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France rushes aid to Mayotte after Cyclone Chido leaves hundreds feared dead

France rushes aid to Mayotte after Cyclone Chido leaves hundreds feared dead

MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) — France used ships and military aircraft to rush rescuers and supplies to Mayotte on Monday after the tiny French island territory off Africa was battered by its worst cyclone in nearly a century.
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Father and stepmother sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a 10-year-old girl in England

Father and stepmother sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a 10-year-old girl in England

LONDON (AP) — The father and stepmother of a severely abused 10-year-old girl found dead in her home in England were sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for murder.
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Freed anti-whaling activist Paul Watson won't face extradition by Denmark to Japan - lawyer

Freed anti-whaling activist Paul Watson won't face extradition by Denmark to Japan - lawyer

LONDON (AP) — Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson was freed from prison in Greenland on Tuesday and will not be extradited to Japan, the Danish Justice Ministry and defense lawyers said.
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Father and stepmother sent to prison for life in the killing of a 10-year-old girl in England

Father and stepmother sent to prison for life in the killing of a 10-year-old girl in England

LONDON (AP) — The father and stepmother of a severely abused 10-year-old girl found dead in her home in England were sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for murder.
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Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson freed from prison in Denmark and won't be extradited to Japan

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson freed from prison in Denmark and won't be extradited to Japan

LONDON (AP) — Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson was freed from prison in Denmark on Tuesday and he will not be extradited to Japan, his lawyer told The Associated Press.
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The head of Russia’s nuclear defense forces has been killed in an explosion in Moscow

The head of Russia’s nuclear defense forces has been killed in an explosion in Moscow

MOSCOW (AP) — Lt.
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Teacher and a teenage student killed in a shooting at a Christian school in Wisconsin

Teacher and a teenage student killed in a shooting at a Christian school in Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis.
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Magnitude 7.3 earthquake hits the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu

Magnitude 7.3 earthquake hits the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Tuesday just off the coast of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean, the USGS said.
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Judge rejects Trump’s bid to dismiss hush money conviction because of Supreme Court immunity ruling

Judge rejects Trump’s bid to dismiss hush money conviction because of Supreme Court immunity ruling

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge Monday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to have his hush money conviction dismissed because of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling on presidential immunity. But the case's overall future remains unclear.
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Judge rejects Trump’s bid to dismiss hush money conviction because of Supreme Court immunity ruling

Judge rejects Trump’s bid to dismiss hush money conviction because of Supreme Court immunity ruling

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge Monday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to have his hush money conviction dismissed because of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling on presidential immunity. But the case's overall future remains unclear.
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