Paris calling: After Tokyo, Olympians hanker for 2024 Games
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Paris calling: After Tokyo, Olympians hanker for 2024 Games

TOKYO (AP) — They’ll always have Paris. That thought, full of promise, has been a lifebuoy for athletes to cling…
Women send powerful message in Olympic track and field
World

Women send powerful message in Olympic track and field

TOKYO (AP) — They set records everyone saw coming and others that surprised the experts. They suffered, and battled, and…
Taliban press on, take another Afghan provincial capital
Middle East

Taliban press on, take another Afghan provincial capital

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban on Monday took control of another provincial capital in Afghanistan, an official said. The…
Fire-friendly weather to return to Northern California
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Fire-friendly weather to return to Northern California

Thick smoke that held down winds and temperatures began to clear Sunday from the scenic forestlands of Northern California as…
Contractors who powered US war in Afghanistan stuck in Dubai
Middle East

Contractors who powered US war in Afghanistan stuck in Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Some of the foreign contractors who powered the logistics of America’s “forever war” in…
Nagasaki marks 76th anniversary of atomic bombing
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Nagasaki marks 76th anniversary of atomic bombing

TOKYO (AP) — Nagasaki on Monday marked the 76th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the Japanese city with…
UN report: Global warming is likely to blow past Paris limit
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UN report: Global warming is likely to blow past Paris limit

Earth’s climate is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming…
Israel PM: Lebanon responsible for attacks, Hezbollah or not
Middle East

Israel PM: Lebanon responsible for attacks, Hezbollah or not

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s prime minister said Sunday he holds the Lebanese government responsible for rocket fire launched…
Fire devours Greek island forests as residents urged to flee
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Fire devours Greek island forests as residents urged to flee

GOUVES, Greece (AP) — Pillars of billowing smoke and ash blocked out the sun above Greece’s second-largest island and turned…
To shake hands or not? An age-old human gesture now in limbo
World

To shake hands or not? An age-old human gesture now in limbo

As the pandemic took hold, a Kansas City-area meeting and event planning business began hawking “I Shake Hands” stickers to…
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