Australian police charge 5 teens in investigation stemming from stabbing of Sydney bishop
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Continue Reading Biden meets 4-year-old Abigail Edan, an American who was held hostage by Hamas
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Continue Reading Louisiana dolphin shot dead; found along Cameron Parish coast
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Continue Reading Florida man charged with murdering girlfriend’s 13-year-old daughter
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Connecticut city alderman has been sentenced to 10 days behind bars for joining a mob’s assault on the U.S. Capitol…
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Continue Reading At least 32 dead as flash floods sweep through half of Kenya
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