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Ex-North Dakota lawmaker charged with flying to Prague with intent to rape a minor

Ex-North Dakota lawmaker charged with flying to Prague with intent to rape a minor

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A former longtime North Dakota lawmaker is charged with traveling to Prague with the intent to rape a minor, according to a federal indictment unsealed Monday. Ex-Republican state Sen.
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Illinois man pleads not guilty to hate crime and murder charges in attack on Muslim mother and son

Illinois man pleads not guilty to hate crime and murder charges in attack on Muslim mother and son

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — A man accused of murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in an attack on a Palestinian American woman and her young son pleaded not guilty Monday following his indictmen t by an Illinois grand jury.
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Gaza receives largest aid shipment so far as deaths top 8,000 and Israel widens military offensive

Gaza receives largest aid shipment so far as deaths top 8,000 and Israel widens military offensive

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Nearly three dozen trucks entered Gaza on Sunday in the largest aid convoy since the war between Israel and Hamas began, but humanitarian workers said the assistance still fell desperately short of needs after thousan
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Coach Fabio Grosso hurt as Lyon team bus comes under attack before French league game at Marseille

Coach Fabio Grosso hurt as Lyon team bus comes under attack before French league game at Marseille

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Lyon coach Fabio Grosso suffered a head injury as the team bus came under attack from fans throwing projectiles before Sunday’s French league soccer game against Marseille.
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Kelly dominates after Korea detour as Diamondbacks rout Rangers 9-1 to tie World Series 1-all

Kelly dominates after Korea detour as Diamondbacks rout Rangers 9-1 to tie World Series 1-all

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Merrill Kelly called his four-season detour to South Korea a “Lost in Translation” experience. When he made his World Series debut, it was Texas Rangers batters who were disoriented.
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Explosive device blows up at convention center in south India killing at least one and wounding 36

Explosive device blows up at convention center in south India killing at least one and wounding 36

NEW DELHI (AP) — An explosive device blew up at a convention center in southern India killing at least one person and wounding 36 others Sunday, authorities said.
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Pope's meeting on church future says it's 'urgent' to guarantee governance roles for women

Pope's meeting on church future says it's 'urgent' to guarantee governance roles for women

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis’ big gathering of Catholic bishops and laypeople said Saturday it was “urgent” to guarantee fuller participation of women in church governance positions and called for research on allowing women to be deacons to be re
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Netanyahu says the Gaza war has entered a new stage and will be 'long and difficult'

Netanyahu says the Gaza war has entered a new stage and will be 'long and difficult'

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the nation Saturday night that the military has opened a “second stage” in the war against Hamas by sending ground forces into Gaza and expanding attacks from the ground, air and sea.
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Former Vice President Mike Pence ends campaign for the White House after struggling to gain traction

Former Vice President Mike Pence ends campaign for the White House after struggling to gain traction

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday dropped his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, ending his campaign for the White House after struggling to raise money and gain traction in the polls.
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Maine embarks on healing and searches for answers a day after mass killing suspect is found dead

Maine embarks on healing and searches for answers a day after mass killing suspect is found dead

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A Maine official says police teams had twice cleared a recycling center where the body of the man suspected of killing 18 people was found on Friday night.
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