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US diplomats and hostage envoy in Syria on first visit since Assad ouster

US diplomats and hostage envoy in Syria on first visit since Assad ouster

WASHINGTON (AP) — The first U.S.
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'Raygun: The Musical' won't use the name of the notorious Australian breaker

'Raygun: The Musical' won't use the name of the notorious Australian breaker

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Australian breaker Rachael “Raygun” Gunn has tried to be a good sport about the jokes and criticism that poured in from around the globe after her controversial performance at the Paris Olympics.
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'Raygun: The Musical' won't use the name of the notorious Australian breaker

'Raygun: The Musical' won't use the name of the notorious Australian breaker

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Australian breaker Rachael “Raygun” Gunn has tried to be a good sport about the jokes and criticism that poured in from around the globe after her controversial performance at the Paris Olympics.
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Oklahoma man dies by lethal injection in the nation’s final execution of 2024

Oklahoma man dies by lethal injection in the nation’s final execution of 2024

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma man who killed a 10-year-old girl in a cannibalistic fantasy died by lethal injection Thursday in the nation’s 25th and final execution of the year. Kevin Ray Underwood was pronounced dead at 10:14 a.m.
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Former Uvalde schools police chief loses bid to toss criminal charges related to 2022 shooting

Former Uvalde schools police chief loses bid to toss criminal charges related to 2022 shooting

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge on Thursday refused to throw out criminal charges accusing the former Uvalde schools police chief of putting children at risk during the slow response to the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting, while a lawyer for
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Pentagon says it doubled the number of US troops in Syria before Assad's fall

Pentagon says it doubled the number of US troops in Syria before Assad's fall

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States doubled the number of its forces in Syria to fight the Islamic State group before the overthrow of President Bashar Assad’s government, the Pentagon said Thursday. The U.S.
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Gisèle Pelicot thanks backers after her ex-husband and his co-defendants are convicted in rape trial

Gisèle Pelicot thanks backers after her ex-husband and his co-defendants are convicted in rape trial

AVIGNON, France (AP) — Gisèle Pelicot spoke of her “very difficult ordeal” after 51 men were convicted Thursday in the drugging-and-rape trial that riveted France and turned her into an icon , expressing support for other victims whose cases don't ge
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Former top aide to New York City's mayor pleads not guilty in bribery case

Former top aide to New York City's mayor pleads not guilty in bribery case

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City mayor's former chief adviser, her son and two real estate investors were indicted on Thursday on bribery and conspiracy charges, a case that comes as the mayor himself fights a separate corruption case and a series o
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Pentagon says it doubled the number of US troops in Syria before Assad's fall

Pentagon says it doubled the number of US troops in Syria before Assad's fall

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States doubled the number of forces in Syria to fight the Islamic State group before the overthrow of President Bashar Assad’s government, the Pentagon said Thursday. The U.S.
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France's Macron says tour of cyclone-devastated Mayotte is a day he won't forget

France's Macron says tour of cyclone-devastated Mayotte is a day he won't forget

MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron arrived Thursday in the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte to survey Cyclone Chido’s destruction and was immediately confronted with a first-hand account of devastation across the French territor
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