2021-03-03 13:47 |
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Spain: 8 jailed for burning police van amid rapper protests...
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A judge in Spain on Wednesday denied bail to eight people following their arrest for violent...... |
2021-03-03 13:45 |
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Bed Bath & Beyond goes with something new to revive brand...
NEW YORK (AP) — Bed Bath & Beyond will launch a slew of new store brands to lure younger customers...... |
2021-03-03 13:35 |
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13 displaced after Petworth fire...
A house fire in the Petworth neighborhood of Northwest D.C. displaced 13 people from three homes, sent a firefighter to the hospital and caused road closures Wednesday morning.... |
2021-03-03 13:32 |
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'Dr. Oz' aids police in resuscitating man at Newark airport...
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — When a traveler became stricken at Newark Liberty International Airport, the police got an assist from...... |
2021-03-03 13:32 |
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Under-fire Scottish leader defends handling of sex claims...
LONDON (AP) — Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Wednesday strongly denied being part of a plot against her predecessor,...... |
2021-03-03 13:17 |
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Atacan con cohetes base area que alberga a las tropas estadounidenses en Iraq...
(CNN) — Una base area que alberga fuerzas estadounidenses, iraques y de la coalicin en Iraq fue atacada este mircoles...... |
2021-03-03 13:14 |
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French government dissolves anti-migrant group...
PARIS (AP) — French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced the dissolution of the anti-migrant group Generation Identity during a Cabinet...... |
2021-03-03 13:12 |
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Syrian pound hits record low as economic crisis worsens...
BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian pound hit a record low Wednesday just days before the Arab country marks the 10th...... |
2021-03-03 13:08 |
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Head of Poland's Shakespeare theater, Jerzy Limon, dies...
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Jerzy Limon, a Polish academic who was honored by Queen Elizabeth II for creating and directing...... |
2021-03-03 13:02 |
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El gobierno de Biden cambia las reglas del PPP para ayudar a empresas ms pequeas...
(CNN) — El gobierno de Joe Biden anunci varios cambios en el Programa de Proteccin de Cheques de Pago (PPP,...... |
2021-03-03 12:32 |
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Report: Egypt's Aboul Gheit reappointed Arab League chief...
CAIRO (AP) — Arab foreign ministers on Wednesday reappointed veteran Egyptian diplomat as the secretary general of the Cairo-based Arab...... |
2021-03-03 12:28 |
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Dragan Stojkovic hired as Serbia national team coach...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Dragan Stojkovic was hired Wednesday as coach of Serbia's national soccer team, three weeks before the...... |
2021-03-03 12:24 |
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Merkel, German governors mull way ahead on lockdown...
BERLIN (AP) — German leaders are looking for ways to ease the country out of a long-running coronavirus lockdown, which...... |
2021-03-03 12:23 |
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Japan weighing extension of coronavirus emergency in Tokyo...
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday he is considering extending a coronavirus state of emergency in...... |
2021-03-03 12:18 |
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Kuwait swears in new government amid mounting crises...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait's new Cabinet was sworn in Wednesday, state-run media reported, weeks after the government...... |
2021-03-03 12:17 |
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Palestinian Authority faces criticism over vaccine rollout...
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Authority's decision to divert some of its tiny stockpile of coronavirus vaccines to...... |
2021-03-03 12:13 |
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Capitol Police beef up security because of March 4 inauguration conspiracy theories...
Capitol Police are beefing up security around the U.S. Capitol because of "concerning information and intelligence" about conspiracy theorists who believe former President Donald Trump will be inaugurated on March 4.... |
2021-03-03 12:10 |
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Pakistan lawmakers elect new Senators in test for Imran Khan...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani lawmakers were choosing Wednesday new members of the country's Senate, or upper house of parliament —...... |
2021-03-03 11:58 |
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Md. lawmakers to debate all-virtual school option; MCPS considers next academic calendar...
A Maryland House committee will consider a bill to allow all-virtual learning. In Montgomery County, the school board is debating the next school calendar.... |
2021-03-03 11:55 |
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Bangladesh High Court grants bail to imprisoned cartoonist...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh's High Court granted bail Wednesday to a cartoonist who has been held for 10 months...... |
2021-03-03 11:06 |
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Analysis: Biden aims to manage expectations with pandemic...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden doesn't just have to manage the coronavirus pandemic, he also has to manage people's...... |
2021-03-03 10:59 |
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Reports: Far-right party draws eye of German intel agency...
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's domestic intelligence agency has put the opposition Alternative for Germany party under observation under suspicion of...... |
2021-03-03 10:55 |
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Local reports say Myanmar security forces have killed at least 6 anti-coup protesters as authorities escalate crackdown...
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Local reports say Myanmar security forces have killed at least 6 anti-coup protesters as authorities escalate...... |
2021-03-03 10:48 |
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COVID-19 vaccine deliveries to African nations pick up speed...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — More African countries received the long-awaited first deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday, with Kenya and...... |
2021-03-03 10:48 |
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Strong earthquake shakes central Greece, felt in Balkans...
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 has struck central Greece. There were no immediate...... |
2021-03-03 10:47 |
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Report: No fans from abroad for postponed Tokyo Olympics...
