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Hugh Downs, genial presence on TV news and game shows, dies
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aNEW YORK (AP) — Hugh Downs, the genial, versatile broadcaster who became one of television's most familiar and welcome faces with more than 15,000 hours on news, game and talk shows, has died at age 99.
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Dem climate plan would end greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aWASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a plan to address climate change that would set a goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, while pushing renewable energy such as wind and solar power and addressing environmental contamination…
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Golden State Killer admits murders, rapes for life in prison
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gay Hardwick stood arm-in-arm with her husband to face a criminal dubbed the Golden State Killer and couldn’t recognize the elderly man hunched in a wheelchair as the sadistic rapist who had terrorized them 42 years…
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AP-NORC poll: Nearly all in US back criminal justice reform
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aWASHINGTON (AP) — Americans overwhelmingly want clear standards on when police officers may use force and consequences for officers who do so excessively, according to a new poll that finds nearly all Americans favor at least some level of change…
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White parents of black children navigate a changing nation
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Izzy Simons has been fired up about the prospect of driving on his own.
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North Korea destroys empty liaison office with South
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office building just north of the heavily armed border with South Korea on Tuesday, in a carefully choreographed, largely symbolic display of anger that puts pressure on Washington…
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Report: Russia-linked disinformation operation still active
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aA Kremlin-linked social media disinformation operation that sought to interfere with the 2016 U.S. election has continued its work to divide and discredit Western democracies, a new report finds — but its effectiveness has been limited by its own cautious…
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Heat, rain, long lines: Georgia election plagued by problems
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aATLANTA (AP) — Voters endured heat, pouring rain and waits as long as five hours on Tuesday to cast ballots in Georgia, demonstrating a fierce desire to participate in the democratic process while raising questions about the emerging battleground state’s…
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