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Brazilian police arrest suspected masterminds behind the killing of councilwoman-turned-icon

Brazilian police arrest suspected masterminds behind the killing of councilwoman-turned-icon

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police arrested two men Sunday for allegedly ordering the killing of a popular Rio de Janeiro councilwoman in 2018, a long-awaited step after years of society clamoring for justice.
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New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy suspends her Senate campaign to replace indicted Sen. Menendez

New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy suspends her Senate campaign to replace indicted Sen. Menendez

WASHINGTON (AP) — New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy on Sunday suspended her U.S. Senate campaign to replace Democratic Sen.
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Worldwide support pours in for Kate, the Princess of Wales, after shocking cancer reveal

Worldwide support pours in for Kate, the Princess of Wales, after shocking cancer reveal

LONDON (AP) — Support poured in from around the world Saturday for Kate, the Princess of Wales , after she revealed in a candid video message that she is undergoing chemotherapy for cancer following major abdominal surgery.
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Putin says gunmen who raided Moscow concert hall tried to escape to Ukraine. Kyiv denies involvement

Putin says gunmen who raided Moscow concert hall tried to escape to Ukraine. Kyiv denies involvement

MOSCOW (AP) — The suburban Moscow music hall where gunmen opened fire on concertgoers was a blackened, smoldering ruin Saturday as the death toll in the attack surpassed 130 and Russian authorities arrested four suspects.
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Biden and Trump win Louisiana's presidential primary having already clinched nominations

Biden and Trump win Louisiana's presidential primary having already clinched nominations

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won Louisiana's primary on Saturday, collecting more delegates after they already clinched their party nominations.
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Biden signs $1.2 trillion funding package after Senate's early-morning passage ended shutdown threat

Biden signs $1.2 trillion funding package after Senate's early-morning passage ended shutdown threat

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills after Congress had passed the long overdue legislation just hours earlier, ending the threat of a partial government shutdown.
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A Russian Soyuz rocket with 3 astronauts blasts off to the International Space Station

A Russian Soyuz rocket with 3 astronauts blasts off to the International Space Station

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station blasted off Saturday, two days after its launch was aborted at the last minute.
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Senate passes $1.2 trillion funding package in early morning vote, ending threat of partial shutdown

Senate passes $1.2 trillion funding package in early morning vote, ending threat of partial shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills in the early morning hours Saturday, a long overdue action nearly six months into the budget year that will push any threats of a government shutdown to the fall.
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What we know and don't know about Kate's cancer diagnosis

What we know and don't know about Kate's cancer diagnosis

Kate, the Princess of Wales , has disclosed that she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy — though in a video announcement Friday, she did not say what kind of cancer or reveal details of her treatment.
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Texas school bus with over 40 pre-K students struck by cement truck, killing 2, authorities say

Texas school bus with over 40 pre-K students struck by cement truck, killing 2, authorities say

BASTROP, Texas (AP) — A cement truck veered into a school bus carrying more than 40 pre-K students returning from a field trip to a Texas zoo Friday, killing a boy on the bus and a man in another vehicle, authorities said.
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