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6 former Mississippi law officers sentenced in state court for torture of 2 Black men

6 former Mississippi law officers sentenced in state court for torture of 2 Black men

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Already sentenced to federal prison, six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for torturing two Black men were sentenced Wednesday in state court.
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6 former Mississippi law officers sentenced in state court for torture of 2 Black men

6 former Mississippi law officers sentenced in state court for torture of 2 Black men

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Already sentenced to federal prison, six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for torturing two Black men were sentenced Wednesday in state court.
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Track and field becomes first sport to pay prize money at Olympics. Paris gold medalists get $50,000

Track and field becomes first sport to pay prize money at Olympics. Paris gold medalists get $50,000

Monaco — Track and field is set to become the first sport to introduce prize money at the Olympics, with World Athletics saying Wednesday it would pay $50,000 to gold medalists in Paris.
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Track and field becomes first sport to pay prize money at Olympics. Paris gold medalists get $50,000

Track and field becomes first sport to pay prize money at Olympics. Paris gold medalists get $50,000

Monaco — Track and field is set to become the first sport to introduce prize money at the Olympics, with World Athletics saying Wednesday it would pay $50,000 to gold medalists in Paris.
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Switzerland will host a Ukraine peace conference in June and hopes Russia can join one day

Switzerland will host a Ukraine peace conference in June and hopes Russia can join one day

GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland's government said Wednesday it will host a high-level international conference in June to help chart a path toward peace in Ukraine after more than two years of war, in hopes that Russia might join in the peace process one d
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Switzerland will host a Ukraine peace conference in June and hopes Russia can join one day

Switzerland will host a Ukraine peace conference in June and hopes Russia can join one day

GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland's government said Wednesday it will host a high-level international conference in June to help chart a path toward peace in Ukraine after more than two years of war, in hopes that Russia might join in the peace process one d
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Exit polls suggest a big win by South Korea’s liberal opposition parties in parliamentary election

Exit polls suggest a big win by South Korea’s liberal opposition parties in parliamentary election

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s liberal opposition parties were expected to win a landslide victory in Wednesday’s parliamentary election , initial exit polls suggested, a result that if confirmed would make conservative President Yoon Suk Ye
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Exit polls suggest a big win by South Korea’s liberal opposition parties in parliamentary election

Exit polls suggest a big win by South Korea’s liberal opposition parties in parliamentary election

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s liberal opposition parties were expected to win a landslide victory in Wednesday’s parliamentary election , initial exit polls suggested, a result that if confirmed would make conservative President Yoon Suk Ye
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Fire in large Hong Kong residential building kills at least 5 people and injures 34

Fire in large Hong Kong residential building kills at least 5 people and injures 34

HONG KONG (AP) — A fire in a large, mostly residential building in Hong Kong on Wednesday morning killed at least five people and left another 34 injured.
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Fire in large Hong Kong residential building kills at least 5 people and injures 34

Fire in large Hong Kong residential building kills at least 5 people and injures 34

HONG KONG (AP) — A fire in a large, mostly residential building in Hong Kong on Wednesday morning killed at least five people and left another 34 injured.
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