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‘He’s home’: Missing 73 years, Medal of Honor recipient’s remains return to Georgia
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Continue Reading What to stream this weekend: Foo Fighters, ‘The Idol,’ LeBron James and ‘American Gladiators’ doc
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Continue Reading Stock market today: Markets mostly higher after Biden-McCarthy deal on US debt
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Continue Reading George Maharis, star of TV’s ‘Route 66’ in the 1960s, dies at 94
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Continue Reading Spain swings right in local and regional elections
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a man wounded three people when he opened fire the parking lot of a Texas strip club early Sunday before…
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Continue Reading Tourist boat overturns on Italian lake, at least 1 dead; several missing
MILAN (AP) — Italian media report that a sudden storm overturned a boat on Lago Maggiore in the northern Lombardy region, with at least one person…
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Continue Reading Josef Newgarden wins his first Indy 500, gives Roger Penske his 19th victory
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Continue Reading Police: 3 killed in shootout involving outlaw biker gangs at New Mexico motorcycle rally
RED RIVER, N.M. (AP) — Three men killed in a weekend shootout at a New Mexico motorcycle rally were members of rival outlaw biker gangs, and the…
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Continue Reading Migrants with children stuck at Poland’s border wall; activists say Belarus won’t let them turn back
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Continue Reading Right-wing populist Javier Milei gains support in Argentina by blasting ‘political caste’
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Continue Reading Jewish groups and city officials protest against Roger Waters concert in Frankfurt
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Continue Reading Venice police investigate bright green liquid in Grand Canal
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Continue Reading Army Air Force pilot from Pennsylvania killed during WWII accounted for, authorities say
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Continue Reading Jan. 6 rioters are raking in thousands in donations. Now the US is coming after their haul
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Continue Reading Shooting at New Mexico’s Red River motorcycle rally kills 3, wounds 5
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Continue Reading South Korean arrested for opening plane emergency exit door, faces up to 10 years in prison
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Continue Reading EgyptAir flight from Cairo blows tire during landing in Saudi Arabia
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Continue Reading Russia launched ‘largest drone attack’ on Ukrainian capital before Kyiv Day; 1 killed
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Continue Reading China’s 1st domestically made passenger plane completes maiden commercial flight
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Continue Reading Modi opponents boycott opening of new Indian Parliament; PM says it breaks with colonial past
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Continue Reading In Nigeria’s hard-hit north, families seek justice as armed groups seek control
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Continue Reading US, Saudi Arabia call for warring sides in Sudan to extend ‘imperfect’ cease-fire
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Continue Reading Liz Cheney urges graduates not to compromise with the truth in commencement speech
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Continue Reading Indian official suspended after he drains reservoir to retrieve phone he dropped while taking selfie
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two horses have died the past two days following injuries at Churchill Downs, the 11th and 12th fatalities over the past…
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Aides to Poland’s President Andrzej Duda say that his experts have begun analyzing a highly contentious law on…
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By BRIAN P. D. HANNON Associated Press Former diplomat and presidential adviser Henry Kissinger marks his 100th birthday on Saturday, outlasting many…
Continue Reading UK police free man involved in Downing Street collision — then arrest him on unrelated charge
LONDON (AP) — A man who was taken into custody after his car crashed into the gates of the British prime minister’s residence in central London…
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By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Russia will start expelling German diplomats, teachers and employees of German cultural…
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Continue Reading Disgusted by racism targeting soccer’s Vinícius, his Brazilian hometown rallies to defend him
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Continue Reading New bill to build Athletics stadium on Las Vegas Strip caps Nevada’s cost at $380 million
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics are asking Nevada for $380 million for a…
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By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Two soccer teams exiled from cities in war-battered eastern Ukraine play each other Sunday in the…
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Continue Reading Thousands of exhausted South Sudanese head home, fleeing brutal conflict
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Continue Reading Le Mans 24-hour race to include hydrogen-powered vehicles starting in 2026
OYAMA, Japan (AP) — The 24 Hours of Le Mans, the world’s most famous endurance race, will be open to hydrogen-powered vehicles starting in 2026.…
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