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The Supreme Court rejects a plea to block a copper mine on land in Arizona that's sacred to Apaches

The Supreme Court rejects a plea to block a copper mine on land in Arizona that's sacred to Apaches

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from Apaches who are fighting to halt a massive copper mining project on federal land in Arizona that they hold sacred.
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At least 5 dead and 19 injured in chemical plant explosion in China, CCTV reports

At least 5 dead and 19 injured in chemical plant explosion in China, CCTV reports

BEIJING (AP) — A huge explosion rocked a chemical plant in China’s eastern Shandong province around noon Tuesday, killing at least five people and injuring 19, according to state broadcaster CCTV. An additional six people remain missing.
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A new aid system in Gaza has started operations, a US-backed group says

A new aid system in Gaza has started operations, a US-backed group says

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A new aid system in Gaza opened its first distribution hubs Monday, according to a U.S.
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Authorities say they've captured three more of the 10 escapees who broke out of a New Orleans jail

Authorities say they've captured three more of the 10 escapees who broke out of a New Orleans jail

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities said Monday they have captured three more of the 10 escapees who broke out of a Louisiana jail this month.
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Police say driver who plowed into Liverpool soccer fans acted alone, not believed to be terrorism

Police say driver who plowed into Liverpool soccer fans acted alone, not believed to be terrorism

LONDON (AP) — A 53-year-old white British man plowed a minivan into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans who were celebrating the city’s Premier League championship Monday, injuring more than 45 people as shouts of joy turned into shrieks of terror.
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Ukraine says Russia launched its biggest drone attack yet, part of an escalating campaign

Ukraine says Russia launched its biggest drone attack yet, part of an escalating campaign

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched its biggest drone attack against Ukraine overnight, a Ukrainian official said Monday, part of an escalating bombing campaign that has further dashed hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the 3-year-old war .
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Former US Rep. Charles Rangel, who spent nearly 50 years representing New York, has died

Former US Rep. Charles Rangel, who spent nearly 50 years representing New York, has died

NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel of New York, an outspoken, gravel-voiced Harlem Democrat who spent nearly five decades on Capitol Hill and was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, died Monday at age 94.
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Marcel Ophuls, the Oscar-winning filmmaker who forced France to face its WWII past, is dead at 97

Marcel Ophuls, the Oscar-winning filmmaker who forced France to face its WWII past, is dead at 97

PARIS (AP) — Marcel Ophuls, the Academy Award-winning filmmaker whose landmark 1969 documentary “The Sorrow and the Pity” shattered the comforting myth that most of France had resisted the Nazis during World War II — has died at 97.
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At least 11 hurt in South Carolina beach town shooting

At least 11 hurt in South Carolina beach town shooting

LITTLE RIVER, S.C. (AP) — At least 11 people were taken to hospitals after a shooting Sunday night in a South Carolina beach town, authorities said.
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A court has acquitted Austrian ex-leader Sebastian Kurz of making false statements

A court has acquitted Austrian ex-leader Sebastian Kurz of making false statements

VIENNA (AP) — A court in Vienna on Monday acquitted former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz of making false statements to a parliamentary inquiry into alleged corruption in his government, reversing a verdict from last year in which Kurz was given
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