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Fire in Vietnam's capital kills at least 56 when it engulfs an apartment building

Fire in Vietnam's capital kills at least 56 when it engulfs an apartment building

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A fire in a nine-story apartment building in Vietnam’s capital killed at least 56 people, including at least four children, and injured at least 37, authorities said Wednesday The fire started just before midnight Tuesday in a b
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Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante has been arrested after 2 weeks on the run in Pennsylvania

Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante has been arrested after 2 weeks on the run in Pennsylvania

POTTSTOWN, Pa.
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A Crimea shipyard is on fire after a Ukrainian attack that damaged 2 ships and injured 24 people

A Crimea shipyard is on fire after a Ukrainian attack that damaged 2 ships and injured 24 people

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian attack on a strategic shipyard early Wednesday in Russia-annexed Crimea wounded 24 people, damaged two ships undergoing repairs and caused a fire at the facility, Russian authorities reported.
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South Korea's military says North Korea fired at least 1 missile toward sea

South Korea's military says North Korea fired at least 1 missile toward sea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile toward its eastern seas.
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1 student dead, another arrested after shooting at Louisiana high school

1 student dead, another arrested after shooting at Louisiana high school

GREENSBURG, La. (AP) — A student is dead and another is in custody after a shooting Tuesday at a high school in Louisiana, authorities said. The St. Helena Parish Sheriff's Office tells news outlets it happened around 3 p.m. at St.
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Thousands are feared dead and thousands more are missing in flood-ravaged eastern Libya

Thousands are feared dead and thousands more are missing in flood-ravaged eastern Libya

CAIRO (AP) — Emergency workers uncovered more than 1,500 bodies in the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna on Tuesday, and it was feared the toll could surpass 5,000 after floodwaters smashed through dams and washed away entire neighborhoods of
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Wisconsin GOP to pursue nonpartisan redistricting to avoid having state justices toss maps

Wisconsin GOP to pursue nonpartisan redistricting to avoid having state justices toss maps

MADISON, Wis.
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New Mexico Democratic attorney general won’t defend suspension of right to publicly carry guns

New Mexico Democratic attorney general won’t defend suspension of right to publicly carry guns

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s top prosecutor says he cannot undertake a defense of the governor’s public health order that suspends the right to carry firearms in public.
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Israeli Supreme Court hears first challenge to Netanyahu's divisive judicial overhaul

Israeli Supreme Court hears first challenge to Netanyahu's divisive judicial overhaul

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court heard the first challenge Tuesday to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul , deepening a showdown with the far-right government that has bitterly divided the nation and put it on the
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5 former officers charged in death of Tyre Nichols are now also facing federal charges

5 former officers charged in death of Tyre Nichols are now also facing federal charges

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Five former Memphis police officers were charged Tuesday with federal civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols as they continue to fight second-degree murder charges in state courts arising from the killing.
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