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Health officials: Missouri bird flu case is a ‘one-off,’ and risk to public is low
NEW YORK — Health officials on Thursday said they don’t know how a Missouri person caught bird flu but believe it may be a rare instance of a “one-off” standalone illness. |
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In return to routine talks, U.S.-China military leaders discuss South China Sea tensions and other issues
BANGKOK — Military leaders from the U.S. and China met in Beijing for routine talks that only resumed in January after being suspended for two years as ties between the two countries soured. |
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Sen. Mark Schoesler pleads not guilty to DUI charge
RITZVILLE — Republican State Sen. Mark Schoesler pleaded not guilty to drunken driving Thursday. |
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ESPN and other channels return to DirecTV with a new Disney deal after a nearly 2-week blackout
DirecTV announced Saturday it had reached a deal with Walt Disney Co. that will restore ESPN and ABC-owned stations to its service after a nearly 2-week dispute that blacked out those networks for millions of viewers across the U.S. |
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Missile fired by Yemen’s rebels lands in Israel; Netanyahu vows military response
JERUSALEM — A missile fired by Yemen’s Iran-backed rebels landed in an open area in central Israel early Sunday and triggered air raid sirens at its international airport, in the latest reverberation from the nearly yearlong war in Gaza. Israel hinted that it would respond militarily. |
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Seahawks earn 23-20 overtime win over Patriots
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Jason Myers hit a 31-yard field goal in overtime to lift the Seattle Seahawks to a 23-20 win over the New England Patriots on Sunday. |
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Funerals held for teen boy and math teacher killed in Georgia high school shooting
JEFFERSON, Ga. — Funeral services for a teenage boy remembered for his endearing smile and a math teacher known for her dedication to students were held Saturday, 10 days after both were killed by a gunman who opened fire at a Georgia high school. |
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Tech billionaire returns to Earth after first private spacewalk
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A billionaire spacewalker returned to Earth with his crew on Sunday, ending a five-day trip that lifted them higher than anyone has traveled since NASA’s moonwalkers. |
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Iran says it has successfully launched satellite as part of program criticized by West
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran launched a satellite into space Saturday with a rocket built by the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, state-run media reported, the latest step for a program that the West fears helps Tehran advance its ballistic missile program. |
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Vance doesn’t back away from false claims about migrants in Ohio, even amid threats to community
WASHINGTON — Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance did not back away on Sunday from the false claims he and Donald Trump have been making that Haitians in an Ohio community are abducting and eating pets, even as the state’s GOP governor and other officials insist there is no evidence of such behavior. |
