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Joshua Wong sentenced in another Hong Kong activism case

Monday, April 17, 2023

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was sentenced Monday to 3 months in prison for breaching court bans on disclosing personal information about a police officer during 2019 anti-government protests.

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A former Indian politician and his brother were shot dead live on TV

Sunday, April 16, 2023

A former Indian lawmaker convicted of kidnapping and facing murder and assault charges was shot dead along with his brother in a dramatic attack that was caught live on TV in northern India.

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2 people have died after a shooter in Louisville opened fire in a crowded park

Sunday, April 16, 2023

An unidentified suspect fired a gun into a crowd of hundreds in a Kentucky park, leaving two people dead and four wounded Saturday night, police said.

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Dozens of civilians are dead as rival military factions battle for control of Sudan

Sunday, April 16, 2023

Sudan's military and a powerful paramilitary force battled fiercely in the capital and other areas, dealing a new blow to hopes for a transition to democracy and raising fears of a wider conflict.

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Germany begins powering down its last three nuclear plants

Saturday, April 15, 2023

Public pressure, stoked by disasters at Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukashima, put pressure on successive German governments to end their use. Germany began winding down the plants Saturday.

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Macron's unpopular plan to raise France's retirement age is enacted into law

Friday, April 14, 2023

French President Emmanuel Macron's unpopular plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 was enacted into law Saturday. The authorized changes will start being implemented in September.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger repaired a utility trench, not a pothole, officials say

Friday, April 14, 2023

Southern California Gas Co. had covered the trench with temporary asphalt that was to be replaced with a permanent surface, the Los Angeles Department of Public Works said in a statement.

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Florida has a new abortion ban after 6 weeks, but it can't go into effect yet

Friday, April 14, 2023

The ban gives Gov. DeSantis a key political victory among Republican primary voters as he prepares to launch a presidential candidacy built on his national brand as a conservative standard bearer.

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A tech consultant is arrested in the killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee

Thursday, April 13, 2023

Nima Momeni was booked on suspicion of murder in Lee's stabbing death last week in San Francisco. Police declined to give details on how they linked the death to Momeni or how the men knew each other.

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A lost dog treks 150 miles across Alaskan sea ice before he's reunited with his family

Thursday, April 13, 2023

Nanuq, a 1-year-old Australian shepherd, went missing last month while his family was visiting relatives. Except for a swollen leg, with bite marks from a seal or polar bear, Nanuq was in good health.

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Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is ill, perhaps poisoned, an aide says

Thursday, April 13, 2023

The 46-year-old Navalny fell ill last Friday when he was moved to a conventional cell and had lost about 18 pounds in 15 days. A spokeswoman says it's believed he's being given low doses of poison.

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Federal appeals court preserves access to abortion drug but with tighter rules

Thursday, April 13, 2023

A federal appeals court has preserved access to an abortion drug for now but under tighter rules that would allow the drug only to be dispensed up to seven weeks, not 10, and not by mail.

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Mexico immigration agency chief will be charged in migrant center fire that killed 40

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Mexican federal prosecutors say Francisco Garduño was remiss in not preventing the disaster in Ciudad Juárez last month despite earlier indications of problems at his agency's detention centers.

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Prince Harry will attend his father's coronation, but his wife Meghan will not

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

The announcement ended speculation about whether Harry would be welcome after leveling charges of racism and media manipulation at the royal family. Meghan and their children will remain in the U.S.

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Tired of waiting, Arnold Schwarzenegger fills a pothole in his LA neighborhood

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

The actor and former California governor tweeted a video of him and a helper repairing a road in the Brentwood area. "You have to do it yourself. This is crazy," he said.

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3 hurt as an upper floor collapses in Savannah's 1899 U.S. courthouse

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Three construction workers were injured Tuesday when part of an upper floor collapsed inside Savannah's 124-year-old federal courthouse, which has been undergoing renovations for more than a year.

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Jeremy Renner attends the premiere of new series just months after snowplow accident

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Renner was surrounded by family and supporters at the premiere of series showing how large vehicles are turned into community spaces for young people in India, Mexico, Chicago and Nevada.

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An industrial fire in Indiana sends massive clouds of black smoke into the sky

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

The fire occurred at a former factory site in Richmond, 70 miles east of Indianapolis, that lately had been used to store plastics and other materials for recycling or resale.

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As many as 100 people were killed after military airstrikes hit a village in Myanmar

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Airstrikes by Myanmar's military killed as many as 100 people, including many children, who were attending a ceremony held by opponents of army rule.

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Brittney Griner is working on a memoir about her captivity in Russia

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Saying she is ready to share the "unfathomable" experience of being arrested and incarcerated in Russia, basketball star Brittney Griner is working on a memoir that is scheduled for spring 2024.

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