Boris Johnson’s bombshell exit from Parliament leaves UK politics reeling
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson left chaos in his wake Saturday after quitting Parliament…
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As horse racing’s best trainers rake in millions, records show they’ve violated rules aimed at keeping the animals safe
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By Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — When Boris Johnson became British prime minister in the summer of 2019, he entered Downing Street as the…
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By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis, “wisely” following doctors’ advice, will skip Sunday’s customary…
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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano has erupted, spewing ash as high as 3 kilometers (2 miles) into the air, officials…
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By SAMYA KULLAB and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that counteroffensive…
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By ANDI JATMIKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s authorities on Saturday deported an Australian surfer who apologized…
Continue Reading Canada’s wildfire season is off to an ‘unprecedented’ start. Here’s what it could mean for the US
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Raging wildfires in Canada have already scorched about 15 times the normal burned area for this time of the…
Continue Reading Canada’s wildfire season is off to an ‘unprecedented’ start. Here’s what it could mean for the US
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Raging wildfires in Canada have already scorched about 15 times the normal burned area for this time of the…
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Continue Reading Taiwan president pledges to strengthen island’s defense capability with new technologies
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen says the self-ruled island will work to improve its rescue and defense capabilities with…
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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s cash-strapped government has presented its draft for the national budget, allocating funds to fight climate change…
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By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Police in Somalia say nine people, including three soldiers, were killed in Friday…
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Continue Reading Tennessee woman indicted for attempting to hire dark web hitman to kill wife of man she met online
By Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — A Tennessee woman was indicted on federal charges after allegedly attempting to hire a hitman to kill the wife of…
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By Chris Lau (CNN) — Two airplanes have “highly likely collided” with each other at the Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japanese public…
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Continue Reading Runway reopens at Tokyo’s Haneda airport after 2 planes bump into each other
TOKYO (AP) — Two passenger planes have bumped into each other on a runway at a major Tokyo airport. No injuries were reported in Saturday’s…
Continue Reading ‘Keep me in your prayers,’ Pope Francis asks faithful after surgery
By Amy Cassidy, John Allen and Antonia Mortensen, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis has issued a message for the first time since undergoing abdominal…
Continue Reading New voting districts could change again in some states before the 2024 elections
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press The 2022 elections marked the first using new voting districts drawn from updated census data. Those districts…
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By Radina Gigova, CNN London (CNN) — At least 27 people, most of them children, were killed when remnants of an old bomb exploded in…
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Continue Reading Guatemala says US-funded transit centers to receive applications from Central American migrants
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — The government of Nicaragua has announced the confiscation of properties belonging to 222 opposition figures who were forced…
Continue Reading Missing children found after 40 days in Amazon survived like ‘children of the jungle,’ Colombian president says
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Continue Reading 4 Indigenous children lost in jungle for 40 days after plane crash are found alive in Colombia
By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Four Indigenous children who disappeared 40 days ago after surviving a small plane crash…
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By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer American Airlines and JetBlue said Friday they should be allowed to keep selling tickets on each other’s…
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A police commission says a Los Angeles police sergeant and five officers broke department policy when they opened fire last year…
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has settled with Walgreens for $500 million over the pharmacy chain’s role in distributing highly addictive…
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By Jennifer Henderson and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A Florida woman who fatally shot a Black neighbor during a dispute over kids playing…
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By Richard Roth and Caitlin Hu, CNN (CNN) — The United Nations will send home a unit of 60 Tanzanian peacekeepers over allegations of sexual…
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By Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN (CNN) — Juneteenth is now a state holiday in Nevada after Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo signed Assembly Bill 140 into…
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By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson shocked Britain on Friday by quitting as a lawmaker after…
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Chelsea Peretti plays a first-time director in her directorial debut: “First Time Female…
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MILAN (AP) — Italy’s defense minister says special forces have regained control of a Turkish ship that had been attacked by armed stowaways…
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By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press A dozen Philadelphia police officers who were fired or suspended for racist and violent social media posts can…
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rep. George Santos wants to protect family members by asking the courts to keep his bond…
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Continue Reading Young backpacker who tried to stop knife attack in southeast France hailed as hero
By Oliver Briscoe, Xiaofei Xu and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — A 24-year-old man has been hailed as a hero for chasing a man suspected of…
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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Virginia man who told his wife — and a federal jury — that he had “fun” at the…
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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Authorities have recovered the body of the captain of a fishing charter boat that was found last month partially submerged…
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By JEAN FERNAND KOENA Associated Press BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — The United Nations said that 11 peacekeepers stationed in Central…
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