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Biden, Harris and Walz attend funeral for former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman

Biden, Harris and Walz attend funeral for former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman was honored for her legislative accomplishments and her humanity during a funeral Saturday where former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris joined ov
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Samurai sword murderer gets life in prison for a rampage that killed a London schoolboy last year

Samurai sword murderer gets life in prison for a rampage that killed a London schoolboy last year

LONDON (AP) — A man armed with a samurai sword who murdered a London boy on his way to school during a rampage that seriously injured five other people was sentenced Friday to life in prison.
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Thailand starts banning the sale of cannabis without a prescription

Thailand starts banning the sale of cannabis without a prescription

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand has started banning the sale of cannabis to those without a prescription, three years after becoming the first country in Asia to decriminalize the plant.
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Myanmar burns confiscated drugs worth around $300 million

Myanmar burns confiscated drugs worth around $300 million

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Officials in Myanmar's major cities destroyed about $300 million worth of confiscated illegal drugs Thursday.
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Cassie, Jane, Cudi and freak-offs: How Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial has played out

Cassie, Jane, Cudi and freak-offs: How Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial has played out

NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial were barely seated on the trial’s first day when they were shown a video of the hip-hop mogul viciously attacking his longtime girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie.
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Thailand banning cannabis sales without a prescription 3 years after decriminalization

Thailand banning cannabis sales without a prescription 3 years after decriminalization

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand is further tightening control of cannabis by banning sales of the plant to those without prescriptions.
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Attacker who killed a London schoolboy with a samurai sword is convicted of murder

Attacker who killed a London schoolboy with a samurai sword is convicted of murder

LONDON (AP) — A man armed with a samurai sword who killed a London teenager on his way to school and injured five other people during what the prosecution said was a psychotic episode triggered by drug use was convicted of murder on Wednesday.
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Two Americans fail doping tests in top Chinese basketball league

BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese Anti-Doping Agency has released the names of two American basketball players who failed in-competition tests in April during the domestic league.
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Minnesota lawmaker shot to death at home will lie in state at Capitol ahead of funeral

Minnesota lawmaker shot to death at home will lie in state at Capitol ahead of funeral

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, who were gunned down in what authorities say was a politically motivated killing, will lie in state in the state Capitol Rotunda on Friday, a day ahead of their
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Truckers fear job loss as new English language rules take effect

Truckers fear job loss as new English language rules take effect

LINDEN, New Jersey (AP) — At a trucking school in New Jersey, students are maneuvering 18-wheelers around traffic cones. Other future drivers look under hoods to perform safety checks, narrating as they examine steering hoses for cracks and leaks.
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