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Putin spurns Zelenskyy meeting but lower-level Ukraine-Russia talks are still on

Putin spurns Zelenskyy meeting but lower-level Ukraine-Russia talks are still on

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Russia and Ukraine are set to hold their first direct peace talks in three years, both countries said Thursday, but hopes for a breakthrough remained dim after Russian President Vladimir Putin spurned an offer by Ukrainian Presi
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Autopsies misclassified deaths in police custody that were homicides, Maryland officials say

Autopsies misclassified deaths in police custody that were homicides, Maryland officials say

ANNAPOLIS, Md.
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DeSantis signs a bill making Florida the 2nd state to ban fluoride from its water system

DeSantis signs a bill making Florida the 2nd state to ban fluoride from its water system

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida Republican Gov.
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54 people killed in overnight airstrikes on southern Gaza city, hospital says

54 people killed in overnight airstrikes on southern Gaza city, hospital says

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Multiple airstrikes hit Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis overnight into Thursday, killing more than 50 people in a second consecutive night of heavy bombing, while another airstrike in the north of the Palestinian te
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New Zealand's Parliament will debate suspending Māori lawmakers who performed a protest haka

New Zealand's Parliament will debate suspending Māori lawmakers who performed a protest haka

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand parliamentary committee has recommended the unprecedented suspensions of three Māori lawmakers for performing a protest haka in the debating chamber last year.
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South African leader and Trump will meet next week after US took in white South Africans as refugees

South African leader and Trump will meet next week after US took in white South Africans as refugees

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — President Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa are scheduled to meet at the White House next week following allegations by Trump — and denied by South Africa — that “genocide” is being committed agai
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Missouri lawmakers approve referendum to repeal abortion-rights amendment

Missouri lawmakers approve referendum to repeal abortion-rights amendment

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.
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Georgetown student released from immigration detention after federal judge's ruling

Georgetown student released from immigration detention after federal judge's ruling

ALVARADO, Texas (AP) — A Georgetown University scholar from India who was arrested in the Trump administration’s crackdown on foreign college students was released from immigration detention Wednesday after a federal judge's ruling.
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Russian court jails prominent election monitoring activist for 5 years

Russian court jails prominent election monitoring activist for 5 years

A court in Moscow on Wednesday convicted one of the leaders of a prominent independent election monitoring group on charges of organizing the work of an “undesirable” organization and sentenced him to five years in prison.
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An explosion at a chemical plant near Seville sends black smoke over the Spanish city

An explosion at a chemical plant near Seville sends black smoke over the Spanish city

MADRID (AP) — An explosion at a chemical plant near Seville sent a huge pillar of smoke over the city and prompted Spanish authorities to urge nearby residents to stay indoors, but no one was reported injured, emergency services said Wednesday.
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