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Month: September 2021

North Macedonia marks 30 years of independence with parade

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia has marked the 30th anniversary of its independence from Yugoslavia with a military parade in the capital Skopje and ceremonies around the country. The country’s prime minister led Wednesday’s celebrations, attending the parade that also included folk dancers, fire service rescuers, paramedics, and farmers who drove their tractors

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Saudi embassy says it welcomes the release of classified documents related to September 11 attacks

By Kate Sullivan, CNN The Saudi embassy in Washington, DC, said Wednesday it “welcomes the release of” classified documents related to the September 11 terrorist attacks as pressure ramps up on the Biden administration to disclose additional information the government has previously blocked. “Since that horrific day 20 years ago, the leadership of Saudi Arabia

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Fed survey finds growth ‘downshifted’ in summer due to COVID

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. economic activity “downshifted slightly to a moderate pace” in July and August due to rising concerns about COVID’s delta variant, as well as supply chain problems and labor shortages, the Federal Reserve’s latest survey of the nation’s business conditions revealed. The Fed survey, released Wednesday,

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Fed survey finds growth ‘downshifted’ in summer due to COVID

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. economic activity “downshifted slightly to a moderate pace” in July and August due to rising concerns about COVID’s delta variant, as well as supply chain problems and labor shortages, the Federal Reserve’s latest survey of the nation’s business conditions revealed. The Fed survey, released Wednesday,

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Susanna Clarke’s ‘Piranesi’ wins Women’s Prize for Fiction

By JILL LAWLESS LONDON (AP) — British writer Susanna Clarke has won the prestigious Women’s Prize for Fiction for her mind-tweaking fantasy novel “Piranesi.” Clarke was awarded the 30,000-pound ($41,000) prize Wednesday for her story about a man living in a labyrinthine, statue-filled house that comprises his whole universe. Novelist Bernardine Evaristo, who chaired the

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