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The US will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package: AP sources

The US will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package: AP sources

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has decided to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine and is expected to announce on Friday that the Pentagon will send thousands as part of the latest military aid package for the war effort against Russia, a
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OceanGate, owner of the submersible that imploded during a dive to the Titanic, suspends operations

OceanGate, owner of the submersible that imploded during a dive to the Titanic, suspends operations

The company that owned a submersible that imploded on its way to explore the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five onboard, said Thursday it has suspended operations.
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Texas man reported missing as a teen in 2015 returned home the next day, police say

Texas man reported missing as a teen in 2015 returned home the next day, police say

HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas man who was reported missing as a teenager in 2015 returned home the next day but he and his mother deceived officers by giving false names over the ensuing eight years, police said Thursday.
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The Dalai Lama, Tibetan spiritual leader, celebrates 88th birthday

The Dalai Lama, Tibetan spiritual leader, celebrates 88th birthday

DHARMSALA, India (AP) — The Dalai Lama celebrated his 88th birthday on Thursday, as hundreds of his supporters and exiled Tibetans thronged his hillside Indian headquarters in Dharamsala.
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Belarus says Wagner chief who staged mutiny is in Russia, raising questions about Kremlin's strategy

Belarus says Wagner chief who staged mutiny is in Russia, raising questions about Kremlin's strategy

MINSK, Belarus (AP) — The mercenary leader who led a short-lived mutiny against the Kremlin is in Russia and his troops are in their field camps, the president of Belarus said Thursday, raising new questions about the deal that ended the extraordinar
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Earth hit an unofficial record high temperature this week – and stayed there

Earth hit an unofficial record high temperature this week – and stayed there

Sweltering heat is blanketing the planet, and the past seven days have been the hottest week on record, the latest grim milestone in a series of climate-change-driven extremes.
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Trump valet Walt Nauta pleads not guilty in classified documents case

Trump valet Walt Nauta pleads not guilty in classified documents case

MIAMI (AP) — Donald Trump's valet , Walt Nauta, pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he helped the former president hide classified documents from federal authorities, appearing with a new Florida-based lawyer to represent him as the case move
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Memphis prosecutors seek death penalty against man charged with kidnapping and killing teacher

Memphis prosecutors seek death penalty against man charged with kidnapping and killing teacher

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty against a man charged with kidnapping a Memphis, Tennessee, school teacher during an early-morning run and killing her.
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The death toll from a South Africa gas leak blamed on illegal gold processing has risen to 17

The death toll from a South Africa gas leak blamed on illegal gold processing has risen to 17

BOKSBURG, South Africa (AP) — The death toll from a toxic gas leak that authorities blamed on an illegal gold processing operation in South Africa rose to 17, including three children, as police removed canisters from a community of closely packed sh
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Russian cruise missile attack on Ukraine city of Lviv kills 4 people and wounds more

Russian cruise missile attack on Ukraine city of Lviv kills 4 people and wounds more

LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia fired cruise missiles Thursday at a western Ukraine city far from the front line of the war , killing at least four people in an apartment building in what officials said was the heaviest attack on civilian areas of Lviv s
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