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'A day of joy': Brittney Griner makes WNBA season debut after being jailed in Russia

'A day of joy': Brittney Griner makes WNBA season debut after being jailed in Russia

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brittney Griner stood for the national anthem before her first regular-season WNBA game since being jailed in Russia. Griner was outspoken for social justice in 2020 and didn’t take the court during the pregame anthem.
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More protests against violence in Serbia as authorities reject opposition criticism and demands

More protests against violence in Serbia as authorities reject opposition criticism and demands

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Tens of thousands of people rallied in Serbia's capital on Friday for a third time in a month in protest at the government's handling of a crisis after two mass shootings in the Balkan country earlier this month, even as offic
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'Listen to us': LGBTQ activists seek help, prudence in raising human rights abroad

'Listen to us': LGBTQ activists seek help, prudence in raising human rights abroad

OTTAWA — LGBTQ activists say Canada should ramp up its help in the fight against an organized movement to clamp down on sexual and gender minorities in Africa, while being cautious about when to raise issues in public.
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Out of bailout spotlight, Greeks feeling recovery pains at election

Out of bailout spotlight, Greeks feeling recovery pains at election

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — For the first time in more than a decade, Greeks will go to the polls Sunday to elect a leader no longer confined to steering the country’s economy from a back seat.
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Radio host jailed for sedition in Hong Kong finds a home and freedom in Canada

Radio host jailed for sedition in Hong Kong finds a home and freedom in Canada

VANCOUVER — Edmund Wan, recently released from a Hong Kong prison, says he feels at ease in Vancouver.
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Nevada Democrats scrap fentanyl bill, amend companion bill to adjust drug penalty proposal

CARSON CITY, Nev.
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Japan says Zelenskyy will visit Hiroshima to join G7 summit session on Ukraine

Japan says Zelenskyy will visit Hiroshima to join G7 summit session on Ukraine

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Japan announced Saturday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Japan to join Group of Seven leaders in a session on Ukraine.
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California lawmakers block bill making oil companies liable for some health problems

California lawmakers block bill making oil companies liable for some health problems

SACRAMENTO, Calif.
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California governor seeks to speed up water, clean energy projects delayed by lawsuits, permits

California governor seeks to speed up water, clean energy projects delayed by lawsuits, permits

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov.
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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md.; Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen; Gov. Roy Cooper, D-N.C.; Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla.
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