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Tunisian police detain lawmaker, Islamist party officials
July 31, 2021 - 5:02 PM

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian authorities jailed an opposition lawmaker Friday and briefly detained four members of the powerful Islamist movement Ennahdha in the wake of the president's decision to seize exceptional powers, according to Tunisian media reports.
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July 31, 2021 - 6:20 PM

FATHER SLAIN-ARREST
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July 31, 2021 - 6:03 PM

Florida breaks record with more than 21,000 new COVID cases
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July 31, 2021 - 2:19 PM

SHOOTING DEATH-CHARGE
Turkey evacuates panicked tourists by boat from wildfires
July 31, 2021 - 1:17 PM

ISTANBUL (AP) — Panicked tourists in Turkey hurried to the seashore to wait for rescue boats Saturday after being told to evacuate some hotels in the Aegean Sea resort of Bodrum due to the dangers posed by nearby wildfires, Turkish media reported.
China, India miss UN deadline to update emissions targets
July 31, 2021 - 1:03 PM

BERLIN (AP) — China and India have missed a U.N. deadline to submit fresh plans for cutting their greenhouse gas emissions in time for the global body to include their pledges in a report for governments at this year's global climate summit, officials said Saturday.
Bishop: Albany diocese covered up priest abuse for decades
July 31, 2021 - 12:41 PM

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The longtime former head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany says the diocese covered up sexual abuse by priests for decades and protected clergy by sending them to private treatment instead of calling police.
19 bodies reburied amid protests in search for Tulsa victims
July 31, 2021 - 12:35 PM

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The bodies of 19 people exhumed from a Tulsa cemetery during a search for victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre were reburied during a closed ceremony, despite objections from protesters outside the cemetery.
Border Patrol: Agent, 2nd driver killed in crash in Arizona
July 31, 2021 - 12:07 PM

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A U.S. Border Patrol agent and another driver were killed Saturday in a head-on crash near southern Arizona, the Border Patrol said.
Judge upholds Liberty University's suit against Falwell
July 31, 2021 - 11:35 AM

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — A Lynchburg judge has upheld most of a lawsuit Liberty University filed against its former leader, Jerry Falwell Jr., after an acrimonious parting last year. The lawsuit survived its first round of legal challenges Friday as Falwell's attorneys argued motions seeking its dismissal before Lynchburg Circuit Judge Fred Watson, The News & Advance reported.
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Actor Sylvester Stallone approves of Rambo statue erected in small B.C. town
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Recipe: Anna Olsen’s no bake cheesecake
Did you know today, July 30, is National Cheesecake Day? A great excuse to eat this delicious favourite dessert this weekend. Blueberries are also in season right now making this combination dreamy. No Bake Cheesecake with Blueberry Sauce

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Turkey evacuates panicked tourists by boat from wildfires

China, India miss UN deadline to update emissions targets

Bishop: Albany diocese covered up priest abuse for decades

19 bodies reburied amid protests in search for Tulsa victims

Border Patrol: Agent, 2nd driver killed in crash in Arizona

Judge upholds Liberty University's suit against Falwell

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