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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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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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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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Child tax credit starts hitting US families’ bank accounts
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The child tax credit had always been an empty gesture ... Read more
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The Latest: Vaccinated Americans to be able to enter Canada
By The Associated Press TORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday Canada could start allowing fully ... Read more
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Hundreds believed dead in heat wave despite efforts to help
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Many of the dead were found alone, in homes ... Read more
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Los Angeles passes measure limiting homeless encampments
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles City Council passed a sweeping anti-camping ... Read more
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The Latest: Indonesia city holds mass vaccination program
By The Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia — Authorities in the Indonesian city of Bekasi on the outskirts of ... Read more
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The Latest: Australia official urges against AstraZeneca
By The Associated Press BRISBANE, Australia — The top health official in Australia’s Queensland state is advising adults ... Read more