TOKYO (AP) — The postponed Tokyo Olympics look like they will take place without any fans from abroad when they...... |
2021-03-03 10:46 |
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An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 has struck central Greece; no immediate reports of injuries...
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 has struck central Greece; no immediate reports of...... |
2021-03-03 10:45 |
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Nearly 200 midshipmen moved to hotels as Naval Academy tries to curb COVID-19 spread...
Nearly 200 U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen are now being housed in hotels as the academy tries to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 at the academy Annapolis... |
2021-03-03 10:44 |
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Blast damages Dutch virus test center; experts probe cause...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A blast smashed five windows at a coronavirus testing center in a small Dutch town...... |
2021-03-03 10:43 |
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National security officials to testify on Jan. 6 mistakes...
Federal national security officials are set to testify in the second Senate hearing about what went wrong on Jan. 6, facing questions about missed intelligence and botched efforts to quickly gather National Guard troops that day as a violent mob laid sieg... |
2021-03-03 10:40 |
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Hungary pulls its ruling party out of EU's conservatives...
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's governing party pulled out of its conservative group in the European Union's legislature on Wednesday...... |
2021-03-03 10:27 |
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EXPLAINER: Pope's risky Iraq trip aims to boost Christians...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is pushing ahead with the first papal trip to Iraq despite rising coronavirus infections,...... |
2021-03-03 09:58 |
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French families sue over extensive nursing home virus deaths...
PARIS (AP) — A Paris court is holding a hearing Wednesday in a class-action effort to hold French health authorities...... |
2021-03-03 09:46 |
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China: Calls for 2022 Winter Olympics boycott doomed to fail...
BEIJING (AP) — Calls for a boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics on human rights grounds are "doomed to...... |
2021-03-03 09:39 |
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Smokies sees more than 12M visitors despite virus closure...
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Despite closing for more than a month because of COVID-19, Great Smoky Mountains National Park experienced...... |
2021-03-03 09:36 |
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Bunny Wailer, pionero del reggae, fallece a los 73 aos...
(CNN) — El pionero de la msica reggae, Neville Bunny Wailer Livingston, muri a la edad de 73 aos, dijo...... |
2021-03-03 09:26 |
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UK Treasury boss to extend job support, tax breaks in budget...
LONDON (AP) — Britain's treasury chief is expected to extend job support programs and temporary tax cuts to help workers...... |
2021-03-03 09:24 |
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Muere a los 28 aos Jahmil French, actor de 'Degrassi: The Next Generation'...
(CNN) — Jahmil French, actor conocido por su papel de Dave Turner en la serie canadiense Degrassi: The Next Generation,...... |
2021-03-03 09:21 |
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Rwanda receives 1st batch of COVID-19 vaccines...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwanda on Wednesday received its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines from the global COVAX initiative, with...... |
2021-03-03 09:18 |
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Tactical shift: Europe seeks vaccine 'overdrive' to catch up...
BERLIN (AP) — Slow off the blocks in the race to immunize its citizens against COVID-19, Germany faces an unfamiliar...... |
2021-03-03 08:31 |
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US forces: Rockets hit airbase in Iraq hosting US troops...
At least 10 rockets targeted a military base in western Iraq that hosts U.S.-led coalition troops on Wednesday, the coalition and the Iraqi military said. It was not immediately known if there were any casualties.... |
2021-03-03 08:20 |
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Myanmar authorities charge Associated Press journalist...
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Authorities in Myanmar have charged Associated Press journalist Thein Zaw and five other members of the...... |
2021-03-03 08:18 |
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Seychelles bids to reach COVID 'herd immunity' by mid-March...
VICTORIA, Seychelles (AP) — The president of Seychelles says he hopes enough residents will soon be vaccinated against COVID-19 to...... |
2021-03-03 08:06 |
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Fukushima chief: No need to extend decommissioning target...
TOKYO (AP) — The head of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant says there's no need to extend the current target...... |
2021-03-03 08:00 |
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Myanmar forces use violence again against protesters...
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Police used tear gas and rubber bullets again Wednesday to violently disperse protesters against last month's...... |
2021-03-03 07:45 |
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IS claims killing of 3 female media workers in Afghanistan...
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the killing of three women working for a...... |
2021-03-03 07:40 |
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Annual NFL women's forum enhancing career opportunities...
When Sam Rapoport envisioned conducting virtually the NFL's fifth annual Women's Career in Football Forum, she shuddered. How could the...... |
2021-03-03 07:26 |
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AP PHOTOS: Livestock-guarding dogs breed Turkish pride...
SIVAS, Turkey (AP) — For 30 years, Huseyin Yildiz has bred powerful shepherd dogs in Turkey's central Anatolian province of...... |
2021-03-03 07:24 |
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US forces say 10 rockets have hit Ain al-Asad airbase in Iraq hosting American troops; no information on any casualties...
BAGHDAD (AP) — US forces say 10 rockets have hit Ain al-Asad airbase in Iraq hosting American troops; no information...... |
2021-03-03 07:20 |
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Kenya receives receives 1 million vaccines from COVAX...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya has received just over 1 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine in the first batch...... |