to blacks getting pass...
21:51 25 October 2021
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Health official: No ‘short list’ of vaping illness suspects

NEW YORK — Health officials acknowledged Friday they are still looking at a wide range of products and chemicals that could be causing the U.S. vaping...
21:40 25 October 2021
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Leicester ties biggest EPL win with 9-0 rout of Southampton

SOUTHAMPTON, England — Leicester scored five first-half goals and another four after the break to destroy 10-man Southampton 9-0 on Friday and tie the...
21:24 25 October 2021
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President Trump takes victory lap on criminal justice reform

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Calling it the "most significant criminal justice reform in many generations," President Donald Trump revisited a signature bipartisa...
20:20 25 October 2021
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Hamlin and Gibbs group go to Martinsville as title favorites

All the momentum is with Denny Hamlin headed to Martinsville Speedway for the opening race of the third round of NASCAR's playoffs.
19:08 25 October 2021
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Shootings, death threats mar Colombia’s post-peace elections

BOGOTA, Colombia — Threatened with death, Wilson Florez chose a bulletproof vest.
18:56 25 October 2021
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Trump: Probe of Russia probe will reveal ‘really bad things’

WASHINGTON — Investigating the investigators, the Justice Department is now scrutinizing the government's Russia probe as a criminal matter, raising D...
18:29 25 October 2021
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Actresses cite lack of Hollywood stylists who get black hair

NEW YORK — Tiffany Haddish recalls leaving the set of a big-budget movie in tears in search of someone who could properly do her hair. Lorraine Toussa...
17:54 25 October 2021
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Pioneering director Lina Wertmüller to finally get her Oscar

LOS ANGELES — In 1977, Italian filmmaker Lina Wertmüller became the first woman to ever be nominated for best director at the Academy Awards. Although...
17:08 25 October 2021
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Countries pledge $9.8B for global climate fund to help poor

PARIS — Rich countries have pledged $9.8 billion to help poor nations tackle climate change, the fund coordinating support said Friday, as environment...
15:49 25 October 2021
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In Tennessee, inmates opt for electric chair over injection

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The inmate's request was a surprising one, made three days before he was to be executed in October 2018: Edmund Zagorski told the s...
15:36 25 October 2021
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AP PHOTOS: A look at the faces of Argentina’s poor

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Recession, rising poverty and austerity measures are putting pressure on Argentina's middle class and poor. Almost 11% of Ar...
15:18 25 October 2021