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Russian forces storm a detention facility to rescue staff taken hostage, killing hostage takers

Russian forces storm a detention facility to rescue staff taken hostage, killing hostage takers

MOSCOW (AP) — Security forces stormed a detention center in southern Russia on Sunday, killing inmates who had taken two members of staff hostage, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported Sunday.
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Shooting in Detroit suburb injures 9, leaving an 8-year-old in critical condition

Shooting in Detroit suburb injures 9, leaving an 8-year-old in critical condition

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Nine people were injured, including two young children and their mother, after a shooter opened fire at a splash pad in a Detroit suburb where families gathered to escape the summer heat Saturday.
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Israel's army says it will pause daytime fighting along a route in southern Gaza to help ramp up aid

Israel's army says it will pause daytime fighting along a route in southern Gaza to help ramp up aid

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's military announced on Sunday that it would pause fighting throughout daytime hours along a route in southern Gaza to free up a backlog of humanitarian aid deliveries destined for desperate Palestinians enduring a humanitaria
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Indiana Republicans upset Mike Braun’s choice for lieutenant governor, backing far-right pick

Indiana Republicans upset Mike Braun’s choice for lieutenant governor, backing far-right pick

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Republicans rejected Sen. Mike Braun’s choice for lieutenant governor on Saturday, instead nominating a podcasting pastor with far-right views to be Braun's running mate.
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8 Israeli soldiers killed in southern Gaza

8 Israeli soldiers killed in southern Gaza

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's military said Saturday that eight soldiers were killed in southern Gaza in the deadliest attack on Israeli forces in months. The troops were killed in an explosion, the army said, without elaborating.
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Haitian leaders oust police chief and appoint a new one as gang violence claims officers’ lives

Haitian leaders oust police chief and appoint a new one as gang violence claims officers’ lives

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian leaders on Saturday ousted Frantz Elbé, the beleaguered director of Haiti’s National Police, following months of criticism that he wasn’t doing enough to protect officers under assault by gangs.
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UK royals unite on palace balcony as Princess of Wales returns to public view after cancer diagnosis

UK royals unite on palace balcony as Princess of Wales returns to public view after cancer diagnosis

LONDON (AP) — Britain put on a display of birthday pageantry Saturday for King Charles III , a military parade that marked the Princess of Wales ’ first public appearance since her cancer diagnosis early this year.
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Iran swaps EU diplomat, another man for Sweden freeing Iranian convicted over '88 mass executions

Iran swaps EU diplomat, another man for Sweden freeing Iranian convicted over '88 mass executions

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran and Sweden carried out a prisoner swap Saturday that saw Tehran release a European Union diplomat and another man for an Iranian convicted in Stockholm of committing war crimes over his part in 1988 mass execut
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Doncic scores 29, Mavericks roll past the Celtics 122-84 to avoid a sweep in the NBA Finals

Doncic scores 29, Mavericks roll past the Celtics 122-84 to avoid a sweep in the NBA Finals

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 25 of his 29 points in the first half, Kyrie Irving added 21 points and the Dallas Mavericks emphatically extended their season on Friday night, fending off elimination by beating the Boston Celtics 122-84 in Game 4 o
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Speaker Johnson says House will go to court for Biden audio after Justice Dept. refused to prosecute

Speaker Johnson says House will go to court for Biden audio after Justice Dept. refused to prosecute

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that the House will go to court to enforce the subpoena against Attorney General Merrick Garland for access to President Joe Biden's special counsel audio interview, hours after the Justice Departmen
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