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Vatican firefighters install a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel for the papal election

Vatican firefighters install a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel for the papal election

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine Chapel that will signal the election of a successor to Pope Francis.
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelan migrants

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelan migrants

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to strip temporary legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans , potentially exposing them to being deported.
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Florida executes a man for the shotgun killings of his girlfriend and her 3 young children

Florida executes a man for the shotgun killings of his girlfriend and her 3 young children

STARKE, Fla. (AP) — An Army combat veteran whose Gulf War experience triggered severe mental problems was executed Thursday evening in Florida for the 1998 shotgun slayings of his girlfriend and her three young children.
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Trump threatens sanctions against buyers of Iranian oil after US-Iran nuclear talks are postponed

Trump threatens sanctions against buyers of Iranian oil after US-Iran nuclear talks are postponed

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened sanctions on anyone who buys Iranian oil, a warning that came after planned talks over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program were postponed.
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Driver who killed 4 by smashing through an Illinois after-school camp may have had health emergency

Driver who killed 4 by smashing through an Illinois after-school camp may have had health emergency

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Trump taps national security adviser Waltz for UN envoy in major national security team switch-up

Trump taps national security adviser Waltz for UN envoy in major national security team switch-up

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he's nominating his national security adviser Mike Waltz to serve as United Nations ambassador in a major shake-up of his national security team.
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Judge bars deportations of Venezuelans from South Texas under 18th-century wartime law

Judge bars deportations of Venezuelans from South Texas under 18th-century wartime law

A federal judge on Thursday barred the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans from South Texas under an 18th-century wartime law and said President Donald Trump's invocation of it was “unlawful.” U.S.
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Trump's health agency urges therapy for transgender youth, not broader gender-affirming health care

Trump's health agency urges therapy for transgender youth, not broader gender-affirming health care

President Donald Trump’s administration released a lengthy review of transgender health care on Thursday that advocates for a greater reliance on behavioral therapy rather than broad gender-affirming medical care for youths with gender dysphoria.
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South Korea's acting leader Han resigns amid reports he will run for president

South Korea's acting leader Han resigns amid reports he will run for president

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s acting leader, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, said Thursday he is resigning to take on “heavier responsibility” amid expectation he will run in next month’s presidential election .
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Sex assault reports in the US military fell last year, fueled by a big drop in the Army, AP learns

Sex assault reports in the US military fell last year, fueled by a big drop in the Army, AP learns

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of sexual assaults reported across the U.S. military dipped by nearly 4% last year, fueled by a significant drop in the Army, The Associated Press has learned.
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