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Pope to UN forum: Hunger is ‘crime’ violating basic rights

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday decried as criminal the existence of ... Read more

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The Latest: Education Dept OKs Georgia plan for relief funds

By The Associated Press ATLANTA — The U.S. Department of Education approved Georgia’s plans to use $1.4 billion ... Read more

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Health care for older immigrants sees momentum among states

By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Most mornings, 62-year-old Maria Elena Estamilla wakes up with pelvic ... Read more

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The Latest: Oklahoma new virus cases top 1,000 for third day

By The Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY — The number of newly reported coronavirus cases in Oklahoma topped 1,000 ... Read more

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Free money for all? Mayors hope local tests bring big change

By SARA BURNETT Associated Press By triggering $1,400 stimulus checks for millions of people and expanding the child ... Read more

For South Sudan mothers, COVID-19 shook a fragile foundation

Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Paska Itwari Beda knows hunger all too well. The young mother ... Read more

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The Latest: South Korea hits pandemic high for daily cases

By The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has reported a new daily high for coronavirus ... Read more

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US opioid lawsuits on verge of settlements with 4 companies

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press The yearslong effort by state and local governments in the U.S. to force ... Read more

Under-fire Olympic composer steps down over past bullying

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Keigo Oyamada, a Japanese composer working on the Tokyo Olympics ... Read more

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Vaccine inequity: Inside the cutthroat race to secure doses

By LORI HINNANT, MARIA CHENG and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press PARIS (AP) — No one disputes that the ... Read more

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