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Bribery, fraud charges dropped against former New York Lt. Governor

Bribery, fraud charges dropped against former New York Lt. Governor

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors in New York dropped bribery and fraud charges on Friday against former New York Lt. Gov.
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Blinken tells AP he's worried Trump administration may abandon key Biden foreign policy initiatives

Blinken tells AP he's worried Trump administration may abandon key Biden foreign policy initiatives

WASHINGTON (AP) — Outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken told The Associated Press that he hopes the incoming Trump administration will press forward with key points in President Joe Biden’s foreign policy , including on the Middle East and Ukrai
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Bolivian judge orders the arrest of former President Morales in sex abuse case

Bolivian judge orders the arrest of former President Morales in sex abuse case

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A Bolivian judge on Friday issued a warrant for the arrest of former President Evo Morales after he failed to appear in court over a case alleging that he sexually abused a minor .
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Bolivian judge orders the arrest of former President Morales in sex abuse case

Bolivian judge orders the arrest of former President Morales in sex abuse case

La Paz, BOLIVIA (AP) — A Bolivian judge on Friday issued a warrant for the arrest of former President Evo Morales after he failed to appear in court over a case alleging that he sexually abused a minor .
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Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 40 years

Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 40 years

Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s, an Associated Press analysis shows.
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3 lawyers for the late Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny are convicted and sentenced to prison

3 lawyers for the late Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny are convicted and sentenced to prison

PETUSHKI, Russia (AP) — Three lawyers who once represented the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny were convicted by a court Friday as part of the Kremlin’s crackdown on dissent that has reached levels unseen since Soviet times.
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Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 40 years

Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 40 years

Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s, an Associated Press analysis shows.
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Russia and Iran sign a partnership treaty to deepen their ties in the face of Western sanctions

Russia and Iran sign a partnership treaty to deepen their ties in the face of Western sanctions

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, signed a broad cooperation pact Friday as their countries deepened their partnership in the face of stinging Western sanctions.
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International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor meets with Syrian leader in Damascus

International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor meets with Syrian leader in Damascus

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan made an unannounced visit Friday to Damascus to confer with the leader of Syria’s de facto government on how to ensure accountability for alleged crimes comm
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Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted is expected to succeed JD Vance in the U.S. Senate, AP sources say

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted is expected to succeed JD Vance in the U.S. Senate, AP sources say

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to select his lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, on Friday to succeed Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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