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‘Dances with Wolves’ actor is again indicted on sexual abuse charges in Nevada

LAS VEGAS -- A grand jury in Nevada has again indicted Nathan Chasing Horse on charges that he sexually abused…

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UK Conservative Party chooses Kemi Badenoch as new leader as it aims to rebound from election defeat

UK Conservative Party chooses Kemi Badenoch as new leader as it aims to rebound from election defeat

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Chinese online retailer Temu faces European Union investigation into rogue traders and illegal goods

LONDON -- Chinese online retailer Temu is facing a European Union investigation over suspicions it's failing to prevent the sale…

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Court denies request to force count of votes for Green Party’s Jill Stein in Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Votes cast for Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein in Ohio will not be counted despite her…

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Japan plans automated cargo transport system to relieve shortage of drivers and cut emissions

TOKYO -- Japan is planning to build an automated cargo transport corridor between Tokyo and Osaka, dubbed a “conveyor belt…

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House Speaker Johnson says GOP may try to repeal CHIPS Act, then walks it back

WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that Republicans “probably will” try to repeal legislation that spurred U.S. production…

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Longtime PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel is stepping down to head Freedom House

NEW YORK -- The CEO of PEN America, Suzanne Nossel, is stepping down after more than a decade marked by…

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‘The pictures, they look at you.’ A stroll with novelist John Banville through Spain’s Prado Museum

MADRID -- It’s the eyes peering from the canvases that get him, their gaze piercing the boundary between art and…

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Top House Republicans seeking documents regarding Biden’s ‘garbage’ comment

WASHINGTON -- Top House Republicans called on the White House to produce all documents and internal communications regarding President Joe…

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Iran's supreme leader threatens both Israel and the US with 'a crushing response' over attacks on Iran and its allies

Iran's supreme leader threatens both Israel and the US with 'a crushing response' over attacks on Iran and its allies

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Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain at historically healthy levels

Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain at historically healthy levels

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Prosecutors say lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs want to ‘hijack’ criminal case to fight civil claims

NEW YORK -- Federal prosecutors say lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs are trying to “hijack” the music mogul's criminal case…

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Delegates agree to establish Indigenous subsidiary body at COP16 UN biodiversity summit in Colombia

Delegates agree to establish Indigenous subsidiary body at COP16 UN biodiversity summit in Colombia

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Inspired by Harris, many Black sorority and fraternity members are helping downballot races

HARTFORD, Conn. -- U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes isn't a member of the historically Black sororities and fraternities known as the…

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US, Germany and France urge China to free a human rights lawyer and his wife accused of subversion

BEIJING -- The United States, Germany and France have called for the release of a Chinese human rights lawyer and…

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Recent whale deaths highlight risks from Antarctica’s booming krill fishery

MIAMI -- Two humpback whales were found dead and another seriously injured this year in huge nets used to collect…

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Algeria pardons journalist who played major role in 2019 democracy protests, later jailed for threatening state security

Algeria pardons journalist who played major role in 2019 democracy protests, later jailed for threatening state security

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Voters view one another across partisan divide with increasing animosity

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden tried to explain this week that he doesn’t really think Donald Trump’s supporters are “garbage,”…

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Botswana's president concedes defeat in election to end his party's 58 years in power

Botswana's president concedes defeat in election to end his party's 58 years in power

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Arizona enlists county employees to help tackle a surge of 2-page early ballots

PHOENIX -- Employees for Arizona’s most populous county are taking on extra shifts to help election workers with an around-the-clock…

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