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New UK Prime Minister Starmer says controversial Rwanda deportation plan is 'dead and buried'

New UK Prime Minister Starmer says controversial Rwanda deportation plan is 'dead and buried'

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Saturday on his first full day in office that he is scrapping a controversial Conservative policy to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda as he vowed to get change in motion, though he warned it will
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Biden rejects independent medical evaluation in ABC interview as he fights to stay in race

Biden rejects independent medical evaluation in ABC interview as he fights to stay in race

MADISON, Wis.
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2 killed and 3 injured in July Fourth attack in California beach city

2 killed and 3 injured in July Fourth attack in California beach city

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Two people were killed and three others injured in an attack during a neighborhood Fourth of July gathering in a Southern California beach city, police said Friday.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court changes course, will allow expanded use of ballot drop boxes this fall

Wisconsin Supreme Court changes course, will allow expanded use of ballot drop boxes this fall

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that officials can place ballot drop boxes around their communities in this fall's elections, overturning its own ruling two years ago limiting their use in the presidential swing state.
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Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024? Arkansas organizers aim to join the list

Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024? Arkansas organizers aim to join the list

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Organizers of an effort to scale back Arkansas' abortion ban said they have more than enough signatures to try to put their proposal before voters in November's election.
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Defending Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz comes back to beat Frances Tiafoe in the third round

Defending Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz comes back to beat Frances Tiafoe in the third round

LONDON (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz found himself pushed to a Grand Slam fifth set again, this time at Wimbledon, this time against good pal Frances Tiafoe.
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Kansas’ top court bolsters a state right to abortion and strikes down 2 anti-abortion laws

Kansas’ top court bolsters a state right to abortion and strikes down 2 anti-abortion laws

TOPEKA, Kan.
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Judge says Nashville school shooter's writings can't be released as victims' families have copyright

Judge says Nashville school shooter's writings can't be released as victims' families have copyright

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The writings of the person who killed three 9-year-olds and three adults at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville last year cannot be released to the public, a judge ruled Thursday.
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Hungary's Orbán meets Putin for talks in Moscow in a rare visit from a European leader

Hungary's Orbán meets Putin for talks in Moscow in a rare visit from a European leader

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to Moscow on Friday for a rare meeting with a European leader to discuss peace proposals for Ukraine.
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Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-line former negotiator against reformist lawmaker

Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-line former negotiator against reformist lawmaker

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranians voted Friday in a runoff presidential election between a hard-line former nuclear negotiator and a reformist lawmaker, with both men trying to convince a skeptical public to cast ballots after years of econ
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