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Toddler twins found dead in car parked on Miami highway

Toddler twins found dead in car parked on Miami highway

MIAMI (AP) — Three-year-old twins died after being found unresponsive in a car parked along Interstate 95 in Miami early Friday and the female driver was critically injured when she jumped off an overpass when police arrived, authorities said.
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London judge acquits climate activist Greta Thunberg of charge that she blocked an oil conference

London judge acquits climate activist Greta Thunberg of charge that she blocked an oil conference

LONDON (AP) — A judge on Friday acquitted climate activist Greta Thunberg of a charge that she had refused to follow a police order to leave a protest that blocked the entrance to a major oil and gas industry conference in London last year.
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A fire set off by a gas explosion in Kenya kills at least 3 people and injures 280 others

A fire set off by a gas explosion in Kenya kills at least 3 people and injures 280 others

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A truck loaded with liquid petroleum gas cylinders exploded in a depot in the Kenyan capital and set off a late-night inferno that rapidly spread and burned homes and warehouses, killing at least three people and injuring 280, o
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Sauna patrons dressed only in towels pull 2 from a car that plunged into a Norwegian fjord

Sauna patrons dressed only in towels pull 2 from a car that plunged into a Norwegian fjord

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Not all heroes wear capes. Some don't wear anything at all. With only towels around their waists, patrons aboard a floating sauna in a Norwegian fjord rescued two people whose car had plunged into the water.
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US company says hostage-taking by gunmen at its factory in Turkey in Gaza protest has been resolved

US company says hostage-taking by gunmen at its factory in Turkey in Gaza protest has been resolved

ISTANBUL (AP) — Two gunmen took seven hostages at a factory owned by U.S. company Procter & Gamble in northwest Turkey on Thursday, according to media reports, apparently in protest of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
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Top UK diplomat says Britain could recognize a Palestinian state before a peace deal with Israel

Top UK diplomat says Britain could recognize a Palestinian state before a peace deal with Israel

RIYAK, Lebanon (AP) — Britain’s top diplomat said Thursday that his country could officially recognize a Palestinian state after a cease-fire in Gaza without waiting for the outcome of what could be yearslong talks between Israel and the Palestinians
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Washington Commanders hiring Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn as coach, AP sources say

Washington Commanders hiring Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn as coach, AP sources say

The Washington Commanders have an agreement with Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn to hire him as coach, according to two people with knowledge of the decision.
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Biden sanctions four Israeli settlers who attacked Palestinians in the West Bank

Biden sanctions four Israeli settlers who attacked Palestinians in the West Bank

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday issued an executive order that targets Israeli settlers in the West Bank who have been attacking Palestinians in the occupied territory, imposing financial sanctions and visa bans in an initial round
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Oregon high court says 10 GOP state senators who staged long walkout can’t run for reelection

Oregon high court says 10 GOP state senators who staged long walkout can’t run for reelection

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court said Thursday that 10 Republican state senators who staged a record-long walkout last year to stall bills on abortion, transgender health care and gun rights cannot run for reelection.
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European Union agrees on a new 50 billion-euro aid package for Ukraine despite Hungary's veto threat

European Union agrees on a new 50 billion-euro aid package for Ukraine despite Hungary's veto threat

BRUSSELS (AP) — The leaders of the 27 European Union countries sealed a deal Thursday to provide Ukraine with a new 50-billion-euro ($54 billion) support package for its war-ravaged economy despite weeks of threats from Hungary to veto the move.
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