Thousands of exploding devices in Lebanon trigger a nation that has been on edge for years

Thousands of exploding devices in Lebanon trigger a nation that has been on edge for years

BEIRUT (AP) — Chris Knayzeh was in a town overlooking Lebanon’s capital when he heard the rumbling aftershock of the 2020 Beirut port blast. Hundreds of tons of haphazardly stored ammonium nitrates had exploded, killing and injuring thousands of people. Already struggling with the country’s economic collapse, the sight of the gigantic mushroom cloud unleashed

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Takeaways from AP’s story on the role of the West in widespread fraud with South Korean adoptions

Takeaways from AP’s story on the role of the West in widespread fraud with South Korean adoptions

Western governments eagerly approved and even pushed for the adoption of South Korean children for decades, despite evidence that adoption agencies were aggressively competing for kids, pressuring mothers and bribing hospitals, an investigation led by The Associated Press has found. Now adults, many of those children have since discovered that their adoption paperwork was untrue.

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North Carolina Republican governor candidate Mark Robinson vows to stay in race despite media report

North Carolina Republican governor candidate Mark Robinson vows to stay in race despite media report

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson vowed on Thursday to remain in the race despite a CNN report that he posted strongly worded racial and sexual comments on an online message board, saying he won’t be forced out by “salacious tabloid lies.” Robinson, the sitting lieutenant governor who decisively won

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