11 UN peacekeepers accused of sexual exploitation, abuse in Central African Republic
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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By JILL COLVIN and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In March, when Donald Trump became the first former president in U.S.…
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By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A new philanthropic funding initiative announced Friday will support campaigns for reparations for…
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Three historical shipwrecks uncovered in the Mediterranean
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Homebuyers are leaving big cities for affordability—here's where they're going and how much they're saving
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Continue Reading Natalee Holloway disappearance suspect pleads not guilty to extorting victim’s mother
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Continue Reading White House says Iran is helping Russia build a drone factory east of Moscow for the war in Ukraine
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Continue Reading After making Oscar history, Troy Kotsur pays tribute to his father in new short film
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Continue Reading Erdogan’s new central bank chief signals hope for Turkey’s economic turnaround
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Continue Reading Julian Assange loses latest attempt to appeal against extradition to the US
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Continue Reading Belmont Park will resume live racing after air quality improves ahead of Belmont Stakes
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Continue Reading The US and Canada saw dangerous smoke this week. It’s a routine peril for many developing countries
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Continue Reading Russia claims it blew up advanced Ukrainian tank, but video shows its helicopter attacked a tractor
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Continue Reading Hawaii’s governor, a former ER doctor, helps man injured in car accident – for the second time in three weeks
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Continue Reading Dutch Supreme Court orders museum artifacts borrowed from Crimea returned to Ukraine
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Continue Reading Pittsburgh synagogue trial is proving the obvious, but ultimately focused on the death penalty
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Continue Reading Official says two migrants drowned trying to reach Spain in two boats, 132 arrive safely
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Continue Reading Climate activist Greta Thunberg won’t be school striking after graduation but vows to still protest
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Continue Reading Archbishop of Canterbury urges Anglican Church of Uganda to reject anti-homosexuality law
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Continue Reading Palestinians say Israeli troops kill man at West Bank checkpoint; Israel says he attacked a soldier
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Continue Reading Israeli troops fire tear gas to disperse protesters along Lebanon border
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Continue Reading NATO hopeful Sweden charges man with attempting to extort money for group outlawed in Turkey
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Continue Reading U.N. suspends food aid to Ethiopia over diversion of supplies, a day after U.S. does the same
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Continue Reading Joran van der Sloot pleads not guilty to extorting and defrauding Natalee Holloway’s mom
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By Michelle Watson and Mallika Kallingal, CNN (CNN) — Rangers at Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park are seeking information on two people…
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a man wanted in the 1984 killing of a Florida woman has been arrested nearly four decades later. The…
Continue Reading Jury returns $63M verdict after finding Chevron covered up toxic pit on California land
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — A California jury has returned a $63 million verdict against Chevron after finding the oil giant covered up a toxic…
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