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Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC

Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC

ARLINGTON, Va.
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Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC

Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC

ARLINGTON, Va.
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An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has died

An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has died

STOCKHOLM (AP) — An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has died, a court in Stockholm said Thursday. Swedish media reported that he was killed in a shooting in a nearby city.
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An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has died

An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has died

STOCKHOLM (AP) — An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has died, a court in Stockholm said Thursday. Swedish media reported that he was killed in a shooting in a nearby city.
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Hamas is set to free 8 more hostages and Israel will release 110 prisoners as Gaza ceasefire holds

Hamas is set to free 8 more hostages and Israel will release 110 prisoners as Gaza ceasefire holds

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas is set to free three more Israeli hostages as well as five Thai captives on Thursday, and Israel is to release another 110 Palestinian prisoners, in the third such exchange since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip to
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A small aircraft is down near Washington's Reagan Airport and takeoffs and landings are halted

A small aircraft is down near Washington's Reagan Airport and takeoffs and landings are halted

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Ronald Reagan National Airport says that all takeoffs and landings have been halted after a crash nearby. D.C.
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West Virginia couple convicted of forced labor, human trafficking of adopted kids

West Virginia couple convicted of forced labor, human trafficking of adopted kids

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia couple accused of neglect and forced labor involving their adopted children was convicted by a jury on Wednesday after eight hours of deliberations.
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Former US Sen. Bob Menendez gets 11 years in prison for taking bribes and acting as agent of Egypt

Former US Sen. Bob Menendez gets 11 years in prison for taking bribes and acting as agent of Egypt

NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison for accepting bribes of gold and cash and acting as an agent of Egypt -- crimes his own lawyer said earned him the nickname “Gold Bar Bob.” U.S.
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Jury convicts West Virginia couple accused of neglect, forced labor involving their adopted children

Jury convicts West Virginia couple accused of neglect, forced labor involving their adopted children

CHARLESTON, W.Va.
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Leader of rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad is named country's interim president

Leader of rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad is named country's interim president

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Syrian factions that toppled President Bashar Assad last month named an Islamist former rebel leader as the country‘s interim president on Wednesday in a push to project a united front as they face the monumental task of re
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