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Israel clinches largest-ever defense deal with Germany for $3.5 billion after securing US approval

Israel clinches largest-ever defense deal with Germany for $3.5 billion after securing US approval

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Defense Ministry said Thursday it has secured its largest-ever defense deal selling a sophisticated missile defense system to Germany for $3.5 billion after the United States approved the deal.
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A nation of new Matildas fans salutes Australia's run to the Women's World Cup semifinals

A nation of new Matildas fans salutes Australia's run to the Women's World Cup semifinals

SYDNEY (AP) — Sam Kerr looked up at the Stadium Australia crowd for the last time at this Women's World Cup , and it just compounded the gnawing disappointment that she and her Matildas had fallen one game before the final.
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US women’s national team coach Vlatko Andonovski resigns after early World Cup exit, AP source says

US women’s national team coach Vlatko Andonovski resigns after early World Cup exit, AP source says

U.S. women's national team coach Vlatko Andonovski has resigned, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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Veto overridden: Ban on gender-affirming care for minors takes effect in North Carolina

Veto overridden: Ban on gender-affirming care for minors takes effect in North Carolina

RALEIGH, N.C.
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A marijuana legalization question will be on Ohio’s fall ballot after lawmakers failed to act on it

A marijuana legalization question will be on Ohio’s fall ballot after lawmakers failed to act on it

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A proposal to legalize recreational adult use of marijuana in Ohio was cleared Wednesday to appear on statewide ballots this fall after the Republican-led state Legislature failed to act on it.
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Some abortion drug restrictions are upheld by an appeals court in a case bound for the Supreme Court

Some abortion drug restrictions are upheld by an appeals court in a case bound for the Supreme Court

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New restrictions on access to a drug used in the most common form of abortion in the U.S. would be imposed under a federal appeals court ruling issued Wednesday, but the Supreme Court will have the final say.
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Kansas prosecutor says police should return computers and cellphones seized in raid on newspaper

Kansas prosecutor says police should return computers and cellphones seized in raid on newspaper

MARION, Kansas (AP) — A Kansas prosecutor said Wednesday that he found insufficient evidence to support the police raid of a weekly newspaper and that all seized material should be returned in a dispute over press freedoms that the White House acknow
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A former fundraiser for Rep. George Santos has been charged with wire fraud and identity theft

A former fundraiser for Rep. George Santos has been charged with wire fraud and identity theft

NEW YORK (AP) — A former fundraiser for U.S. Rep. George Santos was indicted Wednesday on federal charges that he impersonated a high-ranking congressional aide while soliciting contributions for the New York Republican's campaign.
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Death toll rises to 25 as Dominican firefighters find more bodies in this week's explosion

Death toll rises to 25 as Dominican firefighters find more bodies in this week's explosion

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The death toll from a powerful explosion in the Dominican Republic this week rose to 25 on Wednesday, with firefighters still trying to extinguish the ongoing blaze, a high-ranking Civil Defense official told
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The death toll from militia clashes in Libyan capital jumps to 45, medical authorities say

The death toll from militia clashes in Libyan capital jumps to 45, medical authorities say

CAIRO (AP) — The death toll rose Wednesday to 45 people killed in clashes earlier in the week between rival militias in Libya's capital Tripoli, medical authorities said, in what appears to be the most intense spate of violence to shake the capital t
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