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A state’s experience with grocery chain mergers spurs a fight to stop Albertsons’ deal with Kroger

AP Business Writer Washington state is going to court Monday to try to block a proposed merger between Albertsons and Kroger. The case is one of several challenging the $24.6 billion deal. The Federal Trade Commission is also fighting the merger in federal court in Oregon, where closing arguments are expected Tuesday. Albertsons and Kroger

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The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the UN says

Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.N. says the Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan. It’s a devastating setback for polio eradication. Afghanistan is one of two countries in which the spread of the potentially fatal, paralyzing disease has never been stopped. The other is Pakistan. News of the suspension

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Investigators seek public’s help in identifying Asian victim found in Gilgo Beach area

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Investigators on New York’s Long Island are seeking the public’s help in identifying an Asian victim from a years-old killing, whose remains were discovered along Ocean Parkway near Gilgo Beach in 2011. The victim investigators are referring to as “Asian Doe” was a biological male of Asian descent, between

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Central Europe flooding leaves 16 dead in Romania, Poland, Czech Republic and Austria

Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Exceptionally heavy rainfall pounding Central Europe has prompted deadly flooding in the region, with four new deaths reported Monday in Poland, three in the Czech Republic and one in Romania. The flooding has swamped parts of Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland and Romania as a low-pressure system crossing the

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Former prominent BBC news anchor gets suspended sentence for indecent images of children on phone

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former BBC news anchor Huw Edwards has been given a suspended prison sentence for indecent images of children on his phone. Edwards, once one of the most prominent media figures in Britain, was sentenced Monday to a six-month prison term suspended for two years. Edwards pleaded guilty in Westminster Magistrates’

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A French member of the European Commission resigns and criticizes President von der Leyen

Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — An influential French member of the European Union’s powerful executive branch has resigned. Thierry Breton posted his resignation letter on social media on Monday. He called into question the leadership of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Breton’s resignation comes just as von der Leyen is trying to assemble

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Islamic State claims responsibility for weekend bombing that killed 2 police officers in Pakistan

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the weekend bombing that killed two police officials in restive southwestern Pakistan. Analysts said Monday the latest violence is a sign of increasing coordination between Islamic militants and separatists who for years have been targeting security forces and civilians in the oil- and

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