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New Orleans Archdiocese agrees to pay nearly $180M to victims of clergy sexual abuse

New Orleans Archdiocese agrees to pay nearly $180M to victims of clergy sexual abuse

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Archdiocese of New Orleans has agreed to pay nearly $180 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse under a settlement announced Wednesday, the latest in a string of settlements by the Catholic Church .
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New Orleans jail worker thought he was unclogging a toilet, not helping 10 escape, lawyer says

New Orleans jail worker thought he was unclogging a toilet, not helping 10 escape, lawyer says

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ten men who broke out of a New Orleans jail last week clogged a toilet to get the water shut off so that they could escape through a hole behind it, a lawyer for a maintenance worker who is charged with helping them said Wednesday.
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Fire at historic Black church in Memphis was intentionally set, investigators say

Fire at historic Black church in Memphis was intentionally set, investigators say

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A fire that severely damaged a historic Black church that served as the headquarters for a 1968 sanitation workers’ strike, which brought the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr .
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Trump confronts South African leader with baseless claims of the systematic killing of white farmers

Trump confronts South African leader with baseless claims of the systematic killing of white farmers

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump used a White House meeting to forcefully confront South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, accusing the country of failing to address Trump's baseless claim of the systematic killing of white farmers.
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Gilgeous-Alexander voted as the NBA's MVP, continuing run of international players winning the award

Gilgeous-Alexander voted as the NBA's MVP, continuing run of international players winning the award

The case for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was simple. He's the best player on an Oklahoma City Thunder team that had the best record this season and set a league mark for margin of victory. If that wasn't enough, he also won the scoring title.
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Indianapolis Colts' music-loving owner Jim Irsay dies at age 65

Indianapolis Colts' music-loving owner Jim Irsay dies at age 65

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jim Irsay, the Indianapolis Colts’ owner who leveraged the popularity of Peyton Manning into a new stadium and a Super Bowl title, died Wednesday at age 65.
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Gilgeous-Alexander voted as the NBA's MVP, continuing run of international players winning the award

Gilgeous-Alexander voted as the NBA's MVP, continuing run of international players winning the award

The case for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was simple. He's the best player on an Oklahoma City Thunder team that had the best record this season and set a league mark for margin of victory. If that wasn't enough, he also won the scoring title.
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Canada summons ambassador after Israeli army fires shots near 4 Canadian diplomats

Canada summons ambassador after Israeli army fires shots near 4 Canadian diplomats

OTTAWA — Canada is summoning the Israeli ambassador to explain why Israel Defense Forces fired warning shots near a diplomatic tour in the West Bank on Wednesday.
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Most books pulled from Naval Academy library are back on the shelves in latest DEI turn

Most books pulled from Naval Academy library are back on the shelves in latest DEI turn

WASHINGTON (AP) — All but a few of the nearly 400 books that the U.S.
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A Texas bill to clarify exceptions to the state's abortion ban clears a key hurdle after rocky path

A Texas bill to clarify exceptions to the state's abortion ban clears a key hurdle after rocky path

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers advanced a bill Wednesday to clarify medical exceptions under one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the U.S., putting the GOP-backed proposal on the brink of reaching Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk.
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