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US vetoes UN resolution backed by many nations demanding immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza

US vetoes UN resolution backed by many nations demanding immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States vetoed a United Nations resolution Friday backed by the vast majority of Security Council members and many other nations demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza.
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IOC confirms Russian athletes can compete at Paris Olympics with approved neutral status

IOC confirms Russian athletes can compete at Paris Olympics with approved neutral status

GENEVA (AP) — Some Russian athletes will be allowed to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the IOC said Friday, in a decision that removed the option of a blanket ban due to the invasion of Ukraine.
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Iowa pilot flying again after waterfowl crashed through windshield of his helicopter

Iowa pilot flying again after waterfowl crashed through windshield of his helicopter

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa helicopter pilot is back in the air, two weeks after a waterfowl smashed through the windshield of his chopper and knocked him for a loop. Pilot Troy McCormick told KCAU-TV that he's lucky he wasn't hurt worse on Nov.
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Hunter Biden indicted on nine tax charges, adding to gun charges in special counsel probe

Hunter Biden indicted on nine tax charges, adding to gun charges in special counsel probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden was indicted on nine tax charges in California on Thursday as a special counsel investigation into the business dealings of President Joe Biden's son intensifies against the backdrop of the looming 2024 election.
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Jon Rahm bolts for LIV Golf in a stunning blow to the PGA Tour

Jon Rahm bolts for LIV Golf in a stunning blow to the PGA Tour

Masters champion Jon Rahm bolted for Saudi-funded LIV Golf on Thursday for what's believed to be more money than the PGA Tour's entire prize fund, a stunning blow that deepens the divide in golf as the two sides were negotiating a commercial deal.
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US Sen. Kevin Cramer's son charged with manslaughter in crash that killed North Dakota deputy

US Sen. Kevin Cramer's son charged with manslaughter in crash that killed North Dakota deputy

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The 42-year-old son of U.S. Sen.
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UNLV shooting suspect had list of targets at that campus and another university, police say

UNLV shooting suspect had list of targets at that campus and another university, police say

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The suspect in the deadly shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, had a list of targets at the school and at East Carolina University in North Carolina, police said Thursday.
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Centenarian survivors of Pearl Harbor attack return to honor those who perished 82 years ago

Centenarian survivors of Pearl Harbor attack return to honor those who perished 82 years ago

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Ira “Ike” Schab had just showered, put on a clean sailor's uniform and closed his locker aboard the USS Dobbin when he heard a call for a fire rescue party.
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Texas judge grants pregnant woman permission to get an abortion despite state’s ban

Texas judge grants pregnant woman permission to get an abortion despite state’s ban

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge on Thursday gave a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis permission to get an abortion in an unprecedented challenge over bans that more than a dozen states have enacted since Roe v. Wade was overturned .
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Mexico City rattled by moderate 5.8 magnitude earthquake

Mexico City rattled by moderate 5.8 magnitude earthquake

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City residents were rattled by a moderate 5.8 magnitude earthquake that struck to the south of the capital Thursday. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake occurred at about 2:03 p.m.
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