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A suicide car bomber strikes a school bus in southwestern Pakistan, killing 5 people
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide car bomber struck a school bus in southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing five people — including at least three children — and wounding 38 others, officials said, the latest attack in tense Balochistan province
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Justice Dept. investigating former New York Gov. Cuomo over pandemic testimony, AP source says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into former New York Gov.
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Judge: US officials must keep control of migrants sent to South Sudan in case removals were unlawful
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled late Tuesday that U.S. officials must retain custody and control of migrants apparently removed to South Sudan in case he orders their removals were unlawful. U.S. District Judge Brian E.
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Larry Krasner wins Philadelphia’s Democratic primary for a third term as district attorney
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Arrested New Orleans jail worker says he helped inmates to escape after stabbing threat
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans jail maintenance worker has been arrested and is being held on a $1.
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Texas man is executed 13 years to the day of a store robbery in which he set a clerk on fire
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man was executed Tuesday evening, 13 years to the day of a convenience store robbery in which he set an elderly clerk on fire in a Dallas suburb.
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Japan's agriculture minister submits his resignation after inappropriate remark about buying rice
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's agriculture minister said Wednesday that he has submitted his resignation over an inappropriate remark about buying rice that angered the public. Taku Eto said Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba accepted the resignation.
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Israeli strikes kill at least 85 in Gaza as Israel allows more aid into Palestinian territory
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel pressed ahead Tuesday with its new military offensive in Gaza despite mounting international criticism , launching airstrikes that health officials said killed at least 85 Palestinians.
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Netanyahu says Canada, U.K., France offering 'huge prize' to Hamas with Gaza letter
OTTAWA — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Canada, the United Kingdom and France of giving Hamas "a huge prize" by threatening to take action against Israel over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
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The EU says it will lift sanctions on Syria but leave those on the former Assad regime
BARCELONA (AP) — The European Union will lift sanctions on Syria's economy but keep those in place targeting the former Assad regime, the EU's top diplomat announced Tuesday.
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