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Vanishing whale's decline worse than previously thought, feds say

Vanishing whale's decline worse than previously thought, feds say

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A review of the status of a vanishing species of whale found that the animal's population is in worse shape than previously thought, federal ocean regulators said Monday.
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GOP presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy lists Senators Cruz, Lee as possible Supreme Court picks

GOP presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy lists Senators Cruz, Lee as possible Supreme Court picks

Biotech entrepreneur and Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy on Monday released a list of 16 people he'd nominate to the U.S.
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Two-vehicle wreck kills 5 in fiery crash on northeast Georgia highway

Two-vehicle wreck kills 5 in fiery crash on northeast Georgia highway

ALTO, Ga. (AP) — Five people are dead after a wreck on a busy northeast Georgia highway. State troopers say Avonlea Holtzclaw of Dahlonega was trying to cross U.S. 23 in a Ford Explorer Sunday afternoon when a driver going northbound hit her.
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Trial begins for former New Mexico athletics director on embezzlement charges

Trial begins for former New Mexico athletics director on embezzlement charges

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jury selection began Monday in the trial of former University of New Mexico athletic director Paul Krebs on embezzlement charges.
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1 dead and 76 injured in a bus crash on a major highway in southeastern Czech Republic

1 dead and 76 injured in a bus crash on a major highway in southeastern Czech Republic

Two buses collided Monday on a Czech highway in the southeast of the country, killing one of the bus drivers and injuring 76, officials said.
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Flying Russian flags, more Wagner troops roll into Belarus as part of deal that ended their mutiny

Flying Russian flags, more Wagner troops roll into Belarus as part of deal that ended their mutiny

More mercenaries from Russia's Wagner military contractor rolled into Belarus on Monday, a monitoring group said, continuing their relocation to the ex-Soviet nation following last month's short-lived mutiny.
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2 parties on the left of the Dutch political spectrum have agreed to join forces ahead of election

2 parties on the left of the Dutch political spectrum have agreed to join forces ahead of election

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Members of two left-leaning Dutch political parties have overwhelmingly voted to join forces ahead of a November general election in an attempt to unify their side of the Netherlands' splintered political spectrum, they
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Leader of winning Thai party, rebuffed last week, to try once more to become prime minister

Leader of winning Thai party, rebuffed last week, to try once more to become prime minister

BANGKOK (AP) — The leader of the progressive party that won a surprise victory in Thailand's May elections said Monday he will make a second bid to become prime minister after being blocked last week by the country's royalist and military establishme
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds embraces role as a key player in Republican presidential race

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds embraces role as a key player in Republican presidential race

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — When Iowa Gov.
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Roman Catholic diocese in northern New York announces bankruptcy filing amid sexual abuse lawsuits

Roman Catholic diocese in northern New York announces bankruptcy filing amid sexual abuse lawsuits

OGDENSBURG, N.Y. (AP) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg in northern New York said Monday that it was filing for bankruptcy protection as it faces more than 100 lawsuits alleging sexual abuse.
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