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Medicine for hostages and Palestinians arrives in Gaza under first Israel-Hamas deal since November

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A shipment of medicine for dozens of hostages held by Hamas arrived in Gaza on Wednesday, part of a France- and Qatar- mediated deal that marked the first agreement between Israel and the militant group since a weeklong cease

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Yemen's Houthi rebels attack a US-owned ship in the Gulf of Aden with bomb-carrying drone

JERUSALEM (AP) — A U.S.-owned ship in the Gulf of Aden came under attack Wednesday from a bomb-carrying drone launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels, officials said.

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US woman gets 26 years in prison for helping kill her mother in Bali and stuffing body in a suitcase

CHICAGO (AP) — An American woman who pleaded guilty to helping kill her own mother and stuffing the body in a suitcase during a luxury vacation in Bali was sentenced Wednesday in Chicago to 26 years in prison.

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Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević, 46, dies in Salt Lake City after heart attack

SALT LAKE CITY — Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević, a mentor to two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and a former star player in his native Serbia, died Wednesday in Utah after suffering a heart attack, the team announced.

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Maine judge delays decision on removing Trump from ballot until Supreme Court rules in Colorado case

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine judge on Wednesday put on hold a decision on former President Donald Trump’s ballot status to allow time for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on a similar case in Colorado .

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Judge threatens to boot Donald Trump from courtroom over loud talking as E. Jean Carroll testifies

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was threatened with expulsion from his Manhattan civil trial Wednesday after he repeatedly ignored a warning to keep quiet while writer E.

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Pakistan recalls ambassador to Iran over airstrike by Tehran that killed 2 people

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan recalled its ambassador to Tehran on Wednesday, a day after Iran launched airstrikes on Pakistan that it claimed targeted bases for a militant Sunni separatist group.

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China's population falls for a 2nd straight year as births drop even after end of one-child policy

BEIJING (AP) — China’s population fell by 2 million people in 2023 in its second straight annual decrease, as births dropped for the seventh straight year and deaths jumped following the end of COVID-19 restrictions, the government said Wednesday.

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Fireworks factory explodes in central Thailand causing multiple reported deaths

BANGKOK (AP) — An explosion at a fireworks factory in central Thailand killed at least 20 people on Wednesday, the government's disaster relief agency said.

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Shooter who killed 5 people at Colorado LGBTQ+ club intends to plead guilty to federal hate crimes

DENVER (AP) — The shooter who killed five people and endangered the lives of over 40 others at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs plans to plead guilty to new federal charges for hate crimes and firearm violations under an agreement that would a

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