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Trump-backed Senate candidate faces GOP worries that he could be linked to adult website profile

Trump-backed Senate candidate faces GOP worries that he could be linked to adult website profile

WASHINGTON (AP) — For Republicans eager to regain the Senate majority this year, Ohio offers a prime opportunity to pick up a critical seat.
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Senegal's top opposition leader is freed from prison ahead of presidential election

Senegal's top opposition leader is freed from prison ahead of presidential election

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s top opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, was released from jail late Thursday ahead of the country's presidential election scheduled for March 24, his lawyer said.
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Woman's 'illegal buying spree' armed killer of 3 Minnesota first responders, prosecutor says

Woman's 'illegal buying spree' armed killer of 3 Minnesota first responders, prosecutor says

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A woman's “illegal buying spree” armed a man with the high-powered firearms that he used to kill three Minnesota first responders during a standoff at a home where seven children were inside, federal authorities said Thursday.
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Palestinian leader appoints longtime adviser as prime minister in the face of calls for reform

Palestinian leader appoints longtime adviser as prime minister in the face of calls for reform

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed his longtime economic adviser to be the next prime minister in the face of U.S. pressure to reform the Palestinian Authority as part of Washington's postwar vision for Gaza.
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Macron again declines to rule out Western troops in Ukraine, but says they're not needed now

Macron again declines to rule out Western troops in Ukraine, but says they're not needed now

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron warned Western powers against showing any signs of weakness to Russia as he reiterated his position Thursday that sending Western troops into Ukraine shouldn't be ruled out, though he said today’s situati
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Russians head to polls in a vote set to extend Putin's rule. His foes are in jail, in exile or dead

Russians head to polls in a vote set to extend Putin's rule. His foes are in jail, in exile or dead

Voters headed to the polls in Russia on Friday for a three-day presidential election that is all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin’s rule by six more years after he stifled dissent.
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Loud explosion is heard as Somali militant group says its fighters have attacked a hotel in capital

Loud explosion is heard as Somali militant group says its fighters have attacked a hotel in capital

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The Somali extremist group al-Shabab said its fighters have attacked a hotel in the capital Mogadishu, where a loud explosion and gunfire were heard Thursday night.
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Prosecutors say they're open to delaying start of Donald Trump's March 25 hush-money trial

Prosecutors say they're open to delaying start of Donald Trump's March 25 hush-money trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors said Thursday they're open to delaying the start of Donald Trump's New York hush-money criminal trial to give the former president's lawyers time to review evidence that was only recently turned over.
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Survivors of Mediterranean rescue say about 60 people died on the trip from Libya, aid group reports

Survivors of Mediterranean rescue say about 60 people died on the trip from Libya, aid group reports

MILAN (AP) — Survivors rescued from a deflating rubber dinghy in the central Mediterranean Sea have reported that some 60 people who departed Libya with them more than a week ago perished during the journey, the humanitarian rescue group SOS Mediterr
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Jaromir Jagr bobbleheads stolen en route to Pittsburgh. Giveaway postponed

Jaromir Jagr bobbleheads stolen en route to Pittsburgh. Giveaway postponed

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jaromir Jagr is missing. Well, the bobbleheads of the former NHL star are anyway. The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Thursday that a shipment carrying bobbleheads of the franchise icon was stolen after arriving in California.
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