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US military grounds entire fleet of Osprey aircraft following a deadly crash off the coast of Japan

US military grounds entire fleet of Osprey aircraft following a deadly crash off the coast of Japan

WASHINGTON (AP) — The military announced late Wednesday it was grounding all of its Osprey V-22 helicopters, one week after eight Air Force Special Operations Command service members died in a crash off the coast of Japan .
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Las Vegas shooting suspect was a professor who recently applied for a job at UNLV, AP source says

Las Vegas shooting suspect was a professor who recently applied for a job at UNLV, AP source says

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The man suspected of fatally shooting three people and wounding another at a Las Vegas university Wednesday was a professor who unsuccessfully sought a job at the school, a law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the invest
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Nevada grand jury indicts six Republicans who falsely certified that Trump won the state in 2020

Nevada grand jury indicts six Republicans who falsely certified that Trump won the state in 2020

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President Joe Biden and the White House support Indigenous lacrosse team for the 2028 Olympics

President Joe Biden and the White House support Indigenous lacrosse team for the 2028 Olympics

President Joe Biden is pushing to allow the Indigenous nation that invented lacrosse to play under its own flag when the sport returns to the Olympics in 2028.
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Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is freed from prison on humanitarian grounds

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is freed from prison on humanitarian grounds

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s former President Alberto Fujimori was released from prison Wednesday on humanitarian grounds, despite a request from a regional human rights court to delay his release.
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Sheriff: Gunman's parents among 6 dead in Texas attacks; he was earlier arrested for family assault

Sheriff: Gunman's parents among 6 dead in Texas attacks; he was earlier arrested for family assault

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas man suspected of killing his parents in San Antonio and four others in Austin in a violent trail of separate attacks had cut off his ankle monitor from a previous misdemeanor domestic violence arrest, authorities said Wed
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GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California is resigning, 2 months after his ouster as House speaker

GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California is resigning, 2 months after his ouster as House speaker

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two months after his historic ouster as House speaker, Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California announced on Wednesday that he is resigning from his congressional seat and will leave by the end of the year.
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US files war crime charges against Russians accused of torturing an American in the Ukraine invasion

US files war crime charges against Russians accused of torturing an American in the Ukraine invasion

WASHINGTON (AP) — Four Russian men accused of torturing an American during the invasion of Ukraine have been charged with war crimes in a case that's the first of its kind, the Justice Department announced on Wednesday.
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Norman Lear, producer of TV's 'All in the Family' and influential liberal advocate, has died at 101

Norman Lear, producer of TV's 'All in the Family' and influential liberal advocate, has died at 101

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Norman Lear, the writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television with such topical hits as "All in the Family" and “Maude” and propelled political and social turmoil into the once-insulated world of sitcoms,
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Israel moves into Gaza's second-largest city and intensifies strikes in bloody new phase of the war

Israel moves into Gaza's second-largest city and intensifies strikes in bloody new phase of the war

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel said Tuesday that its troops had entered Gaza’s second-largest city as intensified bombardment sent streams of ambulances and cars racing to hospitals with wounded and dead Palestinians, including children, in
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