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Defense rests in trial of Karen Read, accused of killing her Boston officer boyfriend with SUV

Defense rests in trial of Karen Read, accused of killing her Boston officer boyfriend with SUV

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US judge sentences Germine Joly, former leader of a powerful gang in Haiti, to 35 years in prison

US judge sentences Germine Joly, former leader of a powerful gang in Haiti, to 35 years in prison

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A man who once described himself as “king” of a notoriously violent gang in Haiti and is linked to the kidnapping of 16 U.S. citizens was sentenced to 35 years in prison Monday in a federal court in Washington, D.C.
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US is expected to send Ukraine $150 million more in munitions to fight off Russia's attacks

US is expected to send Ukraine $150 million more in munitions to fight off Russia's attacks

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is expected to announce Tuesday it is sending an additional $150 million in critically needed munitions to Ukraine, as Russia accuses Ukraine of using U.S.
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Supreme Court will take up state bans on gender-affirming care for minors

Supreme Court will take up state bans on gender-affirming care for minors

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday jumped into the fight over transgender rights, agreeing to hear an appeal from the Biden administration seeking to block state bans on gender-affirming care .
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Dali cargo ship leaves Baltimore for Virginia, nearly 3 months after bridge collapse

Dali cargo ship leaves Baltimore for Virginia, nearly 3 months after bridge collapse

The cargo ship Dali headed out of Baltimore for Virginia on Monday, nearly three months after it lost power and crashed into one of the Francis Scott Key bridge’s supporting columns and caused the bridge to collapse.
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Seoul says North Korea has resumed balloon launches likely to drop trash in South Korea

Seoul says North Korea has resumed balloon launches likely to drop trash in South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea resumed launches of balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea on Monday night, South Korea's military said, in the latest round of a Cold War-style campaign on the Korean Peninsula.
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Princess Anne sustains minor injuries and a concussion in an 'incident,' Buckingham Palace says

Princess Anne sustains minor injuries and a concussion in an 'incident,' Buckingham Palace says

LONDON (AP) — Princess Anne sustained minor injuries and a concussion following an incident on an estate in southwest England, the Buckingham Palace said Monday.
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Gunmen kill 15 police officers and several civilians in Russia's southern Dagestan region

Gunmen kill 15 police officers and several civilians in Russia's southern Dagestan region

MOSCOW (AP) — More than 15 police officers and several civilians, including an Orthodox priest, were killed by armed militants in Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan on Sunday, its governor Sergei Melikov said in a video statement early Monday.
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North Macedonia's parliament approves a new center-right government after May's election

North Macedonia's parliament approves a new center-right government after May's election

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia's center-right leader secured parliamentary approval to lead a new coalition government in a vote late Sunday.
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Death toll at Hajj pilgrimage rises to 1,300 amid scorching temperatures

Death toll at Hajj pilgrimage rises to 1,300 amid scorching temperatures

CAIRO (AP) — More than 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, Saudi authorities announced Sunday.
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