Iran arrests 9 members of Baha’i faith on charges of smuggling medicine and financial wrongdoing | AP News

Iran arrests 9 members of Baha’i faith on charges of smuggling medicine and financial wrongdoing | AP News

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s intelligence ministry arrested nine members of the Baha’i faith on charges of smuggling medicine and financial wrongdoing, state media reported on Monday.State IRAN newspaper said the arrested people, mostly members of one family, had roles in smuggling medicine though a network of dozens of pharmacies. It said they bribed medics

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Maui wildfires: toxic particles will remain, official and scientists warn   | AP News

Maui wildfires: toxic particles will remain, official and scientists warn | AP News

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — When flames swept through western Maui, engulfing the town of Lahaina, residents saw toxic fumes spewing into the air as burning homes, pipes and cars combusted, transforming rubber, metal and plastic into poisonous, particulate matter-filled smoke.Retired mailman and Vietnam veteran Thomas Leonard heard a boom as a propane tank at a

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5 people, including a child, are dead after an explosion destroys 3 homes and damages 12 others | AP News

5 people, including a child, are dead after an explosion destroys 3 homes and damages 12 others | AP News

PLUM, Pa. (AP) — Five people were found dead after a house explosion in western Pennsylvania that destroyed three structures and damaged at least a dozen others, authorities said Sunday.Plum Borough Police Chief Lanny Conley said the bodies of four adults and one adolescent were recovered after the blast shortly before 10:30 a.m. Saturday in

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Russia targets Ukrainian city of Odesa again but Kyiv says it shot down all the missiles and drones | AP News

Russia targets Ukrainian city of Odesa again but Kyiv says it shot down all the missiles and drones | AP News

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched three waves of nighttime air attacks against the southern Ukraine port city of Odesa, officials said Monday, though the Ukrainian air force said it intercepted all 15 incoming Shahed drones and eight Kalibr missiles.Falling debris from the interceptions damaged the dormitory of an educational facility in the city, a

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What to stream this week: ‘The Monkey King,’ Stand Up to Cancer, ‘No Hard Feelings,’ new Madden game | AP News

What to stream this week: ‘The Monkey King,’ Stand Up to Cancer, ‘No Hard Feelings,’ new Madden game | AP News

Jennifer Lawrence’s R-rated comedy “No Hard Feelings” and the more family friendly animated movie “The Monkey King” from director Stephen Chow are among the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near youAmong the offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists are a Harlan Coben TV adaptation

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Crews search for possible missing after a mudslide in the Italian Alps coats city streets in muck | AP News

Crews search for possible missing after a mudslide in the Italian Alps coats city streets in muck | AP News

ROME (AP) — Rescue crews in an Italian Alpine city were searching Monday for any possible missing people and clearing mud-caked roads after a mountain mudslide sent water and debris pouring into town, bursting riverbanks. Authorities said all residents were accounted for.The streets of Bardonecchia, a city near Turin in the Val di Susa mountain

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