PARIS — Medals will be awarded in 25 events as the 2024 Paris Olympics hit their midpoint today. The marquee event will take place on the track
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Defense secretary revokes plea deal with accused 9/11 plotters
WASHINGTON — In a startling reversal of a decision made just 48 hours earlier, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has revoked plea deals reached with three accused
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Fraud concerns halt parole program for Cubans, Venezuelans, Haitians and Nicaraguans
MIAMI — The Biden administration has temporarily halted a humanitarian parole program that has allowed nearly half-a-million nationals from Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti and Nicaragua to
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Tropical system’s effects might be felt from Trinidad to Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — A tropical wave located a few hundred miles east of the Windward Islands is producing a broad area of showers and thunderstorms.
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Fake Social Security blog site operates on Elon Musk’s X with impunity
SAN FRANCISCO — Scammers using the Twitter handle “@blogssagove” are asking senior citizens for the phone number associated with their Social Security account — and
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Ex-Louisiana mayor is arrested and accused of raping minor following abrupt resignation
DERIDDER, Louisiana (AP) — A woman who abruptly resigned her mayoral seat in a small southwest Louisiana city a week ago is now facing a
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As India ages, a secret shame emerges: Elders abandoned by their children
GARHMUKTESHWAR, India (AP) — They were found in gutters, on streets, in bushes. They were boarded on trains, deserted in hospitals, dumped at temples. They
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Bahrain ‘buying’ Olympic gold medals by importing African athletes for their team
PARIS — Bahrain Olympic chiefs are convinced they are sending their best ever team to Paris and although they will again be relying heavily on
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Gymnast Carlos Yulo becomes the 2nd athlete from the Philippines ever to win Olympic gold
PARIS (AP) — Carlos Yulo won the second Olympic gold medal ever for the Philippines, edging defending champion Artem Dolgopyat of Israel in the men’s
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About half of US state AGs went on France trip sponsored by group with lobbyist and corporate funds
PARIS (AP) — About half the U.S. state attorneys general traveled to France in a trip cosponsored by a group mostly funded by companies, including some under
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