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Colorado teen accused of trying to go to Iraq to fight for the Islamic State group

Colorado teen accused of trying to go to Iraq to fight for the Islamic State group

DENVER (AP) — An 18-year-old from suburban Denver who allegedly planned to go to Iraq to fight for the Islamic State group was arrested last week as he tried to board a flight to Turkey.
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An Egyptian court hands down 3-year prison sentence to rights activist in case that echoed in Italy

An Egyptian court hands down 3-year prison sentence to rights activist in case that echoed in Italy

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court sentenced a rights activist on Tuesday to three years in prison over an opinion article he wrote in 2019 in a case that renewed global attention to Egypt's intolerance of government critics.
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Crowded GOP field vies for the Christian Zionist vote as Israel's rightward shift spurs protests

Crowded GOP field vies for the Christian Zionist vote as Israel's rightward shift spurs protests

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — When John McCain was the Republican presidential nominee in 2008, he was forced to reject megachurch pastor John Hagee’s endorsement after a sermon surfaced that was derided as antisemitic.
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Belarus arrests a prominent journalist in its continued crackdown on dissent

Belarus arrests a prominent journalist in its continued crackdown on dissent

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Authorities in Belarus have arrested a prominent journalist who has written for the U.S.
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A look at some Americans who crossed into North Korea over the past years

A look at some Americans who crossed into North Korea over the past years

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.S.-led United Nations Command is trying to secure the release of an American soldier who fled to North Korea from the South Korean side of a border village .
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Amateur soccer player found dead in Argentina after attack on referee goes viral

Amateur soccer player found dead in Argentina after attack on referee goes viral

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A player from an amateur soccer league in Buenos Aires was found dead with a gunshot wound to his head shortly after being charged with attempted homicide for a violent assault against a referee during a match last week
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Man firing into the air causes panic on a South Carolina street and is wounded in a police shootout

Man firing into the air causes panic on a South Carolina street and is wounded in a police shootout

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A man who fired shots into the air on a busy street near South Carolina's capital was wounded in a shootout with police just before noon Tuesday, authorities said.
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Wisconsin's top elections official met with FBI in 2020 election probe focusing on Trump

Wisconsin's top elections official met with FBI in 2020 election probe focusing on Trump

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s top elections administrator on Tuesday became the latest official in a battleground state to say they have been interviewed by federal investigators as part of the special counsel's probe into the 2020 election.
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Russia targets Ukraine's port of Odesa and calls it payback for a strike on a key bridge to Crimea

Russia targets Ukraine's port of Odesa and calls it payback for a strike on a key bridge to Crimea

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine said its forces shot down Russian drones and cruise missiles targeting the Black Sea port of Odesa before dawn Tuesday in what Moscow called “retribution” for an attack that damaged a crucial bridge to the Crimean Peninsu
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A look at how the desert city of Phoenix copes with summer heat

A look at how the desert city of Phoenix copes with summer heat

PHOENIX (AP) — This summer's punishing heat wave has baked much of the U.S. in sweat-soaked misery. Records are falling as temperatures soar, and millions of people are left clamoring for relief.
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