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Indians stretch, breathe and balance to mark International Day of Yoga

Indians stretch, breathe and balance to mark International Day of Yoga

NEW DELHI (AP) — Tens of thousands of people across India stretched in public parks and on sandy beaches Saturday to mark the 11th International Day of Yoga.
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Ottawa considering 'combination of approaches' to 20% military pay hike

Ottawa considering 'combination of approaches' to 20% military pay hike

Military pay scales are complicated and are based on rank, profession, deployment and other conditions. There are many ways to roll out a boost in compensation.
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Cyprus' lyrical duelists spit fierce rhymes as they battle it out to the licks of a fiddle

Cyprus' lyrical duelists spit fierce rhymes as they battle it out to the licks of a fiddle

LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) — Lyrical duelists in Cyprus spit rhymes in head-to-head contests, keeping alive a tradition known as “tsiattista” that emerged centuries before the likes of Kendrick Lamar and Drake.
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Key moments from the sixth week of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial

Key moments from the sixth week of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial

NEW YORK (AP) — The sixth week of the Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial was shortened by a holiday and a juror's illness as prosecutors nearly concluded their case, setting the stage for a one- or two-day defense presentation next week.
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Canada Transport Minister Freeland 'dismayed' by BC Ferries deal with Chinese company

Canada Transport Minister Freeland 'dismayed' by BC Ferries deal with Chinese company

VICTORIA — Canada's transport minister says she is "dismayed" BC Ferries contracted a Chinese state-owned shipyard to build four new vessels in the current geopolitical context that includes "unjustified" tariffs on Canada.
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Sixteen billion passwords may have been stolen. Here's how to protect yourself

Sixteen billion passwords may have been stolen. Here's how to protect yourself

TORONTO — A Lithuanian cybersecurity news outlet says it uncovered a leak of 16 billion passwords that may grant access to Apple, Google, Facebook accounts and more.
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Keke Palmer's 'Just Keke' album channels public relationship drama into reclamation

Keke Palmer's 'Just Keke' album channels public relationship drama into reclamation

NEW YORK (AP) — A sheer dress silhouetting a black body suit, Usher’s signature crowd interaction and a tweet from her child’s father: that concoction created a nearly two-week social media frenzy starring Keke Palmer back in 2023.
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Liberals, Conservatives pass major projects legislation in House of Commons

Liberals, Conservatives pass major projects legislation in House of Commons

OTTAWA — Conservative members of Parliament voted with the minority Liberal government to pass its marquee major projects legislation Friday evening, setting it up to become law before Canada Day.
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Purdue Pharma's $7B opioid settlement is set for votes from victims and cities

Purdue Pharma's $7B opioid settlement is set for votes from victims and cities

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma 's $7 billion-plus plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids will be sent to local governments, people who became addicted to the drug and other impacted groups after a judge's ruling Friday.
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Bassist Carol Kaye tells AP she's declining Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, 'Permanently'

Bassist Carol Kaye tells AP she's declining Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, 'Permanently'

NEW YORK (AP) — Carol Kaye, a prolific and revered bassist who played on thousands of songs in the 1960s including hits by the Beach Boys , Simon & Garfunkel and Barbra Streisand , told The Associated Press on Friday that she wants no part of the
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