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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested after occupying Stanford University president's office

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested after occupying Stanford University president's office

STANFORD, Calif.
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Gunman captured after shootout outside US Embassy in Lebanon

Gunman captured after shootout outside US Embassy in Lebanon

AUKAR, Lebanon (AP) — A gunman who attacked the U.S. embassy near Beirut was shot and captured by Lebanese soldiers after a Wednesday morning shootout that injured an embassy security guard, the military and embassy officials said.
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Israeli nationalists march through Palestinian area of Jerusalem, some chanting 'Death to Arabs'

Israeli nationalists march through Palestinian area of Jerusalem, some chanting 'Death to Arabs'

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of mostly ultranationalist Israelis were taking part in an annual march through a sensitive Palestinian area of Jerusalem on Wednesday, with some stoking already surging wartime tensions by chanting “Death to Arabs.
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Slovakia's Prime Minister Fico posts a speech online in a first since his attempted assassination

Slovakia's Prime Minister Fico posts a speech online in a first since his attempted assassination

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico posted a speech online on Wednesday, his first appearance since he was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt three weeks ago .
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Ukraine uses US weapons to strike inside Russia, a Western official tells AP

Ukraine uses US weapons to strike inside Russia, a Western official tells AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine has used U.S weapons to strike inside Russia in recent days, according to a Western official familiar with the matter.
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New York governor delays plan to fund transit and fight traffic with big tolls on Manhattan drivers

New York governor delays plan to fund transit and fight traffic with big tolls on Manhattan drivers

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday indefinitely delayed implementation of a plan to charge motorists big tolls to enter the core of Manhattan, just weeks before the nation's first “congestion pricing” system was set to launch.
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Amanda Knox reconvicted of slander in Italy for accusing innocent man in roommate’s 2007 murder

Amanda Knox reconvicted of slander in Italy for accusing innocent man in roommate’s 2007 murder

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — An Italian court reconvicted Amanda Knox of slander Wednesday, quashing her hope of removing a legal stain against her that has persisted long after her exoneration in the brutal 2007 murder of her British roommate while the tw
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US flies B-1B bomber for 1st precision bombing drill in 7 years as tensions simmer with North Korea

US flies B-1B bomber for 1st precision bombing drill in 7 years as tensions simmer with North Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States flew a long-range B-1B bomber over the Korean Peninsula on Wednesday for its first precision-guided bombing drill with South Korea in seven years, the South said Wednesday. The U.S.
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Montana US Sen. Jon Tester to face GOP newcomer Tim Sheehy in election key to Senate control

Montana US Sen. Jon Tester to face GOP newcomer Tim Sheehy in election key to Senate control

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Three-term incumbent Democratic Sen.
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Kim, Bashaw win New Jersey primaries for Senate seat held by embattled Menendez

Kim, Bashaw win New Jersey primaries for Senate seat held by embattled Menendez

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Democratic Rep. Andy Kim won his party’s nomination for a U.S.
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