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A publicist says popular game show host Bob Barker, a household name for a half-century as host of “Truth or Consequences” and “The Price Is Right,” has died at his home in Los Angeles. Barker was 99. (Aug. 26)

On the day before the 60th memorial of 1963 march on Washington, Bernice King, Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter, visited her father’s monument in Washington to reflect on the march and family legacy. (Aug. 25)

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The West African bloc ECOWAS rejected the proposal by Niger’s mutinous soldiers for a three-year transition to democratic rule, with a commissioner describing the slow timeline as a provocation. (Aug. 25)

Maui police have released a list of the names of 388 people still unaccounted for after the devastating wildfire on the island. (Aug. 25)

Kharkiv residents on Thursday honoured killed Ukrainian soldiers on the country’s Independence Day. (Aug. 25)

A major wildfire burning on the northwestern fringes of Athens has destroyed homes and on Thursday was threatening the heart of a national park on Mount Parnitha, one of the last green areas near the Greek capital. (Aug. 25)
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The retired police sergeant who opened fire in a popular Southern California biker bar during a lively evening had traveled from Ohio to confront his estranged wife, shooting her in the face before turning his gun on the crowd, authorities said. (Aug 2…

Tennessee Republican lawmakers have hit an impasse just a few days into a special session sparked by a deadly school shooting in March. The Senate’s decision to adjourn has all but guaranteed it won’t be any significant gun control change. (Aug. 24) (A…

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