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Senegalese President Macky Sall says he won't seek a third term in 2024 elections after protests

Senegalese President Macky Sall says he won't seek a third term in 2024 elections after protests

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese President Macky Sall declared Monday evening that he will not run for a third term in next year's elections, ending years of uncertainty over his political future that had helped fuel deadly opposition protests last m
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Venus Williams falls early in her first match at her 24th Wimbledon and loses to Elina Svitolina

Venus Williams falls early in her first match at her 24th Wimbledon and loses to Elina Svitolina

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams lost in the first round of her 24th appearance at the All England Club.
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Baltimore block party shooting leaves 2 dead and 28 injured, including 3 critically hurt, police say

Baltimore block party shooting leaves 2 dead and 28 injured, including 3 critically hurt, police say

BALTIMORE (AP) — Two people were killed and 28 were wounded when gunfire erupted at a block party in Baltimore Sunday morning, including three who are in critical condition, police said.
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Mourners bury slain teen as Macron scraps trip, officials again deploy tens of thousands of police

Mourners bury slain teen as Macron scraps trip, officials again deploy tens of thousands of police

NANTERRE, France (AP) — Hushed and visibly anguished, hundreds of mourners from France’s Islamic community formed a solemn procession from a mosque to a hillside cemetery on Saturday to bury a 17-year-old whose killing by police has triggered days of
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European telescope launched to hunt for clues to universe's darkest secrets

European telescope launched to hunt for clues to universe's darkest secrets

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A European space telescope blasted off Saturday on a quest to explore the mysterious and invisible realm known as the dark universe.
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At least 51 people killed in road accident in western Kenya, 32 injured, police and Red Cross say

At least 51 people killed in road accident in western Kenya, 32 injured, police and Red Cross say

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A truck rammed into several other vehicles and market traders in western Kenya killing at least 51 people, police said.
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Youths clash with French police and loot in 4th night of riots triggered by fatal police shooting

Youths clash with French police and loot in 4th night of riots triggered by fatal police shooting

NANTERRE, France (AP) — Young rioters clashed with police and looted stores overnight Friday in a fourth night of unrest in France triggered by the deadly police shooting of a teen , piling more pressure on President Emmanuel Macron after he appealed
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Suspected gunman in Texas shooting that killed 5 neighbors indicted on capital murder charge

Suspected gunman in Texas shooting that killed 5 neighbors indicted on capital murder charge

CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — A man accused of killing five neighbors in Texas after some of them complained that gunfire was keeping a baby awake was indicted Friday on a capital murder charge that could carry the death penalty.
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Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro is barred from running for office until 2030

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro is barred from running for office until 2030

SAO PAULO (AP) — Far-right former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was barred Friday from running for office again until 2030 after a panel of judges concluded that he abused his power and cast unfounded doubts on the country’s electronic voting sy
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Biden offers alternative student debt relief plan that would remove immediate threat of default

Biden offers alternative student debt relief plan that would remove immediate threat of default

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden vowed Friday to push ahead with a new plan to provide student loan relief for millions of borrowers while blaming Republican “hypocrisy” for triggering the day's Supreme Court decision that wiped out his original
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