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Tennessee lawmakers OK bill criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care

Tennessee lawmakers OK bill criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care

NASHVILLE, Tenn.
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USC won't hold main commencement ceremony amid Gaza war protests on campus

USC won't hold main commencement ceremony amid Gaza war protests on campus

BOSTON (AP) — The University of Southern California has canceled its main stage graduation ceremony under new safety measures being taken as the campus is roiled by protests stemming from the Israel-Hamas war.
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The Latest | Israeli strikes in Rafah kill at least 5 as ship comes under attack in the Gulf of Aden

The Latest | Israeli strikes in Rafah kill at least 5 as ship comes under attack in the Gulf of Aden

Palestinian hospital officials said Israeli airstrikes on the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip killed at least five people. More than half of the territory’s population of 2.
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Wild horses to remain in North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park, lawmaker says

Wild horses to remain in North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park, lawmaker says

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Wild horses will stay in North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park amid fears from advocates that park officials would remove the beloved animals from the rugged Badlands landscape, a key lawmaker said Thursday.
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Man who shot ex-Saints star Will Smith receives 25-year prison sentence for manslaughter

Man who shot ex-Saints star Will Smith receives 25-year prison sentence for manslaughter

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The man who fatally shot retired NFL star Will Smith during a confrontation following a car crash in 2016 received a 25-year prison sentence Thursday in a New Orleans courtroom.
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New deep-water channel allows first ship to pass Key bridge wreckage in Baltimore

New deep-water channel allows first ship to pass Key bridge wreckage in Baltimore

BALTIMORE (AP) — The first cargo ship passed through a newly opened deep-water channel in Baltimore on Thursday after being stuck in the harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed four weeks ago, halting most maritime traffic through the cit
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China launches 3-member crew to its space station as it seeks to put astronauts on the moon by 2030

China launches 3-member crew to its space station as it seeks to put astronauts on the moon by 2030

JIUQUAN SATELLITE LAUNCH CENTER, China (AP) — China launched a three-member crew to its orbiting space station on Thursday as part of its ambitious program that aims to put astronauts on the moon by 2030 .
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With war in Ukraine on its border, Poland wants to be among the countries setting Europe's agenda

With war in Ukraine on its border, Poland wants to be among the countries setting Europe's agenda

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign minister called on NATO to increase its defense preparedness on Thursday and said his government wants to be at the center of decision-making in the European Union, seeking to reestablish the country as a reliab
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When Danish police pulled a woman over, she locked herself in her car and refused to talk

When Danish police pulled a woman over, she locked herself in her car and refused to talk

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A routine traffic stop on a highway south of Denmark's capital turned into an unusual standoff as a 26-year-old woman locked her car and refused to speak to the police officer who had pulled her over, authorities said Thurs
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Arizona indicts 18 in case over 2020 election in Arizona, including Giuliani and Meadows

Arizona indicts 18 in case over 2020 election in Arizona, including Giuliani and Meadows

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump 's chief of staff Mark Meadows , lawyer Rudy Giuliani and 16 others for their efforts to use so-called fake electors to try to overturn Trump’s loss to Joe Biden in the 2
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