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Czechs expel more Russians in dispute over 2014 depot blast

Czechs expel more Russians in dispute over 2014 depot blast

PRAGUE, Czech Republic — The Czech Republic on Thursday ordered 63 more Russian diplomats to leave the country, further escalating a dispute between the two nations over the alleged involvement of Russian spies in a massive ammunition depot explosion
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Japan raises emissions reduction target to 46% by 2030

Japan raises emissions reduction target to 46% by 2030

TOKYO — Japan's prime minister announced on Thursday an ambitious new target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, hours before he was to join a virtual climate summit hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden.
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US jobless claims fall to 547,000, another pandemic low

US jobless claims fall to 547,000, another pandemic low

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid fell last week to 547,000, a new low since the pandemic struck and a further encouraging sign that layoffs are slowing on the strength of an improving job market.
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Nearly 1,500 reported arrested at Navalny rallies in Russia

Nearly 1,500 reported arrested at Navalny rallies in Russia

MOSCOW — Police arrested nearly 1,500 people Wednesday during a day of demonstrations throughout Russia calling for freedom for imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whose health reportedly is in severe decline after three weeks of hunger stri
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Police kill Ma'Khia Bryant, 16, who attacked 2 with knife

Police kill Ma'Khia Bryant, 16, who attacked 2 with knife

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Body camera footage from other officers released Wednesday in the fatal police shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant, a Black teenager who charged at two people with a knife, showed a chaotic scene that happened within minutes of the verdict in
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Passenger survives being hit in the head by flying turtle

Passenger survives being hit in the head by flying turtle

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.
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Sheriff: Deputy fatally shot Black man while serving warrant

Sheriff: Deputy fatally shot Black man while serving warrant

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C.
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Low on beds, oxygen, India adds global high 314K virus cases

Low on beds, oxygen, India adds global high 314K virus cases

NEW DELHI — India reported a global record of more than 314,000 new infections Thursday as a grim coronavirus surge in the world's second-most populous country sends more and more sick people into a fragile health care system critically short of hosp
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Relief after verdict in Floyd killing, but what comes next?

Relief after verdict in Floyd killing, but what comes next?

NEW YORK — When the verdicts came in — Guilty, Guilty, Guilty — Lucia Edmonds let out the breath she hadn't even realized she'd been holding.
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Bombing in hotel parking lot kills at least 4 in SW Pakistan

Bombing in hotel parking lot kills at least 4 in SW Pakistan

QUETTA, Pakistan — A powerful bomb exploded in the parking area of a luxury hotel in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Wednesday, killing at least four people and wounding at least nine others, police said.
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