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Clashes in Syria between government forces and Assad loyalists kill nearly 150

Clashes in Syria between government forces and Assad loyalists kill nearly 150

BEIRUT (AP) — Fighters siding with Syria's new government stormed three villages near the country's coast, killing dozens of men in response to recent attacks on government security forces by loyalists of ousted President Bashar Assad , a war monitor
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3 Bulgarians convicted of spying for Russia across Europe from base in UK

3 Bulgarians convicted of spying for Russia across Europe from base in UK

LONDON (AP) — Three Bulgarian nationals based in Britain were convicted on Friday by a London jury of spying for Russia on what police said was “an industrial scale.
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Homeland Security ends collective bargaining agreement with TSA staffers, an attack on worker rights

Homeland Security ends collective bargaining agreement with TSA staffers, an attack on worker rights

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that it is ending the collective bargaining agreement with the tens of thousands of frontline employees at the Transportation Security Administration , marking a major attack on worker
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UN says 186 missing and at least 2 dead after migrant boats capsize off Yemen and Djibouti

UN says 186 missing and at least 2 dead after migrant boats capsize off Yemen and Djibouti

CAIRO (AP) — At least two people have died and 186 others are missing after four boats carrying migrants from Africa capsized overnight in waters off Yemen and Djibouti , the U.N.'s migration agency said on Friday.
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Court orders South Korean President Yoon released from jail for his criminal trial over martial law

Court orders South Korean President Yoon released from jail for his criminal trial over martial law

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court on Friday ordered impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol to be released from jail, a move that could allow Yoon to stand trial for his rebellion charge without being physically detained.
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Unexploded WWII bomb in Paris halts Eurostar travel to London and trains to northern France

Unexploded WWII bomb in Paris halts Eurostar travel to London and trains to northern France

PARIS (AP) — The discovery of an unexploded World War II-era bomb near the tracks halted Eurostar services between Paris and London Friday and caused cascading disruptions to scores of other trains to and from France's busiest railway station, the Ga
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Pilot error likely caused a small plane crash in Tennessee that killed a Canadian family, NTSB says

Pilot error likely caused a small plane crash in Tennessee that killed a Canadian family, NTSB says

NASHVILLE, Tenn.
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Judge orders Trump administration to pay nearly $2 billion in USAID and State Dept. debts

Judge orders Trump administration to pay nearly $2 billion in USAID and State Dept. debts

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday gave the Trump administration until Monday to pay nearly $2 billion owed to partners of the U.S.
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Judge says plans to release a woman in Slender Man case can go forward

Judge says plans to release a woman in Slender Man case can go forward

WAUKESHA, Wis.
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Adnan Syed to stay free after judge decides on time served for his murder sentence in 'Serial' case

Adnan Syed to stay free after judge decides on time served for his murder sentence in 'Serial' case

BALTIMORE (AP) — Adnan Syed, whose case amassed a worldwide following of “Serial” podcast listeners, will remain free — even though his murder conviction still stands, a Baltimore judge ruled on Thursday.
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