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US soccer star Megan Rapinoe announces she’ll retire after the NWSL season

US soccer star Megan Rapinoe announces she’ll retire after the NWSL season

CHICAGO (AP) — Days before heading to her fourth World Cup, Megan Rapinoe announced Saturday she’ll retire at the end of the National Women's Soccer League season.
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Airstrike in Sudanese city kills at least 22, officials say, amid fighting between rival generals

Airstrike in Sudanese city kills at least 22, officials say, amid fighting between rival generals

CAIRO (AP) — An airstrike in a Sudanese city on Saturday killed at least 22 people, health authorities said, in one of the deadliest air attacks yet in the three months of fighting between the country’s rival generals.
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Six people are dead after a plane into a field and bursts into flames in California, officials say

Six people are dead after a plane into a field and bursts into flames in California, officials say

MURRIETA, Calif. (AP) — Six people died after a plane crashed over a Southern California field on Saturday morning before bursting into flames. The plane was engulfed in fire along with about one acre of vegetation when deputies arrived.
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4 militants attack a police station and kill an officer in southeast Iran, state TV says

4 militants attack a police station and kill an officer in southeast Iran, state TV says

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Four militants attacked a police station and killed an officer in southeastern Iran, state TV reported on Saturday.
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Leslie Van Houten, follower of cult leader Charles Manson, is one big step closer to freedom

Leslie Van Houten, follower of cult leader Charles Manson, is one big step closer to freedom

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s governor announced Friday that he won’t ask the state Supreme Court to block parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, paving the way for her release after serving 53 years in prison for two infamous murder
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Federal prosecutors accuse Michigan man of strangling missing 2-year-old

Federal prosecutors accuse Michigan man of strangling missing 2-year-old

A Michigan man apparently strangled his ex-girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter with a cellphone cord and left her body in a Detroit alley , according to a federal complaint filed Friday. The U.S.
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Texas gunman in Walmart shooting gets 90 consecutive life sentences and may still face death penalty

Texas gunman in Walmart shooting gets 90 consecutive life sentences and may still face death penalty

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A white gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack on Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart in a Texas border city was sentenced Friday to 90 consecutive life sentences but could still face more punishment, including the death pena
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Dutch premier resigns because of deadlock on thorny issue of migration, paving way for new elections

Dutch premier resigns because of deadlock on thorny issue of migration, paving way for new elections

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government collapsed Friday because of irreconcilable differences within the four-party coalition about how to rein in migration, a divisive issue that has split nations across Europe.
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The US will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package

The US will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Friday, vowing the U.S.
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Wisconsin judge: Lawsuit to repeal abortion ban can continue

Wisconsin judge: Lawsuit to repeal abortion ban can continue

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge refused Friday to toss out a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's 174-year-old abortion ban, keeping the case inching toward the state Supreme Court in a state where debate over abortion rights has taken center stage.
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