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Ex-NBA player Jontay Porter pleads guilty in case tied to gambling scandal that tanked his career

Ex-NBA player Jontay Porter pleads guilty in case tied to gambling scandal that tanked his career

NEW YORK (AP) — Former NBA player Jontay Porter admitted Wednesday that he schemed to take himself out of games for gambling's sake, pleading guilty to a federal conspiracy crime in the scandal that already got him banned from the league.
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House passes GOP bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote, boosting election-year talking point

House passes GOP bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote, boosting election-year talking point

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S.
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MS-13 leader pleads guilty in case involving 8 murders, including deaths of 2 girls on Long Island

MS-13 leader pleads guilty in case involving 8 murders, including deaths of 2 girls on Long Island

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y.
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Arkansas election officials reject petitions submitted for an abortion-rights ballot measure

Arkansas election officials reject petitions submitted for an abortion-rights ballot measure

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas election officials on Wednesday rejected petitions submitted for an abortion-rights ballot measure that organizers hoped to put before voters this fall in a predominantly Republican state.
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Man suspected of killing the family of BBC radio commentator has been found, British police say

Man suspected of killing the family of BBC radio commentator has been found, British police say

LONDON (AP) — British police said they found Wednesday the man suspected of killing the wife and two daughters of a well-known BBC radio commentator near London in a brutal crossbow attack.
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Lorenzo Musetti reaches his first Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon and will face Novak Djokovic

Lorenzo Musetti reaches his first Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon and will face Novak Djokovic

LONDON (AP) — Lorenzo Musetti threw his head back and spread his arms wide to celebrate reaching his first Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon, then covered his face with both hands.
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Rays shortstop Wander Franco is formally charged with sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl

Rays shortstop Wander Franco is formally charged with sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was formally charged Tuesday with sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl in the Dominican Republic.
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Israeli military orders the evacuation of Gaza City, an early target of its war with Hamas

Israeli military orders the evacuation of Gaza City, an early target of its war with Hamas

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military urged all Palestinians to leave Gaza City and head south Wednesday, pressing ahead with a fresh offensive across the north, south and center of the embattled territory that has killed dozens of pe
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12 schoolchildren and their driver are killed when their minibus crashes in South Africa

12 schoolchildren and their driver are killed when their minibus crashes in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Twelve schoolchildren and their driver were killed in South Africa on Wednesday when their minibus overturned and caught fire on a road in Gauteng province, officials said.
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Dozens of people are sentenced to life in prison in the UAE in a mass trial criticized abroad

Dozens of people are sentenced to life in prison in the UAE in a mass trial criticized abroad

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A mass trial of dissidents in the United Arab Emirates sentenced 43 people to life in prison on Wednesday while several other defendants received long prison terms in a case that has been widely criticized by activi
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