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Arthur Frommer, travel guide innovator, has died at 95

Arthur Frommer, travel guide innovator, has died at 95

NEW YORK (AP) — Arthur Frommer, whose "Europe on 5 Dollars a Day" guidebooks revolutionized leisure travel by convincing average Americans to take budget vacations abroad, has died. He was 95.
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45 activists sentenced in Hong Kong national security case. The longest term is 10 years

45 activists sentenced in Hong Kong national security case. The longest term is 10 years

HONG KONG (AP) — Dozens of prominent activists were sentenced to up to 10 years in prison on Tuesday in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case under a sweeping law imposed by Beijing that crushed a once-thriving pro-democracy movement.
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Numerous children injured by a vehicle at a school gate in central China

Numerous children injured by a vehicle at a school gate in central China

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Numerous children were injured by a vehicle at the gate of an elementary school in central China’s Hunan province on Tuesday morning, reports said. Students were arriving for classes around 8 a.m.
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Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including an explicit ban on pills to end pregnancy

Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including an explicit ban on pills to end pregnancy

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A judge on Monday struck down Wyoming's overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the-nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy.
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Moscow warns the US over allowing Ukraine to hit Russian soil with longer-range weapons

Moscow warns the US over allowing Ukraine to hit Russian soil with longer-range weapons

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Kremlin warned Monday that President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russia with U.S.
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Pirates ace Paul Skenes and Yankees pitcher Luis Gil win Rookie of the Year awards

Pirates ace Paul Skenes and Yankees pitcher Luis Gil win Rookie of the Year awards

Hard-throwing Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes capped a remarkable season by winning the National League Rookie of the Year Award on Monday, while Luis Gil of the New York Yankees edged Baltimore's Colton Cowser to take the AL honor.
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Debris falls from roof at home of Cowboys before game against Texans

Debris falls from roof at home of Cowboys before game against Texans

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A piece of the roof at the home of the Dallas Cowboys fell to the field while the retractable portion of it was being opened at least three hours before a game against Houston on Monday night, officials said.
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Trump says he is naming former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy to be transportation secretary

Trump says he is naming former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy to be transportation secretary

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Monday he is naming former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy as his nominee to be transportation secretary, as he continues to roll out picks for his Cabinet.
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Trump says he is naming former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy to be transportation secretary

Trump says he is naming former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy to be transportation secretary

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Monday he is naming former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy as his nominee to be transportation secretary, as he continues to roll out picks for his Cabinet.
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Israeli airstrike hits central Beirut near key government buildings and embassies

Israeli airstrike hits central Beirut near key government buildings and embassies

BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli airstrike slammed into a densely populated residential area in Lebanon’s capital near key government and diplomatic buildings late Monday, killing at least five people as the U.S. pressed ahead with cease-fire efforts.
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