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Advocates: Farah's story can help other trafficking victims

LONDON (AP) — Until this week, Mo Farah was a four-time Olympic champion winding down his hugely successful career as a long-distance runner.

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Cat on the lam: Pet caught after weeks on the run at airport

BOSTON (AP) — A family's beloved pet cat that's been dodging airport personnel, airline employees, and animal experts since escaping from a pet carrier at Boston's Logan International Airport about three weeks ago was finally caught Wednesday.

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Warnock collects $17.2M, Walker $6.2M in Georgia Senate race

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Herschel Walker's $6.2 million in fundraising looked impressive when unveiled Wednesday, until Democrat Raphael Warnock rolled out his $17.2 million total a half-hour later.

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Florida woman surprised by uninvited iguana, in her toilet

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman interrupted an uninvited guest in her bathroom on Saturday night. Michelle Reynolds told WSVN that she went downstairs to make herself a snack.

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Biden to ping through Israel's iconic spots on Mideast tour

JERUSALEM (AP) — President Joe Biden's dash through Israel and the occupied West Bank this week is expected to cut across some of the region's most iconic places.

Jul 12, 2022 11:12 PM Read more >

State judge blocks Louisiana from enforcing abortion ban

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana authorities have once again been blocked from enforcing a near total ban on abortion , this time under a judge's order released Tuesday by a state court in the capital.

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Cheney: Trump attempted to contact Jan. 6 witness

WASHINGTON (AP) — Abruptly raising the question of witness tampering, the Jan.

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Mexico agrees to invest $1.5B in 'smart' border technology

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador agreed to spend $1.

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Dettelbach becomes head of ATF, 1st confirmed chief in years

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Steve Dettelbach, a former federal prosecutor, to run the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, making him the agency’s first confirmed director since 2015.

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Pentagon: US kills IS group leader in Syria in drone strike

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon said Tuesday that it killed a leader of the Islamic State group in Syria in a drone strike. U.S.

Jul 12, 2022 7:59 AM Read more >