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Taliban bar women from university education in Afghanistan

Taliban bar women from university education in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on Tuesday banned female students from attending universities effective immediately in the latest edict cracking down on women's rights and freedoms.
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US asks court to end asylum limits, with a short delay

US asks court to end asylum limits, with a short delay

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Texas dispatched National Guard troops to the border, and San Diego businesses anticipated a wave of Christmas shoppers from Mexico, as tens of thousands of asylum-seekers at the border waited for a Supreme Court ruling that cou
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Peru Congress opens door to early elections amid unrest

Peru Congress opens door to early elections amid unrest

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s Congress tentatively endorsed a plan on Tuesday to hold early elections in an attempt to defuse a national political crisis marked by deadly unrest after lawmakers ousted President Pedro Castillo.
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Zelenskyy preparing to visit DC, after tour of war's front

Zelenskyy preparing to visit DC, after tour of war's front

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is preparing to visit Washington on Wednesday, according to three AP sources, in his first known trip outside the country since Russia’s invasion began in February.
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy preparing to visit DC on Wednesday

Ukraine's Zelenskyy preparing to visit DC on Wednesday

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is preparing to visit Washington on Wednesday, according to three AP sources, in his first known trip outside the country since Russia's invasion began in February.
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California judge rejects new murder trial for Scott Peterson

California judge rejects new murder trial for Scott Peterson

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.
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Officer gets nearly 12 years for killing Atatiana Jefferson

Officer gets nearly 12 years for killing Atatiana Jefferson

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A former Texas police officer who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson through a rear window of her home in 2019 was sentenced Tuesday to 11 years and 10 months in prison for his manslaughter conviction.
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German court convicts 97-year-old ex-secretary at Nazi camp

German court convicts 97-year-old ex-secretary at Nazi camp

BERLIN (AP) — A German court on Tuesday convicted a 97-year-old woman of being an accessory to murder in over 10,000 cases for her role as a secretary to the SS commander of the Nazis' Stutthof concentration camp during World War II.
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Huge crowds welcome Argentina team after World Cup victory

Huge crowds welcome Argentina team after World Cup victory

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Thousands of fans lined up in the middle of the night to try to get a glimpse of the Argentina soccer team that won one of the greatest World Cup finals of all time ahead what is scheduled to be a day of celebrations in
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High court temporarily blocks lifting of asylum restrictions

High court temporarily blocks lifting of asylum restrictions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is temporarily blocking an order that would lift pandemic-era restrictions on asylum seekers. But it is leaving open the prospect of lifting the restrictions by Wednesday.
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