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Israeli military says it has struck several Houthi targets in Yemen in response to attacks

Israeli military says it has struck several Houthi targets in Yemen in response to attacks

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The Israeli army said Saturday it has struck several Houthi targets in western Yemen following a fatal drone attack by the rebel group in Tel Aviv the previous day.
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Lowry keeps calm and carries British Open lead at Troon

Lowry keeps calm and carries British Open lead at Troon

TROON, Scotland (AP) — Shane Lowry was a surprising model of calm amid all the calamity in the British Open on Friday.
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Missouri woman who served 43 years in prison is free after her murder conviction was overturned

Missouri woman who served 43 years in prison is free after her murder conviction was overturned

CHILLICOTHE, Mo. (AP) — A woman whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years of a life sentence was released Friday, despite attempts in the last month by Missouri’s attorney general to keep her behind bars.
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Biden pushes party unity as he resists calls to step aside, says he'll return to campaign next week

Biden pushes party unity as he resists calls to step aside, says he'll return to campaign next week

WASHINGTON (AP) — A rapidly growing chorus of Democratic lawmakers called Friday for President Joe Biden to drop his reelection bid, even as the president insisted he’s ready to return to the campaign trail next week to counter what he called a “dark
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Shane Lowry keeps calm and carries British Open lead at Troon

Shane Lowry keeps calm and carries British Open lead at Troon

TROON, Scotland (AP) — Shane Lowry was a surprising model of calm amid all the calamity in the British Open on Friday.
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Ten Commandments won't go in Louisiana classrooms until at least November as lawsuit plays out

Ten Commandments won't go in Louisiana classrooms until at least November as lawsuit plays out

BATON ROUGE, La.
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Bangladesh imposes nationwide curfew as deadly protests over government jobs escalate

Bangladesh imposes nationwide curfew as deadly protests over government jobs escalate

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government late Friday announced a nationwide curfew across Bangladesh and ordered the deployment of military forces to maintain order following days of deadly clashes over the allocation of gov
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Top UN court says Israel's presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal and should end

Top UN court says Israel's presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal and should end

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top U.N.
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Drone strike by Yemen's Houthi rebels kills 1 person and wounds at least 10 in Tel Aviv

Drone strike by Yemen's Houthi rebels kills 1 person and wounds at least 10 in Tel Aviv

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An Iranian-made drone sent by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck Tel Aviv on Friday, leaving one person dead and at least 10 wounded in the group’s first lethal strike into Israel.
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Vietnam Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, the country's most powerful leader, dies at age 80

Vietnam Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, the country's most powerful leader, dies at age 80

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party and the country’s most powerful politician, has died following months of ill health, official media said Friday. He was 80.
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