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AP Top Stories June 19 A

Here’s the latest for Monday June 19th: Secretary of State Blinken meets top Chinese diplomat; Nearly two dozen shot near Chicago; Multiple teens shot in St. Louis; Suspected tornado in Arkansas.

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Shooting in St. Louis kills 1, injures 9 young people

An overnight shooting in a downtown St. Louis office building killed a 17-year-old and wounded nine other teenagers, the city’s police commissioner said Sunday. A spokesman said a minor who had a handgun is in custody as a person of interest. (June 19)…

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Uganda town buries victims of school attack

A bereaved Ugandan border town on Sunday began burying the victims of a brutal attack on a school by suspected extremist rebels that left 42 people dead, most of them students, as security forces stepped up patrols along the frontier with volatile east…

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Biden to honor Modi with pomp-filled state visit

President Joe Biden is set to honor Prime Minister Narendra Modi this week despite India’s stance on Russia and human rights concerns. Much is at stake for both sides when the Indian premier’s three-day visit to the U.S. kicks off on Wednesday. (June 2…

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Influential nun aims to steer church on new path

In 2021, Pope Francis chose Sister Nathalie Becquart to serve as the first female undersecretary for the Synod of Bishops, making her one of the most powerful women in the Vatican. Now, as a historic synod approaches, Sister Becquart is an influential …