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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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Feds: Minnesota food scheme stole $250M; 47 people charged

MINNEAPOLIS -- Federal authorities charged 47 people in Minnesota with conspiracy and other counts on Tuesday in what they said was a massive scheme that took advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to steal $250 million from a federal program that pro…

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April trial set for man charged in synagogue massacre

PITTSBURGH -- The long-delayed capital murder trial of Robert Bowers in the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue massacre will begin in April, a federal judge has ruled. Robert Bowers, a Baldwin resident who has pleaded not guilty, could be sentenced…

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Britain's Truss doesn't expect UK-US trade deal anytime soon

NEW YORK -- Prime Minister Liz Truss has kicked off her first visit to the United States as Britain’s leader with an admission that a U.K-U.S. free trade deal is not going to happen for years. Truss said a trans-Atlantic deal is not one of her pri…

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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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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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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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GOP nominee for Nevada gov. says he'll fight US abortion ban

RENO, Nev. -- The GOP's nominee for Nevada governor said Thursday he would fight against a national abortion ban if Congress were to pass one. “It’s the vote of the people within the state of Nevada, and I will support that,” Joe Lombardo, who…

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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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Driven by consumers, US inflation grows more persistent

WASHINGTON -- U.S. inflation is showing signs of entering a more stubborn phase that will likely require drastic action by the Federal Reserve, a shift that has panicked financial markets and heightens the risks of a recession. Some of the…

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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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Conservative college's curriculum gets foothold in S. Dakota

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- A few days before middle school teacher Shaun Nielsen joined a work group to develop South Dakota's social studies standards, he got a thick package in the mail. Sent from Hillsdale, Michigan, home to a conservative privat…

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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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Johnson leaves Downing Street to offer resignation to queen

LONDON -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson left his Downing Street office for the last time on Tuesday before heading to Scotland to formally offer his resignation so Liz Truss can succeed him. The British leader, who announced his int…

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