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23 Sep, 2026
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US, Iran officials meet as Trump warns of ‘annihilation’
UNITED NATIONS (AP): President Donald Trump said US and Iranian officials met yesterday, shortly after threatening in his address to the UN General Assembly that he may “annihilate” the Islamic…
23 Sep, 2026
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Rome's Colosseum closes for the day after worker plunges to death
ROME (AP) – Rome's Colosseum, Italy's most-visited monument, was closed to the public suddenly on Wednesday to mourn a worker who fell to his death overnight while helping install a new…
23 Sep, 2026
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Messy, troubled, unpredictable
UNITED NATIONS (AP): There is not much that diplomats can agree on these days. But, if asked about the state of the world ahead of the annual meeting at the UN General Assembly, heads of state and…
23 Sep, 2026
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Elections under way after protests
CASABLANCA (AP): More jobs. Higher wages. Less inequality. Better housing, schools, hospitals and infrastructure. Those are among the main concerns for Moroccan voters as they head to the polls today…
23 Sep, 2026
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Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in prison for 2006 sexual assault
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting a TV production assistant in 2006, capping a years-long legal odyssey that a judge said cemented…
22 Sep, 2026
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CNN, MS NOW, Politico sue over denied White House access
NEW YORK (AP): CNN, MS NOW and Politico yesterday sued President Donald Trump’s administration days after they were barred from White House grounds, calling the selective ban — based on the content of…
22 Sep, 2026
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Growing AI fears add to UN’s heavy agenda
(AP): Under a global cloud of wars and bitter divisions, world leaders meet at the United Nations this week facing new fears that runaway artificial intelligence (AI) could threaten humanity even as…
22 Sep, 2026
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New York airports resume operations after widescale disruptions
AP – Flights were taking off and landing at New York City-area airports on Tuesday, with some delays and cancellations, after hours of disruptions resulting from damaged communications lines at a key…
22 Sep, 2026
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Public calamity declared amid wildfires
BOGOTA (AP): Colombian authorities declared a public calamity as a wildfire burned through mountains surrounding one of the country’s best-known colonial towns in the northeast, scorching large swaths…