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Continue Reading How this AP photographer caught this image of Israeli soldiers taking a selfie at the Gaza border
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Continue Reading German defense minister said leaked audio is part of Russia’s ‘information war’ against West
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Continue Reading NY Attorney General sends cease-and-desist order to county executive over transgender sports ban
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Continue Reading Memphis mayor meets with gang leaders to request ceasefire in effort to curb city’s gun violence
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Continue Reading Memphis mayor meets with gang leaders to request ceasefire in effort to curb city’s gun violence
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Continue Reading Republican Rep. Steve Womack of Arkansas faces challenge from state lawmaker in GOP primary
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Continue Reading French police hunt an assailant who attacked a man near a Paris synagogue
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Continue Reading Start your week smart: Gaza, Texas wildfires, California blizzards, GM recall, Covid-19
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Continue Reading Tim Scott lost his own presidential bid. But he’s gotten Donald Trump’s attention for vice president
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Continue Reading Malaysia may renew hunt for missing flight MH370, 10 years after its disappearance
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Continue Reading Former Bank of Beijing chairman under investigation, part of China’s crackdown on corruption
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Continue Reading Prisoners with developmental disabilities face unique challenges. One facility is offering solutions
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Continue Reading Shehbaz Sharif elected Pakistani prime minister for a second time after controversial elections
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Continue Reading Groups file request asking Alabama Supreme Court to rehear embryo ruling
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Continue Reading Lawmakers elect Shehbaz Sharif as Pakistan’s new premier. Protests in parliament greet appointment
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Continue Reading Iowa Democrats were forced to toss the caucus. They’ll quietly pick a 2024 nominee by mail instead
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Continue Reading Norway’s hospitalized king gets a pacemaker in Malaysia after falling ill during vacation
HELSINKI (AP) — The royal house of Norway says King Harald has been implanted with a temporary pacemaker at a hospital in Malaysia’s resort…
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Continue Reading 2 races, including crowded chief justice campaign, could push Arkansas court further to the right
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Continue Reading Germany investigates a purported recording leaked by Russia of officers discussing aid to Ukraine
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says authorities are investigating after Russian state media published a purported recording in…
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Continue Reading Firefighters face difficult weather conditions as they battle the largest wildfire in Texas history
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