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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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Protective gear for medical workers begins to run low again

By GEOFF MULVIHILL and CAMILLE FASSETT The personal protective gear that was in dangerously short supply during the early weeks of the coronavirus crisis in the U.S. is running low again as the virus resumes its rapid…
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