PARIS (AP) — Iconic or historic venues are at the heart of the Paris Olympics — organizers want the event to be about the spectacle as well as the sports.
Athletics stars will speed along an …
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4/16/24
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Israel’s military chief says Israel will respond to Iran’s weekend missile strike. But he has not elaborated on when and how. Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said Monday that Israel is still considering …
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By JOSEF FEDERMAN
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4/15/24
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Russia and Ukraine are trading blame before the United Nations Security Council for the attacks on Europe's largest nuclear power plant. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says the …
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By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN
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4/15/24
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French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that world donors are pledging more than 2 billion euros in aid for Sudan after a year of war that has pushed its population to the brink of famine. …
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By BARBARA SURK and SAMY MAGDY
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4/15/24
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Horrified worshipers watched in person and online as a bishop was stabbed at the altar during a church service in Sydney on Sunday evening. Three others were stabbed as people rushed to help. Police …
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By MARK BAKER and ROD MCGUIRK
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4/15/24
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Analysis: Iran upends decades of shadow warfare in direct attack on Israel as tensions mount at home
Iran’s direct attack on Israel over the weekend upended decades of its shadowy warfare by proxy, something Tehran has used to manage international repercussions for its actions. But with both …
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By JON GAMBRELL
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4/15/24
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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military renewed warnings on Monday for Palestinians in Gaza not to return to the embattled territory’s north, a day after Gaza hospital officials …
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By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY
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4/15/24
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The people killed and wounded by an assailant at a Sydney shopping mall were mostly women. Ashlee Good died saving her wounded baby. Dawn Singleton worked at a fashion boutique and was soon to be …
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4/15/24
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Across the globe, people celebrated Easter Sunday — commemorating the day when, according to Christian tradition, Jesus was resurrected in Jerusalem two millennia ago.
In India, Christian …
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By The Associated Press
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3/31/24
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Study says since 1979 climate change has made heat waves last longer, spike hotter, hurt more people
A new study says climate change is making giant heat waves crawl slower across the globe and they are baking more people for a longer time with higher temperatures over larger areas. Friday's study …
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By SETH BORENSTEIN
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3/29/24
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March 22-28, 2024
Lawyers file a lawsuit against the presidential election results in Indonesia, Thailand tries to help displaced people in Myanmar, and the Myanmar military holds the annual …
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By The Associated Press
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3/29/24
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The Moscow concert hall attack a week ago that left more than 140 people dead was a major blunder for Russia’s law enforcement agencies. While the government register of terrorist and extremist …
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By The Associated Press
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3/29/24
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March 21-28, 2024
From celebrations marking Holy Week to a volcano erupting in Iceland to cherry blossoms in Washington, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from …
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By The Associated Press
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3/28/24
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Every day, police in the U.S. rely on common use-of-force tactics that, unlike guns, are meant to stop people without killing them. But when misused, these tactics can still end in death — as …
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By REESE DUNKLIN
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3/28/24
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The federal government has struggled for years to track deaths that happened after police used force like physical restraints and Tasers that isn’t supposed to be lethal. After George Floyd was …
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By TAYLOR STEVENS, JUSTIN PRITCHARD and HELEN WIEFFERING
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3/28/24
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Since Russia invaded Ukraine two years ago, fears have risen in neighboring Moldova that it could also be in Moscow’s crosshairs. Like Ukraine, Moldova is a former Soviet republic that has aligned …
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By STEPHEN McGRATH
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3/27/24
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It was minutes before the start of a concert by the popular rock band, Picnic, at a massive auditorium at Crocus City Hall, an entertainment complex on the northwestern outskirts of Moscow. Then, …
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By DASHA LITVINOVA and KOSTYA MANENKOV
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3/25/24
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The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a case Tuesday that could impact how women get access to mifepristone. That's one of the two pills used in the most common type of abortion in the nation. The case …
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By LAURA UNGAR and MATTHEW PERRONE
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3/24/24
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Shocked Russians are bringing flowers and teddy bears to the Crocus City concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow to pay their respects to more than 100 people who died in a grisly attack claimed by …
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By EMMA BURROWS
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3/23/24
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Palm Sunday will be celebrated by Christians worldwide this Sunday. It commemorates the Christian belief in the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, when palm branches were strewn before him. It …
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By LUIS ANDRES HENAO
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3/23/24
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