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Ugandan Olympic athlete dies after being severely burned by her partner

Ugandan Olympic athlete dies after being severely burned by her partner

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after 80% of her body was burned in an attack by her partner . She was 33.
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Macron names EU former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France’s new prime minister

Macron names EU former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France’s new prime minister

PARIS (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron named EU former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France’s new prime minister on Thursday after more than 50 days of caretaker government.
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South Korea says North Korea has again launched trash-carrying balloons across the border

South Korea says North Korea has again launched trash-carrying balloons across the border

PAJU, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is flying more trash-carrying balloons toward South Korea, officials said Thursday, in the latest round of Cold War-style psychological warfare between the rivals.
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Police shoot suspicious person near a museum and Israeli Consulate in Munich

Police shoot suspicious person near a museum and Israeli Consulate in Munich

BERLIN (AP) — Police in Munich said officers fired shots at a suspicious person on Thursday in an area near the Israeli Consulate and a museum on the city's Nazi-era history.
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Ugandan Olympic athlete dies after being severely burned by her partner over a land dispute

Ugandan Olympic athlete dies after being severely burned by her partner over a land dispute

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after sustaining 80% burns on her body due to an attack by her partner .
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A 14-year-old student fatally shot 4 people in a rampage at a Georgia high school, officials say

A 14-year-old student fatally shot 4 people in a rampage at a Georgia high school, officials say

WINDER, Ga.
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US Open: Jessica Pegula upsets No. 1 Iga Swiatek to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal

US Open: Jessica Pegula upsets No. 1 Iga Swiatek to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal

NEW YORK (AP) — The questions wouldn't stop for Jessica Pegula : Why was she 0-6 in Grand Slam quarterfinals heading into her U.S. Open matchup against No.
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Alaska governor vetoes bill requiring insurance cover a year of birth control at a time

Alaska governor vetoes bill requiring insurance cover a year of birth control at a time

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov.
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Alaska governor vetoes bill requiring insurance cover a year of birth control at a time

Alaska governor vetoes bill requiring insurance cover a year of birth control at a time

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov.
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Alaska law saying only doctors can provide abortions is unconstitutional, judge rules

Alaska law saying only doctors can provide abortions is unconstitutional, judge rules

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska judge struck down Wednesday a decades-old state law that restricted who could perform abortions in the state.
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