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Death threats assail Brazil’s trailblazing trans candidates as they campaign

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Benny Briolly beamed as she strode through the…

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Senators ask Justice Department to take tougher action against Boeing executives over safety issues

Two U.S. senators have asked the Department of Justice to take tougher…

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Departures in House create crucial Republican targets in the fight for majority control

WASHINGTON -- After a tumultuous and unproductive session of Congress, nearly 50…

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Inuit lawmaker asked to leave the podium at Danish Parliament after speaking only in Greenlandic

COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- A lawmaker representing Greenland in Denmark’s Parliament was asked…

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Operator of a Thai bus that caught fire and killed 23 is charged, as investigators suspect gas leak

BANGKOK -- Police in Thailand on Friday said they have filed criminal…

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Californians’ crime concerns put pressure on criminal justice reform and progressive DAs

LOS ANGELES -- Ten years ago, Alley Bean joined 3.7 million Californians…

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Dunedin, New Zealand, records its wettest day in a century as flooding cuts the city off by road

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- The New Zealand city of Dunedin was cut…

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Nevada politician guilty of using $70,000 meant for statue of slain officer for personal costs

LAS VEGAS -- A Nevada Republican politician who ran unsuccessfully two years…

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23XI Racing, co-owned by Michael Jordan, and Front Row Motorsports file federal antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR

23XI Racing, co-owned by Michael Jordan, and Front Row Motorsports file federal…

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Closely watched selection of Guatemala’s new Supreme Court remains flawed, critics say

GUATEMALA CITY -- Guatemala’s Congress selected the 13 new justices of the…

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Sony’s PlayStation Network suffers hourslong outage, irking videogamers

LONDON -- Sony's PlayStation Network went down for hours on Tuesday, frustrating…

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Former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters has been sentenced to 9 years behind bars for voting system data scheme

Former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters has been sentenced to 9 years…

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12 injured after a Russian glide bomb smashes into a Ukrainian apartment building

KYIV, Ukraine -- New NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte visited Ukraine on Thursday…

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John Amos, ‘Good Times’ and Emmy-nominated ‘Roots’ star, dies at 84, actor's publicist says

John Amos, ‘Good Times’ and Emmy-nominated ‘Roots’ star, dies at 84, actor's…

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How Black leaders in New York are grappling with Eric Adams and representation

NEW YORK -- It wasn’t a shock to many Black New Yorkers…

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Albanian opposition MPs try to disrupt Parliament to protest a colleague’s imprisonment

TIRANA, Albania -- Albanian opposition lawmakers on Thursday protested in Parliament, burning…

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Dutch airline KLM plans ‘painful’ cost-cutting to combat high costs and staff shortages

THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Dutch airline KLM announced a “painful” round of…

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Taiwan hospital fire leaves at least 9 dead as typhoon batters island’s south

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A fire at a hospital in southern Taiwan killed…

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Kaine and Cao face off in only debate of campaign for US Senate seat from Virginia

NORFOLK, Va. -- NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of…

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Former Singapore minister sentenced to a year in prison for receiving illegal gifts

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- A former Singaporean Cabinet minister was sentenced Thursday…

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