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Pfizer reports North Carolina pharmaceutical plant damaged by tornado, no serious injuries

PHOENIX — A tornado heavily damaged a large Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina on Wednesday, the latest in a string of extreme weather events plaguing the U.S.

Jul 19, 2023 2:35 PM Read more >

Federal judge nixes Donald Trump’s bid to move hush-money criminal case, keeping it in state court

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump can’t make a federal case out of this one. U.S. District Judge Alvin K.

Jul 19, 2023 11:48 AM Read more >

Stanford University president announces resignation over concerns about his research

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The president of Stanford University said Wednesday he would resign, citing an independent review that cleared him of research misconduct but found flaws in some papers he authored.

Jul 19, 2023 11:27 AM Read more >

New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu won't seek reelection in 2024

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu, who considered but decided against runs for president and the U.S. Senate, said Wednesday he will not seek reelection in 2024.

Jul 19, 2023 10:39 AM Read more >

Egypt pardons jailed activists including two prominent rights defenders, official media say

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's president has pardoned a group of prisoners who include two prominent rights activists, one of whom has ties to Italy and was sentenced this week, the country’s state-run news agency reported Wednesday.

Jul 19, 2023 8:57 AM Read more >

Northwestern hazing scandal puts the school in the league of big institutions tied to sexual abuse

Northwestern has been added to a long list of American universities to face a scandal in athletics and may eventually join the trend of making large payouts following allegations of sexual abuse.

Jul 19, 2023 5:07 AM Read more >

Thai Parliament blocks leader of party that won election from being renominated for prime minister

BANGKOK (AP) — The bitter battle to name Thailand’s next prime minister took a major turn Wednesday as Parliament voted to deny Pita Limjaroenrat, whose progressive Move Forward Party won a surprise victory in May’s election, a second chance to be co

Jul 19, 2023 4:30 AM Read more >

Demolition of a historic minaret in southern Iraq's Basra for 'a better-designed one' sparks outcry

BASRA, Iraq (AP) — For three centuries, the al-Siraji Mosque, with its minaret fashioned from weathered bricks and its pinnacle inlaid with blue ceramic tiles, was a distinctive feature of the city of Basra in southern Iraq.

Jul 19, 2023 3:59 AM Read more >

German director of Florence's Academy Gallery who defended David's image fears for museum's future

MILAN (AP) — The German director of Florence’s Galleria dell'Accademia has succeeded in drawing visitors’ attention to masterpieces beyond Michelangelo’s towering David , while winning landmark court cases to protect the marble masterpiece's familiar

Jul 19, 2023 3:54 AM Read more >

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North Korea stays silent on its apparent detention of a US soldier who bolted across the border SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Wednesday was silent about the highly unusual entry of an American soldier across the Koreas' heavily fortified b

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