Americans are spotting more sharks in the water. Here’s why that’s a good thing
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HAMPTON BEACH, N.H. (AP) — Authorities and visitors at a New Hampshire beach say a small plane towing a banner landed in the ocean nearby. The…
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Continue Reading Bronny James plays piano, dines out in video, photos emerging days after he suffers cardiac arrest
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Continue Reading CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Here’s what you need to see and know today
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Continue Reading Wagner mercenaries in Belarus move closer to the Polish border, Poland’s prime minister says
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Continue Reading Bike ride across Iowa puts vibrant small-town America into sharp focus
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Continue Reading Kansas man sentenced to nearly 57 years in death of 2-year-old daughter who went days without food
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Continue Reading Ex-Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon joins push for third-party presidential bid as Democrats try to stop it
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Continue Reading Bangladesh opposition supporters clash with police in protest over election oversight
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Continue Reading A 6-year-old girl died after being struck by a boat propeller in Arizona
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Continue Reading US Secretary of State tells Australia that WikiLeaks founder is accused of ‘very serious’ crime
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Continue Reading African Union gives 15-day ultimatum to Niger junta to end regime but soldiers seek continuity
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Continue Reading Russian investigators call children as witnesses against their mother accused of discrediting army
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Continue Reading France and EU cut off financial support to Niger following military coup
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Continue Reading A large explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Thailand kills at least 10 people and wounds dozens
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Continue Reading Do you believe in angels? About 7 in 10 U.S. adults do, a new AP-NORC poll shows
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Continue Reading With one eye on China, Japan backs Sri Lanka as a partner in the Indo-Pacific
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Continue Reading Indian opposition lawmakers visit violence-wracked state in bid to pressure Modi’s government
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Continue Reading A rebounding Pope Francis adds an overnight visit to France to his busy travel schedule
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Continue Reading Ukraine moves Christmas to December 25, distancing itself from Russian tradition
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Continue Reading An explosion at a firecracker factory in southern India kills 8 people, police say
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Continue Reading US pledges to help Australia manufacture guided missiles by 2025
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Continue Reading Americans are spotting more sharks in the water. Here’s why that’s a good thing
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Continue Reading Prigozhin celebrates Niger coup, says his Wagner group can help
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Continue Reading What Ukraine must do to win in its southern push – and what Russia has in reserve
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