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Powerful quake jolts Alaska towns, produces small tsunami

By MARK THIESSEN ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A powerful earthquake off Alaska’s southern coast jolted coastal communities late Tuesday, and some residents briefly scrambled for higher ground over fears of a tsunami. There were no…
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Astronauts squeeze in last spacewalk before SpaceX departure

By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts squeezed in one last spacewalk Tuesday before turning their attention to the all-important end to SpaceX’s first crew flight. NASA’s Bob Behnken and Chris Cassidy floated…
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Biden eyes GOP supporters while Trump focuses on his base

By STEVE PEOPLES AP - In the four months since Joe Biden effectively won the Democratic presidential nomination, he has focused on consolidating the party’s divergent and often warring factions. As the closing stretch of…
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Iowa drug kingpin who killed 5 set for execution Friday

By MICHAEL TARM TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A meth kingpin from Iowa who was convicted of killing two young girls and three adults is scheduled Friday to become the third federal inmate to be…
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UK, US, Canada accuse Russia of hacking virus vaccine trials

By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA LONDON (AP) — Britain, the United States and Canada accused Russia on Thursday of trying to steal information from researchers seeking a COVID-19 vaccine. The three nations alleged that…
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Body camera footage of Floyd arrest could show more of story

By STEVE KARNOWSKI and AMY FORLITI MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Video from the body cameras of two officers charged in George Floyd’s death is being made available for public viewing by appointment on Wednesday, but a…
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US carries out the 1st federal execution in nearly 2 decades

By MICHAEL BALSAMO TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The federal government on Tuesday carried out its first execution in almost two decades, killing by lethal injection a man convicted of murdering an Arkansas family in…
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Washington’s NFL team drops ‘Redskins’ name after 87 years

By STEPHEN WHYNO WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington NFL franchise announced Monday it is dropping the “Redskins” name and Indian head logo, bowing to recent pressure from sponsors and decades of criticism that they are…
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AP Explains: Confederate flags draw differing responses

By JAY REEVES AP - Public pressure amid protests over racial inequality forced Mississippi to furl its Confederate-inspired state flag for good, yet Georgia’s flag is based on another Confederate design and lives on. Why the…
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‘Desperation science’ slows the hunt for coronavirus drugs

By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP - Desperate to solve the deadly conundrum of COVID-19, the world is clamoring for fast answers and solutions from a research system not built for haste. The ironic, and perhaps tragic,…
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