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Judge temporarily halts Tribune bid for California papers

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) – A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order blocking Tribune Publishing Co.’s purchase of Southern California newspapers the Orange County Register and the Press-Enterprise of Riverside. The move late Friday from U.S. District Judge Andre Birotte Jr. comes a day after the U.S. Department …

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In fight against Zika, Brazil battles neglect, cash crunch

CAMPINA GRANDE, Brazil (AP) – In May, as the first cases of the Zika virus were being detected in Brazil, Rossandra Oliveira stopped receiving a critical tool she needed to do her job: insecticide. Monthly shipments from the government to her office at the epicenter of the outbreak stopped. Oliveira, …

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N. Korea fires ballistic missile into sea, ignoring UN ban

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea ignored U.N. resolutions by firing a medium-range ballistic missile into the sea on Friday, Seoul and Washington officials said, days after its leader Kim Jong Un ordered weapons tests linked to its pursuit of a long-range nuclear missile capable of reaching the U.S. …

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