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Bangladesh bans Jamaat-e-Islami party following violent protests that left more than 200 dead

Bangladesh bans Jamaat-e-Islami party following violent protests that left more than 200 dead

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh on Thursday banned the Jamaat-e-Islami party, its student wing and other associate bodies as “militant and terrorist" organizations as part of a nationwide crackdown following weeks of violent protests that left mo
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Venezuela's Maduro asks top court to audit the presidential election, but observers cry foul

Venezuela's Maduro asks top court to audit the presidential election, but observers cry foul

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicolás Maduro on Wednesday asked Venezuela’s high court to conduct an audit of the presidential election after opposition leaders disputed his claim of victory, drawing criticism from foreign observers who said th
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Hamas' top political leader is killed in Iran in strike that risks triggering all-out regional war

Hamas' top political leader is killed in Iran in strike that risks triggering all-out regional war

BEIRUT (AP) — Hamas' top political leader was killed Wednesday by a predawn airstrike in the Iranian capital, Iran and the militant group said, blaming Israel for a shock assassination that risked escalating into an all-out regional war.
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Captain in 2019 scuba boat fire ordered to pay about $32K to families of 3 of 34 people killed

Captain in 2019 scuba boat fire ordered to pay about $32K to families of 3 of 34 people killed

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A scuba dive boat captain was ordered Wednesday to pay about $32,000 in restitution to the families of three of the 34 people killed in a fire aboard the vessel in 2019.
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British police charge 17-year-old with murder over a stabbing attack that killed 3 children

British police charge 17-year-old with murder over a stabbing attack that killed 3 children

About two dozen children were attending the summer vacation workshop on Monday when an attacker with a knife burst in. Three girls died and 10 other people were injured.
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Guantanamo inmate accused of being main plotter of 9/11 attacks to plead guilty

Guantanamo inmate accused of being main plotter of 9/11 attacks to plead guilty

The U.S. agreement with the men to enter into a plea agreement comes more than 20 years after militants flew commandeered commercial airliners into buildings, killing nearly 3,000 people.
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Hawaii Gov. Josh Green tells AP a $4 billion settlement for 2023 Maui wildfire could come next week

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green tells AP a $4 billion settlement for 2023 Maui wildfire could come next week

HONOLULU (AP) — The parties involved in Lahaina wildfire lawsuits against the state of Hawaii, Maui County and utilities are close to a global settlement of claims that will be worth a little over $4 billion, Gov.
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South Carolina Supreme Court rules state death penalty including firing squad is legal

South Carolina Supreme Court rules state death penalty including firing squad is legal

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina can execute death row inmates by firing squad, lethal injection or the electric chair, the state’s high court ruled Wednesday , opening the door to restart executions after more than a decade.
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Feds arrest ex-US Green Beret in connection to failed 2020 raid of Venezuela to remove Maduro

Feds arrest ex-US Green Beret in connection to failed 2020 raid of Venezuela to remove Maduro

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A former U.S. Green Beret who in 2020 organized a failed crossborder raid of Venezuelan army deserters to remove President Nicolás Maduro has been arrested in New York on federal arms smuggling charges.
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Hezbollah confirms that a top commander was killed in Israeli strike in Beirut

Hezbollah confirms that a top commander was killed in Israeli strike in Beirut

BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah confirmed Wednesday that Israel killed a top commander after a rare strike in Beirut.
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