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Philippines says its coast guard ship and supply boat are hit by Chinese vessels near disputed shoal

Philippines says its coast guard ship and supply boat are hit by Chinese vessels near disputed shoal

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Chinese coast guard ship and one of its militia vessels separately bumped a Philippine coast guard ship and a military-run supply boat Sunday off a contested shoal, Philippine officials said, in a serious flareup that cou
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Egypt's border crossing opens to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into besieged Gaza

Egypt's border crossing opens to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into besieged Gaza

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The border crossing between Egypt and Gaza opened Saturday to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into the besieged Palestinian territory for the first time since Israel sealed it off and began pounding it with airstrikes
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Hurricane Norma makes landfall near Mexico's Los Cabos and Tammy hits tiny Barbuda in the Caribbean

Hurricane Norma makes landfall near Mexico's Los Cabos and Tammy hits tiny Barbuda in the Caribbean

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Norma came ashore near the resorts of Los Cabos at the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula on Saturday afternoon, and hours later Hurricane Tammy made landfall on the Caribbean island of Barbuda.
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Bobby Charlton, the Manchester United and England soccer great, dies at 86

Bobby Charlton, the Manchester United and England soccer great, dies at 86

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Bobby Charlton, an English soccer icon who survived a plane crash that decimated a Manchester United team destined for greatness to become the heartbeat of his country's 1966 World Cup-winning team, has died. He was 86.
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Israel says two Americans held hostage by Hamas, a mother and daughter, have been released

Israel says two Americans held hostage by Hamas, a mother and daughter, have been released

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas on Friday freed an American woman and her teenage daughter who had been held hostage in Gaza, Israel said, the first such release from among the roughly 200 people the militant group abducted from Israel during it
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Judge temporarily lifts narrow gag order on Trump in 2020 election case

Judge temporarily lifts narrow gag order on Trump in 2020 election case

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan temporarily lifted her narrow gag order in Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case in Washington on Friday to give lawyers time to file more briefs on the matter.
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The father of freed American teen hostage Natalie Raanan says she's "doing very good”

The father of freed American teen hostage Natalie Raanan says she's "doing very good”

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — The father of freed American teen hostage Natalie Raanan says she’s doing well after her release Friday by Hamas. Uri Raanan of Illinois told The Associated Press that he spoke to his daughter by telephone. “She’s doing good.
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Pennsylvania governor's office settles for $295K a former staffer's claim senior aide harassed her

Pennsylvania governor's office settles for $295K a former staffer's claim senior aide harassed her

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — After a top aide to Democratic Pennsylvania Gov.
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Belgian minister quits after 'monumental error' let Tunisian shooter slip through extradition net

Belgian minister quits after 'monumental error' let Tunisian shooter slip through extradition net

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s justice minister resigned on Friday over what he described as a “monumental error” after it was discovered that Tunisia was seeking the extradition last year of an Islamic extremist who shot dead two Swedes and wounded a thi
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House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker, stumbling back to square one

House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker, stumbling back to square one

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans dropped Rep. Jim Jordan on Friday as their nominee for House speaker, making the decision during a closed-door session after the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump failed badly on a third ballot for the gavel.
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