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Teen vies for record solo flight to 7 continents to raise money for childhood cancer research
GENEVA (AP) — A Chinese American teen is vying to become the youngest person to fly solo to all seven continents in a quest that also aims to drum up donations for research into childhood cancer.
Dow drops 864 points, and Japanese stocks suffer worst crash since 1987 amid U.S. economy worries
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly everything on Wall Street is tumbling Monday as fear about a slowing U.S. economy worsens and sets off another sell-off for financial markets around the world.
Belgium withdraws from triathlon after athlete who swam in Seine River falls ill
PARIS - Belgium’s Olympic committee announced Sunday that it would withdraw its team from the mixed relay triathlon at the Paris Olympics after one of its competitors who swam in the Seine River fell ill.
More schools are taking breaks for meditation. Teachers say it helps pupils' mental health
REX, Ga. - The third-grade students at Roberta T. Smith Elementary School had only a few days until summer vacation, and an hour until lunch, but there was no struggle to focus as they filed into the classroom. They were ready for one of their favorite parts of the day.
Defense secretary overrides plea agreement for accused 9/11 mastermind, 2 other defendants
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday overrode a plea agreement reached earlier this week for the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and two other defendants, reinstating them as death-penalty cases.
Justice Department sues TikTok, accusing the company of illegally collecting children's data
The Justice Department sued TikTok on Friday, accusing the company of violating children’s online privacy law and running afoul of a settlement it had reached with another federal agency.
Tami Sawyer returns to elected office with court clerk win
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Tami Sawyer is heading back to elected office in Shelby County. The Democrat beat Republican Lisa Arnold for the county’s General Sessions Court Clerk with 54% of the vote. Sawyer unseated incumbent Joe Brown in the March Democratic primary in March.
Member of 'Tennessee Three' hopes to survive state Democratic primary for Senate seat
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s primary election Thursday will decide whether state Rep. Gloria Johnson, who shot to national fame after surviving a Republican-led expulsion effort for her participation in a gun control protest, will become the Democratic nominee in a fall matchup for the seat held by Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, who must first clear her own primary contest.
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