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Pakistan deploys troops to halt unrest after ex-Prime Minister Khan is ordered held on new charges

Pakistan deploys troops to halt unrest after ex-Prime Minister Khan is ordered held on new charges

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s government called out the military Wednesday in areas roiled by deadly violence following the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan , who was dragged from a courtroom and ordered held for another eight days on new cor
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George Santos pleads not guilty to duping donors, stealing campaign cash to burnish wealthy image

George Santos pleads not guilty to duping donors, stealing campaign cash to burnish wealthy image

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. Rep.
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Army sergeant who fatally shot BLM protester in Texas sentenced to 25 years

Army sergeant who fatally shot BLM protester in Texas sentenced to 25 years

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A U.S.
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Vermont governor signs shield bills that protect providers who offer medicated abortion

Vermont governor signs shield bills that protect providers who offer medicated abortion

Vermont's Republican governor signed abortion and gender affirming shield bills into law Wednesday that include protecting access to a medication widely used in abortions even if the U.S.
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Missouri lawmakers ban transgender care, athletics

Missouri lawmakers ban transgender care, athletics

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.
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As more women forgo the hijab, Iran's government pushes back

As more women forgo the hijab, Iran's government pushes back

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Billboards across Iran's capital proclaim that women should wear their mandatory headscarves to honor their mothers.
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Russia ends visa regime for Georgia, restores direct flights

Russia ends visa regime for Georgia, restores direct flights

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed decrees abolishing visas for Georgian nationals and lifting a 2019 ban on direct flights to the South Caucasus nation.
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Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan arrested, sparking violence

Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan arrested, sparking violence

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested and dragged from court Tuesday as he appeared to face charges in multiple graft cases, a dramatic escalation of political tensions that sparked violent demonstrations by his an
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Tunisian naval guard kills 3 near synagogue; 10 injured

Tunisian naval guard kills 3 near synagogue; 10 injured

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A Tunisian naval guard shot and killed a colleague and two civilians Tuesday as he tried to reach a synagogue on the Mediterranean island of Djerba during an annual Jewish pilgrimage, the Tunisian Interior Ministry said.
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Jury finds Trump liable for sexual abuse, awards accuser $5M

Jury finds Trump liable for sexual abuse, awards accuser $5M

NEW YORK (AP) — A jury found Donald Trump liable Tuesday for sexually abusing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996, awarding her $5 million in a judgment that could haunt the former president as he campaigns to regain the White House.
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