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Australian Open: Keys upsets 2-time champion Sabalenka in women's final for 1st Grand Slam title

Australian Open: Keys upsets 2-time champion Sabalenka in women's final for 1st Grand Slam title

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — When Madison Keys stepped into Rod Laver Arena at 7:37 p.m.
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Yemen's Houthi rebels unilaterally release 153 war detainees, Red Cross says

Yemen's Houthi rebels unilaterally release 153 war detainees, Red Cross says

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels unilaterally freed 153 war detainees Saturday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said, one of several overtures in recent days to ease tensions after the ceasefire in the Israel-Hama
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UN suspends all trips into Houthi-held areas of Yemen over 7 more staffers being detained

UN suspends all trips into Houthi-held areas of Yemen over 7 more staffers being detained

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Nations on Friday suspended all travel into areas held by Yemen's Houthi rebels after seven more of their staff were detained by the rebels. The Houthis have already detained U.N.
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North Dakota’s overturned abortion ban won’t be in effect during appeal, court rules

North Dakota’s overturned abortion ban won’t be in effect during appeal, court rules

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s abortion ban will not be enforced while the state appeals an earlier decision that found it unconstitutional, the state's highest court ruled Friday.
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Desperate families await return of 4 female soldiers held by Hamas for 15 months

Desperate families await return of 4 female soldiers held by Hamas for 15 months

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Hamas announced Friday that it would release four female soldiers held hostage for 15 months in Gaza, as part of an exchange for dozens of Palestinian prisoners laid out in its ceasefire agreement with Israel.
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Minnesota high court sides with Democrats in struggle with Republicans over control of state House

Minnesota high court sides with Democrats in struggle with Republicans over control of state House

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court sided with Democrats on Friday in a power struggle with Republicans in the state House of Representatives but left it up to lawmakers to figure out a way to work together.
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North Dakota’s overturned abortion ban won’t be in effect during appeal, court rules

North Dakota’s overturned abortion ban won’t be in effect during appeal, court rules

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s highest court ruled Friday to keep the state’s overturned abortion ban from being enforced during an appeal of a decision by a judge that struck down the law in September.
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Washington state woman is charged in the fatal shooting of a Border Patrol agent in Vermont

Washington state woman is charged in the fatal shooting of a Border Patrol agent in Vermont

A Washington state woman has been charged in the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont, which happened days after authorities began watching her and a German companion who also died in the roadside shootout, the FBI said Friday.
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Minnesota high court sides with Democrats in struggle with Republicans over control of state House

Minnesota high court sides with Democrats in struggle with Republicans over control of state House

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court sided with Democrats on Friday in a power struggle with Republicans that the chief justice said had left the state House of Representatives “completely dysfunctional.
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Supreme Court will weigh approval for US’ 1st publicly funded religious charter school, in Oklahoma

Supreme Court will weigh approval for US’ 1st publicly funded religious charter school, in Oklahoma

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take on a new culture war dispute: whether the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school should be allowed to open in Oklahoma.
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