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CNN says Suspicious Package Received at Atlanta Post Office

By CURT ANDERSON ,  AP Legal Affairs Writer MIAMI (AP) — Bomb squads were called to a post office in Atlanta on Monday about a suspicious parcel sent to CNN, just hours before a court hearing for a Florida man accused of sending packages containing explosive material to prominent Democrats. The FBI did not identify to…
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Trump says Media is ‘Enemy’ After Shooting, Bomb Plot

By CATHERINE LUCEY ,  Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday accused the media of being "the true Enemy of the People" in the wake of a mass shooting and a mail bomb plot. Trump tweeted: "There is great anger in our Country caused in part by inaccurate, and even fraudulent, reporting of…
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Angela Merkel Won’t Seek 5th Term as German Chancellor

By GEIR MOULSON ,  Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany's Angela Merkel announced Monday that she will step down as head of her conservative party in December after 18 years and won't seek a fifth term as chancellor in 2021, launching a leadership transition in Europe's biggest economy. Merkel has led her conservative Christian Democratic Union…
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Red Sox top Dodgers for 4th World Series Title in 15 Seasons

LOS ANGELES, CA (AP) — Chris Sale's final pitch for this Boston juggernaut triggered a celebration on the Dodger Stadium infield, among thousands of fans who made their way to California — and even outside Fenway Park back home. The quest is complete. Yes, these 2018 Red Sox really are that great. A team to remember from…
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Washington Vigil For Victims Draws Hundreds

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Hundreds of people have gathered in the nation's capital to remember the 11 congregants killed at a Pittsburgh synagogue. A vigil was held Sunday evening in Washington's Dupont Circle to pay tribute to those killed a day earlier at the Tree of Life Synagogue. Mourners sang and prayed together. Others held lit…
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