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Pandemic leaves Indians mired in massive medical debts

By KRUTIKA PATHI and YIRMIYAN ARTHUR Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — As coronavirus cases ravaged India this ... Read more

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Divine transformation: Ex-Alaska strip club becomes church

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A popular strip club that once beckoned customers off ... Read more

Louisiana college uses pandemic money to pay student debt

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A Louisiana junior college is using federal COVID-19 relief money to eliminate student debt ... Read more

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Groups worry about tapping COVID relief for infrastructure

By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Organizations representing long-term care facilities on Friday ... Read more

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Merkel tours ‘surreal’ flood scene, vows aid, climate action

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel surveyed what she called a “surreal, ... Read more

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Top Senate Dem sets infrastructure vote, pressures lawmakers

By KEVIN FREKING and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer pressured lawmakers ... Read more

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Biden pitches huge budget, says Dems will ‘get a lot done’

By ALAN FRAM and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden made a quick foray ... Read more

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Senate Democrats reach $3.5 trillion budget agreement

By ALAN FRAM and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats announced late Tuesday that they’d ... Read more

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Some Chinese shun grueling careers for ‘low-desire life’

By JOE McDONALD and FU TING Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Fed up with work stress, Guo Jianlong ... Read more

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US hiring accelerated in June as workers earned higher pay

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — In an encouraging burst of hiring, America’s employers added ... Read more