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Source: NY Catholic Dioceses Subpoenaed in Sex Abuse Probe

ALBANY, NY (AP) — New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood has subpoenaed all eight Roman Catholic dioceses in the state as part of an investigation into the handling of sex abuse allegations. A law enforcement source familiar with the investigation but not authorized to speak publicly told The Associated Press the subpoenas went out Thursday.…
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Big Rigs Abandoned as Wildfire Scorches California Freeway

SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST, CA (AP) — Truckers abandoned big-rigs and motorists screamed in fear as they came dangerously close to an explosive wildfire that shut down about 45 miles of a major California interstate near the Oregon border that authorities were desperately trying to reopen. In a video, a passenger in a vehicle screams: "Oh…
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Police Respond To Active Shooter In Downtown Cincinnati

By ANGIE WANG , Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Police say they've responded to an active shooter situation at the Fifth Third Bank building in downtown Cincinnati and there are multiple injuries. The police department in a Tweet described it as an "active shooter/officer involved shooting incident." The situation appeared to be under control shortly…
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Big Quake Hits Northern Japan, Leaving 9 Dead, 30 Missing

By EUGENE HOSHIKO, HARUKA NUGA and MARI YAMAGUCHI , Associated Press SAPPORO, Japan (AP) — A powerful earthquake Thursday on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido triggered dozens of landslides that crushed houses under torrents of dirt, rocks and timber, prompting frantic efforts to unearth any survivors. At least nine people were killed, Prime Minister…
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Trump fumes Over NYT Op-ed; Top Officials Swiftly Deny Role

By ZEKE MILLER, CATHERINE LUCEY and JONATHAN LEMIRE , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pushing back against explosive reports his own administration is conspiring against him, President Donald Trump lashed out against the anonymous senior official who wrote an opinion piece in The New York Times claiming to be part of a "resistance" working "from…
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