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Germany nationalizes country's biggest gas importer Uniper

BERLIN -- The German government said Wednesday that it has agreed to nationalize the country's biggest gas importing company, Uniper, expanding state intervention in the industry to prevent an energy shortage resulting from Rus…

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Kentucky school shooter imprisoned 25 years seeks parole

PADUCAH, Ky. -- A Kentucky man who killed three students and injured five more in a school shooting a quarter century ago has a chance at parole this week. Michael Carneal was a 14-year-old freshman in 1997 when he fired a stolen pistol at…

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Bidens among thousands to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth II

LONDON -- Thousands of police, hundreds of British troops and an army of officials made final preparations Sunday for the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II — a spectacular display of national mourning that will also be the bigges…

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27 dead after bus overturns on highway in China

BEIJING -- A bus overturned on an expressway in southwestern China on Sunday, leaving 27 people dead and injuring 20 others, police said. The early morning accident was in Sandu county, which is southeast of the city of Guiyang, the capital of Gu…

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China values UN relationship despite human rights criticism

BEIJING -- As world leaders gather in New York at the annual U.N. General Assembly, rising superpower China is also focusing on another United Nations body that is meeting across the Atlantic Ocean in Geneva. Chinese diplomats are speaking out an…

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Henry Silva, known for many tough-guy roles, dies at 95

Henry Silva, a prolific character actor best known for playing villains and tough guys in “The Manchurian Candidate,” “Ocean’s Eleven” and other films, has died NEW YORK -- Henry Silva, a prolific character actor best known for playing villains …

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Thousands wait in cold to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth II

LONDON -- Thousands of people spent London’s coldest night in months huddled in line to view the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II , and authorities warned Saturday that arriving mourners face a 16-hour wait. Police arrested a man after what the force …

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Surprise is key part of migrant travel from Florida, Texas

EDGARTOWN, Mass. -- The chief executive of Martha's Vineyard Community Services was wrapping up work when she looked outside to see 48 strangers at her office with luggage, backpacks and red folders that included brochures for her organization…

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Officials eye new close date for New Hampshire youth center

CONCORD, N.H. -- A New Hampshire lawmaker on Friday proposed extending the March deadline to close the state’s troubled youth detention center amid concerns that the current timeline would endanger public safety. Debate over the future of the Sunu…

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Montana judge blocks anti-trans birth certificate rule

BILLINGS, Mont. -- A Montana judge on Thursday blocked health officials from enforcing a state rule that would prevent transgender people from changing the gender on their birth certificate. District Court Judge Michael Moses chided attorneys for…

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'It's crushing': California cleans up mudslide damage

OAK GLEN, Calif. -- Rescuers searched Wednesday for a person missing in a mudslide that swept boulders down fire-scarred slopes and damaged or destroyed 30 homes in the Southern California mountains as firefighters in the northern part of the stat…

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Renowned jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis has died, age 87

CHICAGO -- Renowned jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis, whose music entertained fans over a more than 60-year career that began with the Ramsey Lewis Trio and made him one of the country’s most successful jazz musicians, has died. He was 87. Lewis is rever…

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Missouri boarding school can remain open, with oversight

A Christian boarding school in southwestern Missouri can remain open despite the state attorney general alleging a “dark pattern of behavior," a judge ruled Monday. Judge David Munton's ruling allows continued round-the-clock monitoring o…

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Thousands protest planned Pride gathering in Serbia

BELGRADE, Serbia -- Thousands of opponents of a pan-European LGBTQ event planned for this week in Belgrade marched through the Serbian capital on Sunday despite an announced ban of Europe’s largest annual gay gathering. The procession called by th…

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UN chief appeals to world to help badly flood-hit Pakistan

ISLAMABAD -- U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to the world for help for cash-strapped Pakistan after arriving in the country Friday to see the climate-induced devastation from months of deadly record floods. His trip comes less tha…

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Cancer claims 4-time Iditarod champion Lance Mackey

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Lance Mackey, one of mushing’s most colorful and accomplished champions who also suffered from health and drug issues, has died. The four-time Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race winner died Wednesday from cancer, his father and ken…

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Arkansas authorities wrap up investigation of violent arrest

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Arkansas State Police have given a special prosecutor the findings of their investigation into law enforcement officers who were caught on video beating and holding down a suspect during an arrest last month, a spokesm…

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Judge nixes Oath Keepers leader's bid to delay Jan. 6 trial

The high-profile seditious conspiracy trial for the leader of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group will begin this month after a judge on Wednesday rejected a last-minute bid by Stewart Rhodes to replace his lawyers and delay…

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Students return to campus amid water crisis in Jackson

JACKSON, Miss -- While its water crisis continued, students in Mississippi’s capital were able to return to class for the first time in a week Tuesday with assurances that the toilets and sinks in their buildings would finally work. Jackson remain…

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