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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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Airstrike kills 25 in southern Gaza as Israeli assault on Gaza City shuts down medical facilities

Airstrike kills 25 in southern Gaza as Israeli assault on Gaza City shuts down medical facilities

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in southern Gaza killed at least 25 Palestinians on Tuesday, as heavy bombardment in the north forced the closure of medical facilities in Gaza City and sent thousands f
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A double-decker bus collides with a milk truck in northern India, killing at least 18 people

A double-decker bus collides with a milk truck in northern India, killing at least 18 people

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — A double-decker passenger bus collided with a milk truck in northern India on Wednesday, killing at least 18 people and injuring many others, officials said.
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Zelenskyy says world cannot wait until November election in US to take action to repel Putin

Zelenskyy says world cannot wait until November election in US to take action to repel Putin

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that the world must not wait for the November presidential election in the United States to take action to repel Russia's offensive against his country.
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Arkansas couple charged with murder after toddler left in a hot vehicle dies, police say

Arkansas couple charged with murder after toddler left in a hot vehicle dies, police say

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas couple has been charged with capital murder after one of their four young children left inside a hot vehicle died from apparent heat exhaustion, authorities said.
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NATO allies commit to sending dozens of air defense systems to Ukraine, including four Patriots

NATO allies commit to sending dozens of air defense systems to Ukraine, including four Patriots

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S.
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US-built pier will be put back in Gaza for several days to move aid, then permanently removed

US-built pier will be put back in Gaza for several days to move aid, then permanently removed

WASHINGTON (AP) — The pier built by the U.S. military to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza will be reinstalled Wednesday to be used for several days, but then the plan is to pull it out permanently, several U.S. officials said.
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