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Briton leaves Iraq after antiquities conviction quashed

Briton leaves Iraq after antiquities conviction quashed

LONDON (AP) — A retired British geologist jailed in Iraq for antiquities smuggling has been freed and has left the country, his family said Sunday. Jim Fitton, 66, was sentenced in June to 15 years in an Iraqi prison.
'DC League of Super-Pets' takes No. 1 with $23 million

'DC League of Super-Pets' takes No. 1 with $23 million

The summer box office showed signs of slowing down this weekend as the animated “DC League of Super-Pets” opened in theaters across North America.
States boost child care money as congressional effort stalls

States boost child care money as congressional effort stalls

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Difficulties in finding affordable child care cost Enoshja Ruffin her job three years ago.
'Very early': Scientists date when humans first came to Alberta's oilsands region

'Very early': Scientists date when humans first came to Alberta's oilsands region

EDMONTON — New research may have answered a long-standing mystery by pinning a rough date on the earliest known humans in Canada's oilsands region.
Sting warns during Warsaw concert of threats to democracy

Sting warns during Warsaw concert of threats to democracy

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — British musician Sting interrupted a concert in Warsaw on Saturday evening to warn his audience that democracy is under attack worldwide and to denounce the war in Ukraine as “an absurdity based upon a lie.
Report: Prince Charles' charity got donation from bin Ladens

Report: Prince Charles' charity got donation from bin Ladens

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince Charles is facing more questions over his charities after a newspaper reported that one of his funds accepted a 1 million pound ($1.2 million) donation from relatives of Osama bin Laden.
EXPLAINER: Bid to block book merger sets competition fight

EXPLAINER: Bid to block book merger sets competition fight

WASHINGTON (AP) — At a time of mega-mergers and flashy high-tech corporate hookups, the biggest U.S. book publisher’s plan to buy the fourth-largest for a mere $2.2 billion may seem somewhat quaint.
Catholics turn to action to reconcile faith with lacklustre apology

Catholics turn to action to reconcile faith with lacklustre apology

Some Catholics say it's not easy to reconcile their faith with what they see as the Pope's lacklustre apology for the horrors Church-run residential schools inflicted on Indigenous children, but for many, the process involves trying to change the ins
Q&A: Melissa Barrera survives, on screen and in Hollywood

Q&A: Melissa Barrera survives, on screen and in Hollywood

NEW YORK (AP) — Since her breakthrough role as Vanessa in the film adaptation of “In The Heights,” Melissa Barrera has been working non-stop on the big and small screen.
In race for monkeypox vaccines, experts see repeat of COVID

In race for monkeypox vaccines, experts see repeat of COVID

LONDON (AP) — Moves by rich countries to buy large quantities of monkeypox vaccine, while declining to share doses with Africa, could leave millions of people unprotected against a more dangerous version of the disease and risk continued spillovers o
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