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Guatemala convicts renowned journalist José Rubén Zamora of money laundering

Guatemala convicts renowned journalist José Rubén Zamora of money laundering

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A Guatemalan tribunal convicted newspaper founder and editor José Rubén Zamora Wednesday of money laundering, concluding a trial press freedom groups decried as a political persecution aimed at silencing a critical voice.
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Los Angeles city councilman charged with embezzlement may face suspension

Los Angeles city councilman charged with embezzlement may face suspension

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The president of the Los Angeles City Council said he will file a motion Wednesday to suspend a councilman charged with embezzlement, perjury and other crimes in the latest corruption scandal among leadership of the nation’s second
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Italian ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi is given a state funeral in the city where he made his billions

Italian ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi is given a state funeral in the city where he made his billions

MILAN (AP) — Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi was honored Wednesday with a state funeral in Milan’s Duomo cathedral and a day of national mourning as his legacy — positive or negative — was being hotly debated among Italians.
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Blinken heads to China this weekend on mission to salvage sinking ties and keep communications open

Blinken heads to China this weekend on mission to salvage sinking ties and keep communications open

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S.
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Russian cruise missile strike on southern Ukrainian city of Odesa kills 3, injures 13

Russian cruise missile strike on southern Ukrainian city of Odesa kills 3, injures 13

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces fired cruise missiles at the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa overnight, killing at least three people and injuring more than a dozen others in a strike that damaged homes, a warehouse, shops and cafes downtown, th
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Golden Knights blast Panthers 9-3 in Game 5 to capture first Stanley Cup title

Golden Knights blast Panthers 9-3 in Game 5 to capture first Stanley Cup title

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Golden Knights games have always been as flashy as any show on the Las Vegas Strip, the sword-fighting mascot taking the ice before what seems like a legion of players marching out through the mirrored entrance into the roar of the c
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18-year-old trainee shot 3 soldiers at firing range on Japanese army base, killing 2, officials say

18-year-old trainee shot 3 soldiers at firing range on Japanese army base, killing 2, officials say

TOKYO (AP) — An 18-year-old army trainee shot three fellow soldiers at a firing range on a Japanese army base Wednesday, killing two of them, officials said.
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Los Angeles city councilman charged with 10 counts, including embezzlement and perjury

Los Angeles city councilman charged with 10 counts, including embezzlement and perjury

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors charged a Los Angeles city councilman with 10 counts, including embezzlement and perjury, Tuesday in the latest criminal case to upend the scandal-plagued governing board of the nation’s second-largest city.
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Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he illegally kept classified documents

Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he illegally kept classified documents

MIAMI (AP) — Donald Trump became the first former president to face a judge on federal charges as he pleaded not guilty in a Miami courtroom Tuesday to dozens of felony counts accusing him of hoarding classified documents and refusing government dema
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Nottingham police say man fatally stabbed 3, stole van and ran down 3 more in English city

Nottingham police say man fatally stabbed 3, stole van and ran down 3 more in English city

LONDON (AP) — A knife-wielding assailant stabbed two college students to death in the streets of the English city of Nottingham and then fatally stabbed a middle-aged man, stole his van and ran down three pedestrians in a shocking rampage early Tuesd
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