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Police in Brazil report an explosion outside the country’s Supreme Court in the capital

Police in Brazil report an explosion outside the country’s Supreme Court in the capital

SAO PAULO (AP) — Police in Brazil said there was an explosion Wednesday outside the country's Supreme Court in capital of Brasilia. Images on local media showed a body on the ground.
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AP Race Call: Republican Ken Calvert wins reelection to U.S. House in California's 41st Congressional District

AP Race Call: Republican Ken Calvert wins reelection to U.S. House in California's 41st Congressional District

Republican Rep. Ken Calvert won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday.
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Trump says he will nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to be attorney general

Trump says he will nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to be attorney general

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said he will nominate Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as his attorney general, putting a loyalist in the role of the nation's top prosecutor.
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Republican John Thune of South Dakota is elected the next Senate majority leader

Republican John Thune of South Dakota is elected the next Senate majority leader

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen.
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Trump makes a victor's return to Washington and pledges a 'smooth' transition of power from Biden

Trump makes a victor's return to Washington and pledges a 'smooth' transition of power from Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump made a victor’s return to Washington on Wednesday, visiting the White House for a nearly two-hour meeting with President Joe Biden and committing to a straightforward transition of power as the president-elect moves qui
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Biden and Xi will meet in Peru as US-China relations tested again by Trump's return

Biden and Xi will meet in Peru as US-China relations tested again by Trump's return

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will hold talks Saturday with China's Xi Jinping on the sidelines of an international summit in Peru, a face-to-face meeting that comes as Beijing braces for Donald Trump's return to the White House.
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Teen charged in UK dance class stabbings faces January trial

Teen charged in UK dance class stabbings faces January trial

LONDON (AP) — A teen charged with killing three girls and wounding 10 other people in a stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England this summer is scheduled to go on trial early next year, a judge said Wednesday.
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US government worker charged with leaking classified documents on Israel's plans to strike Iran

US government worker charged with leaking classified documents on Israel's plans to strike Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who worked for the U.S. government has been charged with leaking classified information assessing Israel's earlier plans to attack Iran, according to court papers filed Wednesday.
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US federal worker charged in classified documents leak about Israel's earlier plans to strike Iran

US federal worker charged in classified documents leak about Israel's earlier plans to strike Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who worked for the U.S. government has been charged with leaking classified information assessing Israel's earlier plans to attack Iran, according to court papers filed Wednesday.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he'll ask for a vote of confidence in December

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he'll ask for a vote of confidence in December

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that he will ask for a vote of confidence on Dec. 16, paving the way for early parliamentary elections in February.
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