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Arrested New Orleans jail worker says he helped inmates to escape after stabbing threat

Arrested New Orleans jail worker says he helped inmates to escape after stabbing threat

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans jail maintenance worker has been arrested and is being held on a $1.
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Texas man is executed 13 years to the day of a store robbery in which he set a clerk on fire

Texas man is executed 13 years to the day of a store robbery in which he set a clerk on fire

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man was executed Tuesday evening, 13 years to the day of a convenience store robbery in which he set an elderly clerk on fire in a Dallas suburb.
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Japan's agriculture minister submits his resignation after inappropriate remark about buying rice

Japan's agriculture minister submits his resignation after inappropriate remark about buying rice

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's agriculture minister said Wednesday that he has submitted his resignation over an inappropriate remark about buying rice that angered the public. Taku Eto said Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba accepted the resignation.
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Israeli strikes kill at least 85 in Gaza as Israel allows more aid into Palestinian territory

Israeli strikes kill at least 85 in Gaza as Israel allows more aid into Palestinian territory

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel pressed ahead Tuesday with its new military offensive in Gaza despite mounting international criticism , launching airstrikes that health officials said killed at least 85 Palestinians.
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Netanyahu says Canada, U.K., France offering 'huge prize' to Hamas with Gaza letter

Netanyahu says Canada, U.K., France offering 'huge prize' to Hamas with Gaza letter

OTTAWA — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Canada, the United Kingdom and France of giving Hamas "a huge prize" by threatening to take action against Israel over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
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The EU says it will lift sanctions on Syria but leave those on the former Assad regime

The EU says it will lift sanctions on Syria but leave those on the former Assad regime

BARCELONA (AP) — The European Union will lift sanctions on Syria's economy but keep those in place targeting the former Assad regime, the EU's top diplomat announced Tuesday.
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Elon Musk says he will cut back on political spending after heavily backing Trump in 2024

Elon Musk says he will cut back on political spending after heavily backing Trump in 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk, the richest person in the world and a key financial supporter of President Donald Trump, said Tuesday that he'll be spending less on political campaigns.
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U.K. suspends free trade talks with Israel and announces sanctions over West Bank settlers

U.K. suspends free trade talks with Israel and announces sanctions over West Bank settlers

LONDON (AP) — The British government ramped up its criticism of Israel's military offensive in Gaza by suspending free trade talks Tuesday and hitting West Bank settlers with sanctions.
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Man executed for the 2000 killing of a police officer in Indiana's second execution in 15 years

Man executed for the 2000 killing of a police officer in Indiana's second execution in 15 years

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana man convicted in the fatal shooting of a police officer in 2000 was executed Tuesday by lethal injection in the state’s second execution in 15 years.
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Democratic Rep. McIver charged with assault after skirmish at ICE center, New Jersey prosecutor says

Democratic Rep. McIver charged with assault after skirmish at ICE center, New Jersey prosecutor says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver is being charged with assault after a skirmish with federal officers who arrested the Newark mayor outside an immigration detention center, New Jersey's top federal prosecutor announced Monday.
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