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3 newly freed Americans are back on US soil after a landmark prisoner exchange with Russia

3 newly freed Americans are back on US soil after a landmark prisoner exchange with Russia

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan , along with dissidents including Vladimir Kara
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Trump-backed Virginia state Sen. John McGuire defeats US Rep. Bob Good in GOP primary recount

Trump-backed Virginia state Sen. John McGuire defeats US Rep. Bob Good in GOP primary recount

GOOCHLAND, Va. (AP) — Virginia state Sen. John McGuire, a former Navy SEAL who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, on Thursday defeated conservative U.S. Rep.
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Shah wins Democratic primary for Phoenix-area district to face 7-term GOP US Rep. Schweikert

Shah wins Democratic primary for Phoenix-area district to face 7-term GOP US Rep. Schweikert

PHOENIX (AP) — Former Arizona state Rep.
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Fall matchup set between 'Tennessee Three' Democrat Gloria Johnson and GOP US Sen. Marsha Blackburn

Fall matchup set between 'Tennessee Three' Democrat Gloria Johnson and GOP US Sen. Marsha Blackburn

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee state Rep. Gloria Johnson has won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate and will face off against Republican Sen.
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Bookmaker to plead guilty in gambling case tied to baseball star Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter

Bookmaker to plead guilty in gambling case tied to baseball star Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to running an illegal gambling business, U.S. authorities announced Thursday.
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Hezbollah leader says war with Israel has entered 'new phase' after killings of top militant figures

Hezbollah leader says war with Israel has entered 'new phase' after killings of top militant figures

BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah’s leader warned Thursday that the conflict with Israel has entered a “new phase,” as he addressed mourners at the funeral of a commander from the group who was killed by an Israeli airstrike this week in Beirut.
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Israel says it has confirmed that chief of Hamas' military wing was killed in a July strike in Gaza

Israel says it has confirmed that chief of Hamas' military wing was killed in a July strike in Gaza

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Thursday that it has confirmed that the head of Hamas’ military wing, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an airstrike in Gaza in July.
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14-month-old boy rescued after falling down narrow pipe in the yard of his Kansas home

14-month-old boy rescued after falling down narrow pipe in the yard of his Kansas home

Emergency crews have rescued a terrified and screaming toddler after he fell into a narrow pipe and got stuck around a dozen feet (about 3.7 meters) below ground in the yard of his Kansas home.
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Inmate sentenced to more than 4 years in prison killing of Boston gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger

Inmate sentenced to more than 4 years in prison killing of Boston gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — An inmate was sentenced to more than four years Thursday for his role in the 2018 fatal bludgeoning of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger in a troubled West Virginia federal prison. Massachusetts gangster Paul J.
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Japan Osprey crash caused by cracks in a gear and pilot’s decision to keep flying, Air Force says

Japan Osprey crash caused by cracks in a gear and pilot’s decision to keep flying, Air Force says

WASHINGTON (AP) — A deadly Osprey aircraft crash last November off Japan was caused by cracks in a metal gear and the pilot’s decision to keep flying, instead of heeding multiple warnings that he should land, according to an Air Force investigation r
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