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Fish found on transformer after New Jersey power outage -- officials suspect bird dropped it

Fish found on transformer after New Jersey power outage -- officials suspect bird dropped it

SAYREVILLE, N.J. (AP) — A power outage that cut electricity to a New Jersey community a week ago was due to an unlikely culprit — a fish that was apparently dropped by a bird and landed on a transformer, officials said.
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Suspected Palestinian shooting attack at West Bank car wash kills 2 Israelis

Suspected Palestinian shooting attack at West Bank car wash kills 2 Israelis

BALATA REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — Two Israelis were killed in a suspected Palestinian shooting attack on a car wash in a volatile stretch of the occupied West Bank on Saturday, the latest outburst of violence to rock the region.
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Russian missile attack kills 5 in northern Ukrainian city as Zelenskyy visits NATO candidate Sweden

Russian missile attack kills 5 in northern Ukrainian city as Zelenskyy visits NATO candidate Sweden

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Sweden on Saturday, his first visit to the country since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year, while at home a missile strike in the center of a northern city killed five p
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US, Japan and South Korea agree to expand security ties at summit amid China, North Korea worries

US, Japan and South Korea agree to expand security ties at summit amid China, North Korea worries

CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) — President Joe Biden and the leaders of Japan and South Korea agreed Friday to expand security and economic ties at a historic summit at the U.S. presidential retreat of Camp David.
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A neonatal nurse in a British hospital has been found guilty of killing 7 babies

A neonatal nurse in a British hospital has been found guilty of killing 7 babies

LONDON (AP) — A neonatal nurse in a British hospital was found guilty of killing seven babies and trying to kill six others.
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Iran's foreign minister visits Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince as tensions between rivals ease

Iran's foreign minister visits Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince as tensions between rivals ease

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's foreign minister met Friday with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as part of his visit to the kingdom, a sign of how the two countries are trying to ease tensions after years of turmoil.
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Former Austrian leader charged with giving false evidence to an inquiry

Former Austrian leader charged with giving false evidence to an inquiry

BERLIN (AP) — Austria's former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has been charged with making false statements to a parliamentary inquiry into a scandal that brought down his first government, prosecutors said Friday.
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Maui's emergency services chief resigns after facing criticism for not activating sirens during fire

Maui's emergency services chief resigns after facing criticism for not activating sirens during fire

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — The head of the Maui Emergency Management Agency resigned abruptly Thursday, a day after saying he had no regret about not using sirens to warn residents of wildfires that devastated the historic seaside community of Lahaina an
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Authorities charge 9 current and former California police officers in corruption case

Authorities charge 9 current and former California police officers in corruption case

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nine current or former Northern California police officers were charged Thursday in a federal corruption investigation that found evidence they committed civil rights violations and fraud in an effort to get a pay raise and lied
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Brazilian hacker claims Bolsonaro asked him to hack into the voting system ahead of 2022 vote

Brazilian hacker claims Bolsonaro asked him to hack into the voting system ahead of 2022 vote

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian hacker claimed at a congressional hearing Thursday that then-President Jair Bolsonaro wanted him to hack into the country’s electronic voting system to expose its alleged weaknesses ahead of the 2022 presidential ele
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