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UN food agency says its food stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel's blockade

UN food agency says its food stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel's blockade

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The World Food Program says its food stocks in the Gaza Strip have run out under Israel’s nearly 8-week-old blockade , ending a main source of sustenance for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the territory.
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A Russian general was killed by a car bomb just outside Moscow

A Russian general was killed by a car bomb just outside Moscow

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian general was killed by a car bomb on Friday, Russia’s top criminal investigation agency said, in the second such attack on a top Russian military officer in four months. The Investigative Committee said that Lt. Gen.
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Immigration is Trump's strongest issue, but many say he's gone too far, a new AP-NORC poll finds

Immigration is Trump's strongest issue, but many say he's gone too far, a new AP-NORC poll finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s handling of immigration remains a point of strength as he takes wide-ranging actions to ramp up deportations and target people in the U.S. illegally, according to a new poll.
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Alabama executes a man who said he was guilty of rape and murder and deserved to die

Alabama executes a man who said he was guilty of rape and murder and deserved to die

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man who dropped his appeals and said he deserved to die for the rape and murder of a woman in 2010 was put to death Thursday evening. James Osgood, 55, was pronounced dead at 6:35 p.m.
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Survivors of July Fourth parade shooting have mixed feelings about gunman's absence from sentencing

Survivors of July Fourth parade shooting have mixed feelings about gunman's absence from sentencing

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — Grieving relatives and survivors of a mass shooting at a 2022 July Fourth parade recounted harrowing details for hours in a packed courtroom this week, telling a judge that the attack has done long-lasting damage.
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Judge maintains death penalty as possible punishment for Bryan Kohberger despite autism diagnosis

Judge maintains death penalty as possible punishment for Bryan Kohberger despite autism diagnosis

A judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors can pursue the death penalty against Bryan Kohberger if he is convicted of murdering four University of Idaho students in 2022, despite the defendant's recent autism diagnosis.
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Judge halts parts of Trump’s overhaul of US elections, including proof-of-citizenship requirement

Judge halts parts of Trump’s overhaul of US elections, including proof-of-citizenship requirement

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from immediately enacting certain changes to how federal elections are run , including adding a proof-of-citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form.
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Texas lawmakers approve $1B private school voucher plan

Texas lawmakers approve $1B private school voucher plan

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers on Thursday passed a $1 billion education bill that allows families to use public money to pay for private school tuition, a major victory for school voucher proponents nationwide that was cheered on by President
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In rare rebuke of Putin, Trump urges Russia to 'STOP!' after deadly attack on Kyiv

In rare rebuke of Putin, Trump urges Russia to 'STOP!' after deadly attack on Kyiv

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday offered rare criticism of Vladimir Putin , urging the Russian leader to “STOP!” after a deadly barrage of attacks on Kyiv, Ukraine's capital. “I am not happy with the Russian strikes on KYIV.
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Russian strike on Kyiv kills at least 12 in biggest attack on Ukrainian capital since last summer

Russian strike on Kyiv kills at least 12 in biggest attack on Ukrainian capital since last summer

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia pounded Kyiv with an hourslong barrage of missiles and drones Thursday, killing at least 12 people in its deadliest assault on the Ukrainian capital since July and drawing a rare rebuke of Moscow from U.S.
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