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Concert Stampede In Italy Leaves Six Dead, Over 50 Hurt

By DIANA MALTAGLIATI and FRANCES D'EMILIO , Associated Press CORINALDO, Italy (AP) — Teenagers panicked before a rap concert at a jammed Italian disco, setting off a stampede that killed five of them and a mother who had brought her daughter to the event, authorities and survivors said. Fifty-three people were reported injured, including 13…
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Dog That Survived California Wildfire Guarded Home For Weeks

By DAISY NGUYEN , Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A dog that survived the catastrophic wildfire in Northern California apparently guarded his home for nearly a month until his owner returned. Madison was there waiting when Andrea Gaylord, who fled on Nov. 8, was allowed back onto her burned property in Paradise this week.…
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Trump says he’s Nominating Barr for Attorney General

By JILL COLVIN and ZEKE MILLER ,  Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he will nominate William Barr, the late President George H.W. Bush's attorney general, to serve in the same role. Trump made the announcement while departing the White House for a trip to Missouri. He called Barr "a terrific man"…
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North Korea Tells China it’s Committed to Denuclearization

BEIJING (AP) — North Korea's foreign minister said his country remains committed to ending its nuclear weapons program in talks Friday with his Chinese counterpart, according to China's foreign ministry. The talks in Beijing between Ri Yong Ho and Wang Yi came amid a lack of progress in international efforts to persuade North Korea to…
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The Latest: Public Honors Bush on Final Trip Through Houston

HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on events honoring former President George H.W. Bush (all times local): 12:25 p.m. A procession carrying the body of former President H.W. Bush is slowly making its way through Houston following a funeral at his family's church. As the motorcade made its way through Houston early Thursday afternoon, police officers…
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