'Stop Cop City' petition campaign in limbo as Atlanta officials refuse to process signatures
Officials from the City of Atlanta have refused to verify tens of thousands of signatures submitted by activists who have been trying for two years to stop the construction of a police and firefighter training center
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A hiker in Alaska was in distress. A webcam used to livestream bears led to his rescue
A hiker struggling in brutal weather in an Alaska national park was rescued after being spotted asking for help on a webcam used to livestream bears, according to Explore.org.
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British foreign secretary visits Israel to highlight close ties at precarious time for the country
The British foreign secretary has arrived in Israel on a three-day visit to a country in turmoil, facing its biggest protest movement in history and heightened violence in the occupied West Bank
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US approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall
U.S. regulators have approved updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, shots aimed at revving up protection this fall and winter
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Sheriff in New Mexico's most populous county rejects governor's gun ban, calling it unconstitutional
The sheriff in New Mexico’s largest metro area has vowed not to enforce an emergency order by the governor to temporarily suspend the right to carry firearms in public in and around the city of Albuquerque
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US expects Blinken will host China's top diplomat Wang Yi before year-end
WASHINGTON Washington expects U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will host China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi in the
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US and UK holding UN screening of documentary on Russia's siege of Ukrainian city of Mariupol
The United States and Britain have invited ambassadors, journalists and others to a U.N. screening of the award-winning documentary “20 Days in Mariupol” which follows a trio of Associated Press journalists during Russia’s siege of the Ukrainian port city in the early days of the war
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Balzan Prizes recognize achievements in study of human evolution, black holes with $840,000 awards
An American literary historian, a French paleoanthropologist, a Danish evolutionary geneticist and a German-Dutch radio astronomer have been named the winners of this year’s Balzan Prize
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Active-duty Marine gets probation and community service for storming Capitol with 2 unit members
One of three active-duty Marines who stormed the U.S. Capitol together has been sentenced to probation instead of prison time
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Chile president defends democracy 50 years after coup ushered in brutal military dictatorship
The president of Chile issued a fervent defense of democracy on Monday, the 50th anniversary of the coup led by Gen. Augusto Pinochet that ushered in a brutal military dictatorship for almost two decades
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Ukraine claims to recapture Black Sea oil platforms seized during Crimea's annexation
The Ukrainian military says it recaptured strategic gas and oil drilling platforms from Russia in the Black Sea
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Missouri jury awards $745 million in death of woman struck by driver who used inhalants
A Missouri jury has awarded $745 million to the parents of a young woman killed on a sidewalk outside an urgent care center by a driver who huffed nitrous oxide canisters right before the accident
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