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Germany deports Afghan nationals for first time since 2021

Germany deports Afghan nationals for first time since 2021

BERLIN (AP) — Germany deported Afghan nationals on Friday for the first time since 2021. A government spokesman described the Afghan nationals as convicted criminals but did not immediately respond to a request for comment to clarify their offenses.
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New Zealand's Māori King dies after 18-year reign

New Zealand's Māori King dies after 18-year reign

NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AP) — New Zealand’s Māori King, Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII, died Friday at age 69, days after the celebration of his 18th year on the throne.
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New Zealand's Māori King dies after 18-year reign

New Zealand's Māori King dies after 18-year reign

NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga (AP) — New Zealand’s Māori King, Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII, died Friday at age 69, days after the celebration of his 18th year on the throne.
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Trump asks federal court to intervene in hush money case in bid to toss conviction, delay sentencing

Trump asks federal court to intervene in hush money case in bid to toss conviction, delay sentencing

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump asked a federal court late Thursday to intervene in his New York hush money criminal case, seeking a pathway to overturn his felony conviction and indefinitely delay his sentencing scheduled for next month.
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Trump asks federal court to intervene in hush money case in bid to toss conviction, delay sentencing

Trump asks federal court to intervene in hush money case in bid to toss conviction, delay sentencing

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump asked a federal court late Thursday to intervene in his hush money criminal case, seeking a pathway to overturn his conviction and indefinitely delay his sentencing scheduled for next month.
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No. 1 seeds Sinner, Swiatek move into the third round at the US Open; Hurkacz and Korda ousted

No. 1 seeds Sinner, Swiatek move into the third round at the US Open; Hurkacz and Korda ousted

NEW YORK (AP) — Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner flashed their No. 1 form on Thursday with powerful performances that moved them into the third round of the U.S. Open.
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Florida executes man convicted of killing college student, raping victim's sister in national forest

Florida executes man convicted of killing college student, raping victim's sister in national forest

STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of killing a college freshman and raping the murder victim's older sister while the siblings camped in a national forest 30 years ago was executed Thursday.
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Ukraine says one of its Western-donated F-16 warplanes has crashed

Ukraine says one of its Western-donated F-16 warplanes has crashed

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — One of the handful of F-16 warplanes that Ukraine has received from its Western partners to help fight Russia’s invasion has crashed, Ukraine’s Army General Staff said Thursday. The pilot died.
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Judge allows bond for fired Florida deputy in fatal shooting of Black airman

Judge allows bond for fired Florida deputy in fatal shooting of Black airman

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A judge allowed bond Thursday for a Florida sheriff's deputy who was fired and charged with manslaughter after shooting a U.S. Air Force senior airman at the Black man's apartment door.
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Authorities: Police gunfire did not kill 8-year-old who was found in the vehicle on an I-95 bridge

Authorities: Police gunfire did not kill 8-year-old who was found in the vehicle on an I-95 bridge

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — A man being pursued in the killing of a woman in New Hampshire was shot by police and tumbled from the Interstate 95 bridge that connects the state to Maine, officials said Thursday.
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