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Ex-House Speaker settles child sexual abuse payments suit
YORKVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert and a man who accused him of child sexual abuse reached a tentative out-of-court settlement Wednesday over Hastert's refusal to pay the ...
Syndicated Author Sep 15, 2021

States learning how many Afghan evacuees coming their way
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration on Wednesday began notifying governors and state refugee coordinators across the country about how many Afghan evacuees from among the first group of nearly ...
Syndicated Author Sep 15, 2021

Biles tells Congress ‘enough is enough’ after gymnast abuse
WASHINGTON (AP) - Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles told Congress on Wednesday that "enough is enough" in emotional testimony along with other young gymnasts about her sexual abuse at the hands of US...
Syndicated Author Sep 15, 2021

China imposes local lockdowns as COVID-19 cases surge
BEIJING (AP) - China tightened lockdowns and increased orders for mass testing in cities along its east coast Wednesday amid the latest surge in COVID-19 cases.Checks have been set up in toll stations...
Syndicated Author Sep 15, 2021

Pope questions vaccine skeptics, including cardinals
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) - Pope Francis said Wednesday he didn't understand why people refuse to take COVID-19 vaccines, saying "humanity has a history of friendship with vaccines," and that serene...
Syndicated Author Sep 15, 2021

Confederate statue to be moved from Maryland courthouse lawn
EASTON, Md. (AP) - A Confederate monument is set to be moved from a courthouse lawn on Maryland's Eastern Shore after local officials voted Tuesday night to relocate it to a Virginia battleground.The ...
Syndicated Author Sep 15, 2021

Virginia and Wisconsin report measles cases among refugees
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Six people who recently traveled to the United States after fleeing the Taliban in Afghanistan have been diagnosed with measles, officials said Tuesday. The cases in Virginia and ...
Syndicated Author Sep 14, 2021

Mexico to give away ‘El Chapo’ safehouse in lottery
CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) - The house of former drug kingpin Joaqun "El Chapo" Guzmn fled in 2014 when Mexican marines had him surrounded underwent some changes recently as the Mexican government prepared...
Syndicated Author Sep 14, 2021

Apple’s next iPhone mirrors last year’s, adds more storage
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) - Apple unveiled its next iPhone line-up, including a model that offers twice the storage available in earlier versions and other modest upgrades to last year's editions that pr...
Syndicated Author Sep 14, 2021

Florida gov defends the right to choose whether to vaccinate
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that people who decide not to get a COVID-19 vaccine might be making the wrong choice, but defended their right to make that ...
Syndicated Author Sep 14, 2021
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