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Bangladesh court issues arrest warrant for ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over deaths of protesters

Bangladesh court issues arrest warrant for ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over deaths of protesters

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A special court in Bangladesh issued arrest warrants on Thursday for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 45 others, including her close aides, on charges of crimes against humanity during a student-led uprising in July an
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US long-range B-2 stealth bombers target underground bunkers of Yemen's Houthi rebels

US long-range B-2 stealth bombers target underground bunkers of Yemen's Houthi rebels

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. long-range B-2 stealth bombers launched airstrikes early Thursday morning targeting underground bunkers used by Yemen's Houthi rebels , officials said.
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US long-range B-2 stealth bombers target underground bunkers of Yemen's Houthi rebels

US long-range B-2 stealth bombers target underground bunkers of Yemen's Houthi rebels

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. long-range B-2 stealth bombers launched airstrikes targeting underground bunkers used by Yemen's Houthi rebels, officials said early Thursday morning.
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North Korea says its revised constitution defines South Korea as 'hostile state' for first time

North Korea says its revised constitution defines South Korea as 'hostile state' for first time

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea confirmed Thursday that its recently revised constitution defines South Korea as “a hostile state" for the first time, two days after it blew up front-line road and rail links that once connected the country with
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Mexico’s ex-public security chief sentenced to 38-plus years in US for taking cartel bribes

Mexico’s ex-public security chief sentenced to 38-plus years in US for taking cartel bribes

NEW YORK (AP) — The man once heralded as the architect of Mexico’s war on drug cartels was sentenced to more than 38 years in a U.S. prison on Wednesday for taking massive bribes to aid drug traffickers.
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Navy finds wreckage of fighter jet that crashed during training in Washington state

Navy finds wreckage of fighter jet that crashed during training in Washington state

The U.S. Navy located the wreckage Wednesday of a fighter jet that crashed in Washington state during a routine training flight in mountainous terrain. The two crew members onboard remain missing.
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3 dead and 4 injured in Mississippi bridge collapse, sheriff says

3 dead and 4 injured in Mississippi bridge collapse, sheriff says

MENDENHALL, Miss. (AP) — At least three people died and four were critically injured after a Mississippi bridge, in the process of being demolished, collapsed Wednesday afternoon while work was being conducted at the site, authorities said.
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Judge invalidates new Georgia election rules, including ones on ballot hand count and certification

Judge invalidates new Georgia election rules, including ones on ballot hand count and certification

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge has declared that seven new election rules recently passed by the State Election Board are “illegal, unconstitutional and void.
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Family of Erik and Lyle Menendez call for their release and say they're victims who were vilified

Family of Erik and Lyle Menendez call for their release and say they're victims who were vilified

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Multiple generations of family members of Erik and Lyle Menendez pleaded for the brothers' release from prison on Wednesday, saying they deserve to be free despite life sentences for the 1989 killings of their parents in Beverly Hi
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3 dead and 4 injured in Mississippi bridge collapse, sheriff says

3 dead and 4 injured in Mississippi bridge collapse, sheriff says

MENDENHALL, Miss. (AP) — At least three people died and four were injured after a Mississippi bridge, in the process of being demolished, collapsed Wednesday afternoon while work was being conducted at the site, authorities said.
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