China wins the first gold medal…
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China wins the first gold medal…

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] CHATEAUROUX, France (AP) — China has won the first gold medal of the Paris Olympics, but its athletes were nowhere near Paris. The Olympic shooting range, a three-hour drive from Paris in the city of Chateauroux, was the venue for Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao to shoot for […]

Israeli airstrike hits school sheltering people in Gaza, killing at least 30…
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Israeli airstrike hits school sheltering people in Gaza, killing at least 30…

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes hit a school used by displaced Palestinians in central Gaza on Saturday, killing at least 30 people including several children, as the country’s negotiators prepared to meet international mediators about a proposed cease-fire. Seven children and seven women were among the dead taken from the girls’ school […]

Wheat prices jump following collapse of major dam in southern Ukraine
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Wheat prices jump following collapse of major dam in southern Ukraine

WASHINGTON (AP) — Global prices for wheat and corn soared Tuesday after a major dam in Ukraine collapsed, renewing market fears about the fragility of the country’s ability to ship food to Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia as it fights a war with Russia.Wheat prices gained 2.4% in early trading Tuesday on… […]

Apple unveils a $3,500 headset as it wades into the world of virtual reality
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Apple unveils a $3,500 headset as it wades into the world of virtual reality

CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple on Monday unveiled a long-rumored headset that will place its users between the virtual and real world, while also testing the technology trendsetter’s ability to popularize new-fangled devices after others failed to capture the public’s imagination.After years of speculation, Apple CEO Tim Cook hailed the arrival of the sleek goggles… […]

Normandy marks D-Day’s 79th anniversary, honors World War II veterans
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Normandy marks D-Day’s 79th anniversary, honors World War II veterans

ON OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — An overwhelming sound of gunfire and men’s screams. That’s how World War II veteran Marie Scott described D-Day, as Tuesday’s ceremonies got underway in honor of those who fought for freedom in the largest naval, air and land operation in history.This year’s tribute to the young soldiers who died… […]

Putin Moves Russia’s Most Famous (And Fragile) Icon From Its Museum To The Church, Despite Pleas From Conservators
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Putin Moves Russia’s Most Famous (And Fragile) Icon From Its Museum To The Church, Despite Pleas From Conservators

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian Orthodox believers celebrated Trinity Sunday with Russia’s most famous icon transferred from a museum to Moscow’s main cathedral despite the keepers’ vociferous protests.The Trinity icon by Andrei Rublev, which was kept in Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery since the 1920s, was moved to Christ the Savior Cathedral before the holiday on President Vladimir… […]