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Trevor Reed, Marine veteran freed from Russia in 2022, is injured while fighting in Ukraine, US says

Trevor Reed, Marine veteran freed from Russia in 2022, is injured while fighting in Ukraine, US says

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former U.S. Marine who was released from Russia in a prisoner swap last year has been injured while fighting in Ukraine, the State Department said Tuesday.
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Firefighting plane crashes in Greece, killing both pilots, as island blazes force new evacuations

Firefighting plane crashes in Greece, killing both pilots, as island blazes force new evacuations

RHODES, Greece (AP) — A Greek air force water-dropping plane crashed while diving into a wildfire in southern Greece on Tuesday, killing both pilots, as authorities battled blazes that have been raging for days across the country amid a return of hea
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DeSantis is in a car accident on his way to Tennessee presidential campaign events but isn't injured

DeSantis is in a car accident on his way to Tennessee presidential campaign events but isn't injured

WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was in a multi-car accident on Tuesday as he traveled in a motorcade to campaign events in Tennessee for his 2024 presidential bid but was uninjured.
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China removes outspoken foreign minister Qin Gang and replaces him with his predecessor, Wang Yi

China removes outspoken foreign minister Qin Gang and replaces him with his predecessor, Wang Yi

BEIJING (AP) — China has removed outspoken foreign minister Qin Gang from office and replaced him with his predecessor, Wang Yi.
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US Forest Service burn started wildfire that nearly reached Los Alamos, New Mexico, agency says

US Forest Service burn started wildfire that nearly reached Los Alamos, New Mexico, agency says

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service’s own prescribed burn started a sprawling 2022 wildfire that nearly reached Los Alamos, New Mexico, the agency acknowledged Monday in a report published after a lengthy investigation.
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Israeli parliament takes first major step in Netanyahu's contentious overhaul, deepening divisions

Israeli parliament takes first major step in Netanyahu's contentious overhaul, deepening divisions

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament on Monday approved the first major law in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious plan to overhaul the country’s justice system, triggering a new burst of mass protests and drawing accusations that he was
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Biden administration sues Texas governor over Rio Grande buoy barrier that’s meant to stop migrants

Biden administration sues Texas governor over Rio Grande buoy barrier that’s meant to stop migrants

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department on Monday sued Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over a newly installed floating barrier on the Rio Grande that is the Republican's latest aggressive tactic to try stopping migrants from crossing into the U.S.
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Texas is using disaster declarations to install buoys and razor wire on the US-Mexico border

Texas is using disaster declarations to install buoys and razor wire on the US-Mexico border

EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — Wrecking ball-sized buoys on the Rio Grande . Razor wire strung across private property without permission. Bulldozers changing the very terrain of America's southern border. For more than two years, Texas Republican Gov.
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Russian president signs legislation marking the final step outlawing gender-affirming procedures

Russian president signs legislation marking the final step outlawing gender-affirming procedures

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin signed new legislation Monday which marked the final step in outlawing gender-affirming procedures, a crippling blow to Russia’s already embattled LGBTQ+ community.
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North Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles after US submarine arrives in South Korea

North Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles after US submarine arrives in South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern sea, South Korea’s military said Tuesday, adding to a recent streak in weapons testing that is apparently in protest of the U.S.
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