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A US drone strike in Baghdad kills high-ranking militia commander, officials say

A US drone strike in Baghdad kills high-ranking militia commander, officials say

BAGHDAD (AP) — A U.S. drone strike hit a car in the Iraqi capital Wednesday night, killing three members of the powerful Kataib Hezbollah militia, including a high-ranking commander, officials said.
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Ecuador's high court decriminalizes euthanasia, following a lawsuit by a terminally ill patient

Ecuador's high court decriminalizes euthanasia, following a lawsuit by a terminally ill patient

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s high court on Wednesday decriminalized euthanasia and ordered lawmakers and health officials to draft rules and regulations for the procedure.
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Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package, scuttling deal they had demanded from Democrats

Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package, scuttling deal they had demanded from Democrats

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan border package Wednesday, scuttling months of negotiations with Democrats on legislation intended to cut back record numbers of illegal border crossings.
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Missing Marine Corps helicopter carrying 5 troops from Nevada to California has been located

Missing Marine Corps helicopter carrying 5 troops from Nevada to California has been located

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Marine Corps helicopter that had been missing with five troops aboard as an historic storm continued drenching California was found Wednesday morning in a mountainous area outside San Diego. The aircraft was located just after 9 a.
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Twin bombings at Pakistan political offices kill at least 26 a day before voting begins

Twin bombings at Pakistan political offices kill at least 26 a day before voting begins

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A pair of bombings at the election offices of a political party and an independent candidate in southwest Pakistan killed at least 26 people and wounded more than two dozen others, officials said Wednesday, the day before parl
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Sweden closes probe into explosions on Nord Stream pipelines, saying it doesn't have jurisdiction

Sweden closes probe into explosions on Nord Stream pipelines, saying it doesn't have jurisdiction

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish officials said Wednesday that they have decided to close their investigation into the September 2022 explosions on the Nord Stream gas pipelines, which were built to carry Russian natural gas to Germany, because the
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The ‘none of these candidates’ option wins Nevada GOP primary, a symbolic rejection of Nikki Haley

The ‘none of these candidates’ option wins Nevada GOP primary, a symbolic rejection of Nikki Haley

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The “none of these candidates” option has won in Nevada’s symbolic Republican presidential primary contest, an embarrassing result for Nikki Haley, who was the only major candidate on the ballot. The former U.N.
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Los Angeles records nearly 400 mudslides during storm that has drenched Southern California

Los Angeles records nearly 400 mudslides during storm that has drenched Southern California

LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of the wettest storms in Southern California history unleashed nearly 400 mudslides in the Los Angeles area after dumping more than half the amount of rainfall the city typically gets in a season in just two days, and officials
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House vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas fails, thwarted by Republican defections

House vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas fails, thwarted by Republican defections

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a dramatic setback, House Republicans failed Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, forced to shelve a high-profile priority — for now — after a few GOP lawmakers refused to go along with the party’s p
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Former Chilean President Sebastián Piñera dies in a helicopter crash. He was 74

Former Chilean President Sebastián Piñera dies in a helicopter crash. He was 74

VIÑA DEL MAR, Chile (AP) — Sebastián Piñera , the two-time former president of Chile who faced social upheaval followed by a pandemic in his second term, died Tuesday in a helicopter crash. He was 74.
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