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IOC excludes Russian and Belarusian athletes from taking part in the Paris Olympics opening ceremony

IOC excludes Russian and Belarusian athletes from taking part in the Paris Olympics opening ceremony

GENEVA (AP) — Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be allowed to take part in the traditional parade at the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics, the IOC said Tuesday.
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Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approve second law that gives government more power to curb dissent

Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approve second law that gives government more power to curb dissent

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approved a new national security law Tuesday that grants the government more power to quash dissent, widely seen as the latest step in a sweeping political crackdown triggered by pro-democracy protests
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US defense chief vows continued aid to Ukraine, even as Congress is stalled on funding bill

US defense chief vows continued aid to Ukraine, even as Congress is stalled on funding bill

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin vowed Tuesday that the U.S. will continue to support Ukraine's war effort against Russia, even as the U.S. Congress remains stalled over funding to send additional weapons to the front.
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Pro-Trump Michigan attorney arrested after hearing in DC over leaking Dominion documents

Pro-Trump Michigan attorney arrested after hearing in DC over leaking Dominion documents

An attorney facing criminal charges for illegally accessing Michigan voting machines after the 2020 election was arrested Monday after a hearing in a separate case in federal court in Washington, D.C. Stefanie Lambert was arrested by U.S.
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Ohio mom who left toddler alone 10 days when she went on vacation pleads guilty to aggravated murder

Ohio mom who left toddler alone 10 days when she went on vacation pleads guilty to aggravated murder

CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio mother whose 16-month-old daughter died after being left home alone in a playpen for 10 days last summer while she went on vacation was sentenced Monday to life in prison with no chance of parole.
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Supreme Court chief justice denies ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro's bid to stave off prison sentence

Supreme Court chief justice denies ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro's bid to stave off prison sentence

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday refused to halt a prison sentence for former Trump White House official Peter Navarro as he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction.
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Supreme Court extends block on Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants

Supreme Court extends block on Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday indefinitely extended its block on a Texas law that would give police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S.
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Netanyahu agrees to send Israeli officials to Washington to discuss prospective Rafah operation

Netanyahu agrees to send Israeli officials to Washington to discuss prospective Rafah operation

WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday agreed to send a team of Israeli officials to Washington to discuss with Biden administration officials a prospective Rafah operation as each side is looking to make “clear to the
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An Afghan refugee has been convicted of murder in a case that shocked Albuquerque’s Muslim community

An Afghan refugee has been convicted of murder in a case that shocked Albuquerque’s Muslim community

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Afghan refugee was found guilty Monday of first-degree murder in one of three fatal shootings that shook Albuquerque's Muslim community during the summer of 2022.
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At least 100 villagers are kidnapped in the latest mass abduction in northern Nigeria

At least 100 villagers are kidnapped in the latest mass abduction in northern Nigeria

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Armed gangs attacked two villages in Nigeria's northwest over the weekend and seized at least 100 people from their homes, residents and a state official told The Associated Press on Monday, in the latest mass abduction in the r
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