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FBI opens sweeping probe of clergy sex abuse in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The FBI has opened a widening investigation into sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans going back decades, a rare federal foray into such cases looking specifically at whether priests took children…
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Treasury Department: $30B from Russian oligarchs frozen amid Ukraine war
Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker on why some world leaders believe Ukraine should start thinking about negotiations with Russia. A multinational effort aimed at punishing Russian oligarchs for Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine…
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Reported gunfire prompts police response on Prescott Road
BATON ROUGE - Police are investigating reports of gunfire on Prescott Road on Wednesday morning.
The shooting was reported near 5011 Prescott Road, near the intersection of North Foster Drive.
The Baton Rouge Police Department…
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Live updates | Biden concerned about NKorea nuclear weapons
Placeholder while article actions loadMADRID — The Latest on the NATO summit in Madrid:U.S. President Joe Biden says he is “deeply concerned” that North Korea might test a nuclear weapon.Biden discussed the threats from Pyongyang with…
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Police investigating reported gunfire outside Hooters in Baton Rouge
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BATON ROUGE - Police responded to a shopping center near I-10 after gunshots were reported in the parking lot Tuesday.
The Baton Rouge Police Department said the gunfire was reported around 4 p.m.…
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Latest news on Russia and the war in Ukraine
Ukraine's first lady likens herself to a cupboard in a bombed-out building: 'We're holding on'Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife Olena Zelenska attend the funeral ceremony of Ukrainian first president Leonid Kravchuk in…
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National EMS Academy announces training class dates to combat responder shortage
LOUISIANA - Dates have been announced for upcoming training classes led by Acadian Ambulance and the National EMS Academy.
“These classes allow us to keep our ranks filled, which is vital to our company’s success,” said Director…
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Germany concerned amid deepening energy crisis
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Tuesday that the country was in the midst of a "hybrid war" as Russia's conflict in Ukraine exacerbates Europe's energy crisis.Speaking at a NATO summit in Madrid, Baerbock told CNBC's…
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R&B hitmaker R. Kelly due in court for sex abuse sentencing
NEW YORK (AP) — R&B star R. Kelly faces the possibility of a quarter-century or more in prison when he is sentenced Wednesday in a federal sex trafficking case in New York.
A jury found Kelly, 55, guilty of racketeering and other…
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Zelensky says Putin has become ‘a terrorist’, urges action| Top updates | World News
Two days after at least 18 people were killed after Russian missiles struck a shopping mall containing more than 1,000 people in the central city of Kremenchuk in Ukraine, president Volodymyr Zelensky accused the Russian president of…
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