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Families of the missing visit site of Florida condo collapse

Families of the missing visit site of Florida condo collapse

SURFSIDE, Fla.
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French far right beaten in regional elections

French far right beaten in regional elections

PARIS (AP) — Mainstream candidates delivered a stinging setback to France’s far right in regional elections Sunday, thwarting its hopes of winning control of a region for the first time and slowing its momentum ahead of the presidential contest next
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Mike Gravel, former US senator for Alaska, dies at 91

Mike Gravel, former US senator for Alaska, dies at 91

SEASIDE, Calif. (AP) — Mike Gravel, a former U.S. senator from Alaska who read the Pentagon Papers into the Congressional Record and confronted Barack Obama about nuclear weapons during a later presidential run, has died. He was 91.
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Authorities: Another body in rubble raises death toll to 5

Authorities: Another body in rubble raises death toll to 5

SURFSIDE, Fla.
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Vasilevskiy shines again, Lightning blank Islanders 1-0

Vasilevskiy shines again, Lightning blank Islanders 1-0

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy had 18 saves and Yanni Gourde scored a short-handed goal to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Islanders 1-0 in Game 7 of their NHL playoff semifinal series on Friday night.
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Police: Man who shot Colorado gunman was killed by officer

Police: Man who shot Colorado gunman was killed by officer

DENVER (AP) — Johnny Hurley was hailed by police as a hero for shooting and killing a gunman they say had killed one officer and expressed hatred for police in a Denver suburb.
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Death toll in Florida collapse rises to 4; 159 still missing

Death toll in Florida collapse rises to 4; 159 still missing

SURFSIDE, Fla.
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Chauvin gets 22 1/2 years in prison for George Floyd's death

Chauvin gets 22 1/2 years in prison for George Floyd's death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, whose dying gasps under Chauvin’s knee led to the biggest outcry against racial injustice in the U.S.
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Knife attack in German city leaves 3 dead, suspect arrested

Knife attack in German city leaves 3 dead, suspect arrested

BERLIN (AP) — A man armed with a long knife killed three people and injured five others, some seriously, in Germany's southern city of Wuerzburg on Friday before being shot by police and arrested, authorities said.
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Polish ruling right-wing coalition loses parliament majority

Polish ruling right-wing coalition loses parliament majority

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s governing right-wing coalition lost its slim majority in parliament on Friday after three lawmakers left it amid criticism over the government's decision to phase out coal as well as the country's pandemic recovery plan
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