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Saudi Prince Plans To Speak After Khashoggi’s Slaying

By AYA BATRAWY ,  Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday will give his first speech to an international audience since the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. Prince Mohammed's anticipated remarks at the Future Investment Initiative summit in Riyadh come…
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Six Children Dead, 12 Sick In Viral Outbreak At Rehab Center

By MIKE CATALINI , Associated Press A severe viral outbreak at a New Jersey rehabilitation center for "medically fragile children" has left six youngsters dead and 12 others sick, the state Health Department said Tuesday. There have been 18 cases of adenovirus at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Haskell, about 30 miles…
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Trump ‘Not Satisfied’ With Explanations Of Khashoggi Death

By DEB RIECHMANN , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he's not satisfied with the explanations he's heard about the death of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi and is awaiting reports from U.S. personnel returning from the region. Khashoggi, who lived in the United States and wrote critically about the Saudi royal…
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Willa Roars Over Mexico Prison Island, Heads for Resort Area

MAZATLAN, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Willa roared over an offshore penal colony and closed in on Mexico's Pacific coast with 120 mph (195 kph) winds Tuesday, threatening a major resort area along with fishing villages and farms. Emergency officials said they evacuated more than 4,250 people in coastal towns and set up 58 shelters ahead…
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US Revokes Visas of Saudis Implicated in Killing

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Latest on the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi (all times local): 11:55 p.m. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the Trump administration is revoking the visas of some Saudi officials implicated in the death of writer Jamal Khashoggi. Pompeo announced the step at a State Department news conference…
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