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At 83, Japanese becomes oldest to sail solo across Pacific
TOKYO (AP) — An 83-year-old Japanese adventurer returned home Saturday after successfully completing his solo, nonstop voyage across the Pacific,...
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Russia may be in Ukraine to stay after 100 days of war
When Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine in late February, the Russian president vowed his forces would not occupy the...
Read morePolice fatally shoot Texas escapee who killed 5 while on run
A convicted murderer on the run since escaping a prison bus after stabbing its driver last month was fatally shot by law...
Read moreUS added 390,000 jobs in May as hiring remained robust
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 390,000 jobs in May, extending a streak of solid hiring that has bolstered an...
Read moreUS stocks open lower, edging back into the red for the week
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street Friday, putting indexes back into the red for the...
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Former Corinthian students get federal student debt erased
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of students who attended the for-profit Corinthian Colleges chain will automatically get their federal...
Read moreLouisiana governor agrees to testify in Ronald Greene probe
Gov. John Bel Edwards agreed on Wednesday to a request from Louisiana lawmakers that he and his top attorneys testify...
Read moreTulsa police: Multiple people shot at medical building
TULSA, Oklahoma (AP) — Multiple people were shot at a Tulsa medical building on a hospital campus Wednesday and “some...
Read moreGridlock could delay COVID funds until fall — or longer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is headed for “a lot of unnecessary loss of life," the Biden administration says, if...
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Cyber agency: Voting software vulnerable in some states
ATLANTA (AP) — Electronic voting machines from a leading vendor used in at least 16 states have software vulnerabilities that leave them...
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