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US hits Russian state media with sanctions for raising money for Moscow's troops in Ukraine

US hits Russian state media with sanctions for raising money for Moscow's troops in Ukraine

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S.
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US hits Russian state media with sanctions for raising money for Moscow's troops in Ukraine

US hits Russian state media with sanctions for raising money for Moscow's troops in Ukraine

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S.
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Pope Francis slams both US presidential candidates over what he calls anti-life policies

Pope Francis slams both US presidential candidates over what he calls anti-life policies

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis on Friday slammed both U.S. presidential candidates for what he called anti-life policies on abortion and migration, and advised American Catholics to choose the “lesser evil” in the upcoming U.S. elections.
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Tropical Storm Ileana heads toward Los Cabos resorts bringing heavy rains

Tropical Storm Ileana heads toward Los Cabos resorts bringing heavy rains

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Mexico's resort-studded Los Cabos area warned tourists and residents alike to stay inside Friday as Tropical Storm Ileana began to pound the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula with rain.
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Mexican cartel leader `El Mayo' Zambada pleads not guilty to US charges

Mexican cartel leader `El Mayo' Zambada pleads not guilty to US charges

NEW YORK (AP) — Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a powerful leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, pleaded not guilty Friday to U.S.
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Congo court sentences 3 Americans and 34 others to death on coup charges

Congo court sentences 3 Americans and 34 others to death on coup charges

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A military court in Congo on Friday convicted 37 people, including three Americans, on charges of taking part in a coup attempt and sentenced them to death.
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IS militants kill 14 in a Shiite area of Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks this year

IS militants kill 14 in a Shiite area of Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks this year

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Islamic State militants killed 14 people in a Shiite-majority area in central Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks in the country this year.
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Nebraska AG alleges thousands of invalid signatures on pot ballot petitions, with 1 man charged

Nebraska AG alleges thousands of invalid signatures on pot ballot petitions, with 1 man charged

Nebraska’s Republican attorney general said Friday that supporters of two measures to legalize medical marijuana could have submitted at least “several thousand” invalid signatures to get them on the ballot, suggesting that the issue ultimately could
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Nebraska AG alleges thousands of invalid signatures on pot ballot petitions and 1 man faces charges

Nebraska AG alleges thousands of invalid signatures on pot ballot petitions and 1 man faces charges

Nebraska’s Republican attorney general said Friday that supporters of two measures to legalize medical marijuana could have submitted at least “several thousand” invalid signatures to get them on the ballot, suggesting that the issue ultimately could
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Tropical Storm Gordon forms in the Atlantic Ocean and it’s forecast to stay away from land

Tropical Storm Gordon forms in the Atlantic Ocean and it’s forecast to stay away from land

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Gordon formed Friday in the Atlantic Ocean, with forecasters saying it is expected to remain over open water for several days.
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