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IS claims responsibility for suicide bombing at rally that killed 54 in northwest Pakistan

by ANWARULLAH KHAN and RIAZ KHAN Associated Press July 31, 2023July 31, 2023

IS, known as the Islamic State in Khorasan Province, made the claim in a statement that said the attack was part of the group’s continuing war against forms of democracy it deems to be against Islam.

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Researchers, fishing crews, birds clash over all that horseshoe crabs provide

by PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press July 31, 2023July 31, 2023

The biomedical industry is adopting new standards to protect a primordial sea animal that is a linchpin of the production of vital medicines.

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Pee-wee Herman actor Paul Reubens dies of cancer at 70

by ANDREW DALTON Associated Press July 31, 2023August 1, 2023

Reubens died Sunday night after a 6-year struggle with cancer that he did not make public, his publicist said in a statement.

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Mar-a-Lago manager makes 1st court appearance in Trump documents case

by ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press July 31, 2023July 31, 2023

Carlos De Oliveira is accused of scheming with Trump to try to delete security footage sought by investigators probing the former president’s hoarding of classified documents at his Palm Beach club.

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Russian ballistic missile strikes kill at least 6 people in Zelensky’s hometown

by FELIPE DANA Associated Press July 31, 2023July 31, 2023

The strike on Zelensky’s hometown, which has been hit in the past, happened a day after the Ukrainian president warned that the fighting was drawing closer to Russian land.

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Lady Gaga says she and Tony Bennett had ‘a very long and powerful goodbye’

by Nardine Saad Los Angeles Times July 31, 2023July 31, 2023

The ‘A Star is Born’ Oscar winner recalled how Bennett shared some of his most vulnerable moments during his battle with Alzheimer’s disease with her.

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A Biden plan cuts student loan payments for millions to $0. Will it be the next legal battle?

by COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer July 31, 2023July 31, 2023

This summer, millions of Americans with student loans will be able to apply for a new repayment plan that offers some of the most lenient terms ever.

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RFK Jr. says he’s not anti-vaccine. His record shows the opposite.

by MICHELLE R. SMITH and ALI SWENSON Associated Press July 31, 2023July 31, 2023

The stories he tells on the campaign trail about himself, his life’s work and what he stands for are often the opposite of what his record actually shows.