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A Colorado pastor says God told him to launch a crypto venture. He’s now accused of pocketing $1.3 million from his followers

By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Denver pastor Eli Regalado had an exciting message for his congregation. After months of prayers and cues from God, he was going to start selling cryptocurrency, he announced in a YouTube video last April. The Signature and Silvergate banks had collapsed weeks earlier, signaling the need to look into other investment options beyond financial

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Vatican tribunal rejects auditor’s wrongful termination lawsuit in case that exposed dirty laundry

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican tribunal has rejected a wrongful termination lawsuit brought by the Holy See’s former auditor general. Libero Milone and his late deputy had sued the Holy See for 9.3 million euros. They claimed they were essentially extorted by Vatican police and forced to resign in 2017 or

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Oklahoma superintendent faces blowback for putting Libs of TikTok creator on library panel

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s new Republican superintendent of public schools is facing bipartisan criticism for appointing a right-wing social media influencer from New York to a state library advisory committee. Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters announced Chaya Raichik’s appointment to the committee on Tuesday, saying she is “on

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Argentina’s Milei faces general strike at outset of his presidency, testing his resolve

By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Just over a month after taking office in Argentina, libertarian President Javier Milei faced a general strike Wednesday prostesting his decree targeting unions as well as his proposals for economic and labor law changes.  Argentina’s largest labor union organized the strike that

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Global warming was primary cause of unprecedented Amazon drought, study finds

BY FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Human-induced global warming, and not El Niño, was the primary driver of the severe drought in the Amazon last year that sent rivers to record lows, isolated hundreds of river communities and killed dozens of endangered dolphins. That’s according to researchers from World Weather Attribution, which

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New Jersey OKs two new offshore wind farms that would be farther from shore and beachgoers’ view

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey utility regulators have given preliminary approval to two new wind farms off the state’s coast. And both would be considerably farther offshore than earlier projects that drew opposition from beachgoers who don’t want to see wind turbines on the horizon. The state Board

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Minnesota trooper is charged with murder in shooting of motorist Ricky Cobb II during a traffic stop

By STEVE KARNOWSKI and TRISHA AHMED Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota state trooper has been charged with murder in the shooting of motorist Ricky Cobb II after he failed to get out of his car during a July traffic stop. Trooper Ryan Londregan was charged with second-degree unintentional murder, first-degree assault and second

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Country singer Chris Young arrested at Nashville bar, charged with assault, disorderly conduct

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country singer Chris Young was arrested at a Nashville bar after an alleged altercation with Alcoholic Beverage Commission agents who were doing compliance checks, according to court documents. Young, who was described as having bloodshot, watery eyes and slurred speech, was arrested Monday night and charged with assaulting an officer, disorderly

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