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Iranian operatives charged in the US with hacking Donald Trump's presidential campaign

Iranian operatives charged in the US with hacking Donald Trump's presidential campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges Friday against three Iranian operatives suspected of hacking Donald Trump's presidential campaign and disseminating stolen information to media organizations.
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleads not guilty to taking bribes and illegal campaign contributions

New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleads not guilty to taking bribes and illegal campaign contributions

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleaded not guilty Friday to federal bribery charges, firmly rejecting allegations that he accepted luxury travel, campaign cash and other perks from foreign interests who then sought to harness his powe
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Iranian operatives charged in the US with hacking Donald Trump's presidential campaign

Iranian operatives charged in the US with hacking Donald Trump's presidential campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges Friday against three Iranian operatives suspected of hacking Donald Trump's presidential campaign and disseminating stolen information to media organizations.
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Huge explosion rocks a southern suburb of Beirut

Huge explosion rocks a southern suburb of Beirut

BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli airstrikes hit one of Beirut’s heavily-populated southern suburbs on Friday as blasts were heard throughout the Lebanese capital.
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Trump and Zelenskyy meet in New York amid rising questions about US support for Ukraine

Trump and Zelenskyy meet in New York amid rising questions about US support for Ukraine

NEW YORK (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met face-to-face with Donald Trump Friday with public tensions rising between the two over Ukraine's defense against Russia's invasion.
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Isaac strengthens into a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean and Tropical Storm Joyce forms

Isaac strengthens into a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean and Tropical Storm Joyce forms

MIAMI (AP) — Isaac strengthened Friday into a hurricane in the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean and could cause dangerous waves in parts of Bermuda while Tropical Storm Joyce formed and wasn't threatening land, forecasters said.
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Belgian PM and king blast Pope Francis for church's sex abuse cover-up legacy in blistering welcome

Belgian PM and king blast Pope Francis for church's sex abuse cover-up legacy in blistering welcome

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s prime minister on Friday blasted Pope Francis for the Catholic Church’s horrific legacy of clerical sex abuse and cover-ups in his country, demanding “concrete steps” to come clean with the past and put victims’ interests ov
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Netanyahu, at UN, vows that Israel will keep 'degrading Hezbollah' until its objectives are met

Netanyahu, at UN, vows that Israel will keep 'degrading Hezbollah' until its objectives are met

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — His leadership strained by conflicts on two fronts, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told world leaders at the United Nations on Friday that his nation will “continue degrading Hezbollah" until it achieves its goals alo
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Israel's Netanyahu, at UN, says he came to refute lies he heard there this week from other leaders

Israel's Netanyahu, at UN, says he came to refute lies he heard there this week from other leaders

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his leadership strained by conflicts on two fronts, took the U.N.
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University of Wisconsin revokes tenure of former porn-making chancellor who wanted to teach

University of Wisconsin revokes tenure of former porn-making chancellor who wanted to teach

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents voted unanimously Friday to revoke the tenure of a former campus chancellor who was fired after making pornographic films , rejecting his wish to remain a communications professor.
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