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LISBON, Portugal — Portugal is entering a so-called state of calamity -- the second this year -- to curve an upward trend in coronavirus infections despite having one of the strongest vaccination …
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By The Associated Press
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12/1/21
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After a slow start, the United States has improved its surveillance system for tracking new coronavirus variants such as omicron, boosting its capacity by tens of thousands of samples per week since …
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By CARLA K. JOHNSON
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11/30/21
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On the day the Supreme Court hears arguments in a Mississippi abortion ban case, Sheila Katz plans to be at a nearby church.
It is where the Jewish organization she leads is helping to host a …
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By HOLLY MEYER
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11/28/21
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Steve Simon, the head of the WTA, says he remains “deeply concerned” about the whereabouts of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai and her ability to “communicate freely, openly and directly" after …
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By STEPHEN WADE
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11/27/21
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The name of a newly identified variant of the coronavirus has had some social media users scratching their heads about the World Health Organization’s system for labeling certain versions of the …
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By ANGELO FICHERA
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11/27/21
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Nov. 20 - 26, 2021
From an emotional Wanda Cooper-Jones hugging a supporter at the trial where three Georgia men were convicted of murdering her son Ahmaud Arbery, to Germany's Alexander Zverev's …
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11/27/21
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The brother of a British socialite charged with helping Jeffrey Epstein exploit underage girls says her prosecution is “the most over-hyped trial of the century,” designed to break a woman …
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By DANICA KIRKA
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11/26/21
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A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked …
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By The Associated Press
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11/26/21
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The video of Ahmaud Arbery's shotgun death was a shocking piece of evidence that suddenly brought the Black man's killing into the national consciousness.
But the murder convictions of the three …
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By RUSS BYNUM and KATE BRUMBACK
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11/25/21
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The man accused of plowing his SUV into a parade of Christmas marchers could have turned down a side street but didn’t. Once he passed it, he never touched the brakes — barreling through and …
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By TAMMY WEBBER, TODD RICHMOND and BERNARD CONDON
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11/24/21
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There is still so much to be decided heading into this week's Thanksgiving college football feast.
Let's sort it out, conference by conference.
Atlantic Coast Conference: No. 20 Pitt is …
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By RALPH D. RUSSO
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11/24/21
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A Kansas City man who was jailed for more than 40 years for three murders was released from prison Tuesday after a judge ruled that he was wrongfully convicted in 1979.
Kevin Strickland, 62, has …
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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and MARGARET STAFFORD
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11/23/21
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Hours before it started, they were already there — people sitting on lawn chairs or wrapped in blankets, awaiting an event the city's mayor described as straight out of Norman Rockwell. The …
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By SARA BURNETT, KATHLEEN FOODY and TIM SULLIVAN
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11/23/21
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Out of public view for almost three weeks, Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has appeared in a video call with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach.
The IOC and the Chinese …
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By STEPHEN WADE
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11/22/21
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Stocks were mixed in Asia on Monday after ending the week mostly lower on Wall Street, despite the Nasdaq's first close above 16,000.
A resurgence of coronavirus outbreaks in the U.S., Europe and …
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH
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11/21/21
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The eight stadiums — all within a 30-mile radius of Doha — are now largely complete. The 2022 World Cup has been preserved after fending off hostility from neighbors, corruption investigations …
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By ROB HARRIS
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11/20/21
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Soon after a Wisconsin jury acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse of all charges against him, defense attorney Mark Richards took a swipe at his predecessors, telling reporters that their tactics — leaning …
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By AMY FORLITI
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11/20/21
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Nov. 13-19, 2021
From the colorful, dazzling artwork, “The Infinity Room,” by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, as part of a retrospective exhibition at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, in Israel, to …
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11/20/21
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Pregnant women with COVID-19 face increased chances for stillbirths compared with uninfected women, and that risk spiked to four times higher after the delta variant emerged, new government data …
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By LINDSEY TANNER
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11/19/21
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President Joe Biden announced plans Friday to nominate two new members to the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors, a potential first step in removing Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.
A Trump …
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By JOSH BOAK
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11/19/21
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