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US to begin evacuation of Afghans who aided US military

US to begin evacuation of Afghans who aided US military

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is set to begin evacuations of Afghans who aided the U.S. military effort in the nearly 20-year war during the last week of July, according to a senior administration official.
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Judge delays sentencing after twists in Iowa woman's killing

Judge delays sentencing after twists in Iowa woman's killing

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A judge agreed Wednesday to delay sentencing for the man convicted of killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts after defense lawyers said they needed time to investigate new information pointing to other potential sus
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Pope Francis returns to Vatican 10 days after surgery

Pope Francis returns to Vatican 10 days after surgery

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was discharged from a Rome hospital and returned home to the Vatican on Wednesday, 10 days after undergoing surgery to remove half his colon. Francis, 84, stopped at St.
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Chinese parents, abducted son reunited after 24 years

Chinese parents, abducted son reunited after 24 years

BANGKOK (AP) — After 24 years of heartache and searching, a Chinese couple was reunited with their son who was abducted as a toddler outside their front gate.
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Haiti seeks 5 fugitives as president killing probe deepens

Haiti seeks 5 fugitives as president killing probe deepens

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A former Haitian senator, a fired government official and an informant for the U.S. government are the latest suspects identified as part of a sweeping investigation into the killing of President Jovenel Moïse.
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Search ends in Chinese hotel collapse that killed 17 people

Search ends in Chinese hotel collapse that killed 17 people

BEIJING (AP) — The death toll in the collapse of a hotel in eastern China was raised to 17 Wednesday as authorities ended the search and rescue mission.
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Sheriff: Man kills one at gas station, is slain in shootout

Sheriff: Man kills one at gas station, is slain in shootout

FRANKSVILLE, Wis. (AP) — A man filling up his car at a Wisconsin gas station was shot and killed by another man on Tuesday, with the suspect fleeing the scene and dying soon after in a shootout with an undercover sheriff's investigator.
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US virus cases are rising again, doubling over three weeks

US virus cases are rising again, doubling over three weeks

The COVID-19 curve in the U.S. is rising again after months of decline, with the number of new cases per day doubling over the past three weeks, driven by the fast-spreading delta variant, lagging vaccination rates and Fourth of July gatherings.
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Power vacuum created by president's killing rattles Haiti

Power vacuum created by president's killing rattles Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitians are not only wondering who killed their president, but who’s running the country: At least three men claim to be the legitimate head of government, complicating the investigation into the assassination and fuelin
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Death toll rises to 92 in blaze at coronavirus ward in Iraq

Death toll rises to 92 in blaze at coronavirus ward in Iraq

NASIRIYAH, Iraq (AP) — The death toll from a fire that swept through a hospital coronavirus ward in Iraq climbed to 92 on Tuesday as anguished relatives buried their loved ones and lashed out at the government over the country's second such disaster
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