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Passengers evacuated from train after fire breaks out in Austrian tunnel

Passengers evacuated from train after fire breaks out in Austrian tunnel

BERLIN (AP) — Austrian authorities evacuated people from a train after a fire broke out in a tunnel Wednesday evening, and officials said up to 25 people had slight injuries.
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MLB, WNBA postpone games due to smoke from Canadian wildfires

MLB, WNBA postpone games due to smoke from Canadian wildfires

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball postponed games in New York and Philadelphia on Wednesday night because of poor air quality caused by smoke from Canadian wildfires.
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Pope Francis has scar tissue removed, hernia repaired during 3-hour abdominal surgery

Pope Francis has scar tissue removed, hernia repaired during 3-hour abdominal surgery

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis underwent successful surgery Wednesday to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair a hernia in his abdominal wall, the latest maladies to befall the 86-year-old pontiff who had part of his colon removed two years ago.
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Lionel Messi says he's joining Major League Soccer's Inter Miami after exit from Paris Saint-Germain

Lionel Messi says he's joining Major League Soccer's Inter Miami after exit from Paris Saint-Germain

MIAMI (AP) — Lionel Messi says he is coming to Inter Miami and joining Major League Soccer.
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Pence opens presidential bid with denunciation of Trump over Jan. 6 insurrection and abortion

Pence opens presidential bid with denunciation of Trump over Jan. 6 insurrection and abortion

ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence opened his bid for the Republican nomination for president Wednesday with a firm denunciation of former President Donald Trump, accusing his two-time running mate of abandoning conservative princip
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Minibus crash kills 25 people, including nine children, in northern Afghanistan

Minibus crash kills 25 people, including nine children, in northern Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A minibus crash in northern Afghanistan killed 25 people, including nine children and 12 women, a police spokesman said Wednesday.
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Missouri governor signs bill banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors, some adults

Missouri governor signs bill banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors, some adults

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Transgender minors and some adults in Missouri will soon be banned from accessing puberty blockers, hormones and gender-affirming surgeries under a bill signed Wednesday by the state's Republican governor. Beginning Aug.
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FIFA made false claims about 'carbon-neutral' World Cup in Qatar, Swiss regulator says

FIFA made false claims about 'carbon-neutral' World Cup in Qatar, Swiss regulator says

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA made false claims about last year's World Cup in Qatar being carbon neutral, an advertising regulator in Switzerland said Wednesday.
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Harvard women's hockey coach retires amid allegations she verbally abused, hazed players

Harvard women's hockey coach retires amid allegations she verbally abused, hazed players

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.
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North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum launches long-shot bid for 2024 GOP presidential nomination

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum launches long-shot bid for 2024 GOP presidential nomination

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has announced his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, adding his name to the long list of contenders hoping to dent former President Donald Trump’s early lead in the race.
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