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Mike Johnson, a staunch conservative from Louisiana, is elected House speaker with broad GOP support

Mike Johnson, a staunch conservative from Louisiana, is elected House speaker with broad GOP support

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans unanimously elected Rep. Mike Johnson as House speaker on Wednesday, eagerly elevating a deeply conservative but lesser-known leader to the major seat of U.S.
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Man trapped in jewelry vault overnight is freed when timer opens the chamber as scheduled

Man trapped in jewelry vault overnight is freed when timer opens the chamber as scheduled

NEW YORK (AP) — A man was trapped inside a steel-reinforced concrete jewelry vault in New York City overnight after firefighters had to abandon an attempt to rescue him for safety reasons.
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Man trapped in jewelry vault overnight is freed when timer opens the chamber as scheduled

Man trapped in jewelry vault overnight is freed when timer opens the chamber as scheduled

NEW YORK (AP) — A man was trapped inside a steel-reinforced concrete jewelry vault in New York City overnight after firefighters had to abandon an attempt to rescue him for safety reasons.
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Biden condemns retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank

Biden condemns retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday spoke out against retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
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Biden condemns retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank

Biden condemns retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday spoke out against retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
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Russian forces simulate nuclear strike as upper house rescinds ratification of test ban treaty

Russian forces simulate nuclear strike as upper house rescinds ratification of test ban treaty

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s military conducted a simulated nuclear strike in a drill Wednesday overseen by President Vladimir Putin, hours after the upper house of parliament voted to rescind the country's ratification of a global nuclear test ban.
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Russian forces simulate nuclear strike as upper house rescinds ratification of test ban treaty

Russian forces simulate nuclear strike as upper house rescinds ratification of test ban treaty

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s military conducted a simulated nuclear strike in a drill Wednesday overseen by President Vladimir Putin, hours after the upper house of parliament voted to rescind the country's ratification of a global nuclear test ban.
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Judge reinstates murder charge against Philadelphia police officer in fatal shooting of motorist

Judge reinstates murder charge against Philadelphia police officer in fatal shooting of motorist

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A judge on Wednesday reinstated all charges, including a murder count, against a former police officer who shot and killed a driver through a rolled-up car window — a confrontation police initially described as the officer shootin
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Judge reinstates murder charge against Philadelphia police officer in fatal shooting of motorist

Judge reinstates murder charge against Philadelphia police officer in fatal shooting of motorist

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A judge on Wednesday reinstated all charges, including a murder count, against a former police officer who shot and killed a driver through a rolled-up car window — a confrontation police initially described as the officer shootin
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Japan’s top court strikes down required sterilization surgery to officially change gender

Japan’s top court strikes down required sterilization surgery to officially change gender

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a law requiring transgender people to undergo sterilization surgery in order to officially change their gender is unconstitutional, a landmark verdict welcomed by advocates as a sign of growi
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