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North Korea's Kim arrives in eastern Russian city for expected visit to fighter jet plant

North Korea's Kim arrives in eastern Russian city for expected visit to fighter jet plant

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived Friday in the far eastern Russian city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur where he was expected to visit a plant that builds fighter jets.
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Republican David McCormick plans to run for US Senate again in Pennsylvania, sources tell AP

Republican David McCormick plans to run for US Senate again in Pennsylvania, sources tell AP

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican David McCormick is expected to announce his second bid for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, according to people familiar with his plans, taking on Democratic Sen.
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Flooding death toll soars to 11,300 in Libya's coastal city of Derna, aid group says

Flooding death toll soars to 11,300 in Libya's coastal city of Derna, aid group says

DERNA, Libya (AP) — The death toll in Libya's coastal city of Derna has soared to 11,300 as search efforts continue following a massive flood fed by the breaching of two dams in heavy rains, the Libyan Red Crescent said Thursday.
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Zelenskyy is expected to visit Capitol Hill as Congress is debating $21 billion in aid for Ukraine

Zelenskyy is expected to visit Capitol Hill as Congress is debating $21 billion in aid for Ukraine

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected on Capitol Hill next week as he visits the U.S. during the United Nations General Assembly.
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Iowa teen found guilty of 2nd-degree murder and manslaughter in deaths of 2 students at school

Iowa teen found guilty of 2nd-degree murder and manslaughter in deaths of 2 students at school

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa teenager was found guilty on Thursday of second-degree murder and manslaughter in the deaths of two students that he shot at a Des Moines alternative school earlier this year.
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Republican-led Wisconsin Senate votes to fire state's nonpartisan top elections official

Republican-led Wisconsin Senate votes to fire state's nonpartisan top elections official

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Thursday to fire the battleground state’s nonpartisan top elections official ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
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Lemur on the loose! Video shows police chasing critter that escaped in Missouri

Lemur on the loose! Video shows police chasing critter that escaped in Missouri

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Bounding through a darkened city park, a lemur managed to stay one step ahead of police officers armed only with a large towel.
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Hunter Biden indicted on federal firearms charges in long-running probe weeks after plea deal failed

Hunter Biden indicted on federal firearms charges in long-running probe weeks after plea deal failed

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden was indicted Thursday on federal firearms charges, the latest and weightiest step yet in a long-running investigation into the president’s son.
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Brazil's top court imposes 17-year sentence, in first case against rioters who stormed the capital

Brazil's top court imposes 17-year sentence, in first case against rioters who stormed the capital

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court on Thursday handed a 17-year prison sentence to a supporter of former President Jair Bolsonaro who stormed top government offices on Jan.
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Planned Parenthood to resume offering abortions next week in Wisconsin, citing court ruling

Planned Parenthood to resume offering abortions next week in Wisconsin, citing court ruling

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Planned Parenthood announced Thursday that it will resume offering abortions in Wisconsin next week after a judge ruled that an 1849 law that seemingly banned the procedure actually didn't apply to abortions.
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