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Woman rescued after days stuck in swamp in Massachusetts park after hikers hear screams, police say

Woman rescued after days stuck in swamp in Massachusetts park after hikers hear screams, police say

EASTON, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts woman who went missing last week has been found alive in a swampy area of a state park after hikers heard the woman's cries for help, police said.
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South Carolina woman dies after alligator attack near golf course lagoon

South Carolina woman dies after alligator attack near golf course lagoon

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina woman died Tuesday after she was attacked by an alligator while walking her dog near a golf course, authorities said.
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Suspicious powder found at the White House when Biden was gone was cocaine, AP sources say

Suspicious powder found at the White House when Biden was gone was cocaine, AP sources say

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House was briefly evacuated Sunday evening while President Joe Biden was at Camp David after the Secret Service discovered suspicious powder in a common area of the West Wing, and a preliminary test showed the substance wa
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Iowa man's collection of 70,000 pencils being evaluated as possible world record

Iowa man's collection of 70,000 pencils being evaluated as possible world record

COLFAX, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man may be well on his way to an official world record — for pencils. Aaron Bartholmey of Colfax has been collecting wooden advertising pencils since he was a child. Now, he claims to own more than 70,000.
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Gunman opens fire at random on Philadelphia streets, killing 5 before he is arrested, police say

Gunman opens fire at random on Philadelphia streets, killing 5 before he is arrested, police say

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A gunman wearing a bulletproof vest opened fire on the streets of Philadelphia on Monday night, seemingly at a random, killing five people and wounding two boys in the latest outbreak of gun violence in the United States, police s
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Happy with a safe pair of hands as the war drags on, NATO again extends Stoltenberg's mandate

Happy with a safe pair of hands as the war drags on, NATO again extends Stoltenberg's mandate

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will stay in office for another year, the 31-nation military alliance decided on Tuesday.
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Senegalese President Macky Sall says he won't seek a third term in 2024 elections after protests

Senegalese President Macky Sall says he won't seek a third term in 2024 elections after protests

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese President Macky Sall declared Monday evening that he will not run for a third term in next year's elections, ending years of uncertainty over his political future that had helped fuel deadly opposition protests last m
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Venus Williams falls early in her first match at her 24th Wimbledon and loses to Elina Svitolina

Venus Williams falls early in her first match at her 24th Wimbledon and loses to Elina Svitolina

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams lost in the first round of her 24th appearance at the All England Club.
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Baltimore block party shooting leaves 2 dead and 28 injured, including 3 critically hurt, police say

Baltimore block party shooting leaves 2 dead and 28 injured, including 3 critically hurt, police say

BALTIMORE (AP) — Two people were killed and 28 were wounded when gunfire erupted at a block party in Baltimore Sunday morning, including three who are in critical condition, police said.
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Mourners bury slain teen as Macron scraps trip, officials again deploy tens of thousands of police

Mourners bury slain teen as Macron scraps trip, officials again deploy tens of thousands of police

NANTERRE, France (AP) — Hushed and visibly anguished, hundreds of mourners from France’s Islamic community formed a solemn procession from a mosque to a hillside cemetery on Saturday to bury a 17-year-old whose killing by police has triggered days of
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