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Tennessee shelter for immigrant children opened under Trump

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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Tennessee licensed a shelter for immigrant children a year before the state's Republican governor and U.S. Senators began expressing outrage over...

Alaska Jewish museum, gay bar tagged with swastika stickers

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A tall, thin man wearing a hood and a mask was caught on a security camera plastering Nazi stickers on a...

Ex-campaign manager for Ohio U.S. Rep pleads guilty to theft

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CINCINNATI — A former campaign manager for a veteran member of Congress pleaded guilty Friday to two federal counts in a case alleging he...

Japan to extend virus emergency with safe Olympics at stake

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TOKYO — Japan is set to extend a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas with infections not yet slowing to levels...

Feds: Ex-FBI agent defraud woman with ‘secret probation’

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DALLAS — A former FBI agent has been charged with fraud for allegedly conning a Texas woman out $800,000 by convincing her for years...

Croatia to buy 12 French Rafale fighters for $1.2 billion

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ZAGREB, Croatia — Croatia announced Friday that it will purchase 12 used Rafale fighter jets from France for nearly 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion),...

FAA questions lead to new halt in deliveries of Boeing plane

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CHICAGO — Boeing has again halted deliveries of its 787 jetliner after federal regulators asked for more information about production flaws, including small gaps...

Microsoft: SolarWinds hackers target 150 orgs with phishing

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BOSTON — The state-backed Russian cyber spies behind the SolarWinds hacking campaign launched a targeted spear-phishing assault on U.S. and foreign government agencies and...

US blocks seafood from Chinese fleet for mistreating crew

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. government blocked imports of seafood Friday from the fleet of a Chinese company that authorities say forced crew members to...

WHO chief concedes ‘slow’ response to Congo sex abuse claims

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LONDON — The head of the World Health Organization acknowledged the U.N. health agency's response to sexual abuse allegations involving employees who worked in...