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Israeli strikes kill 27 in Lebanon, including in a town with a dark history of civilian deaths

Israeli strikes kill 27 in Lebanon, including in a town with a dark history of civilian deaths

QANA, Lebanon (AP) — Israeli airstrikes pounded areas across Lebanon , killing at least 27 people over the past 24 hours, officials said Wednesday, including more than a dozen in a southern town where Israeli bombardments in previous conflicts are se
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Idaho issues execution warrant for inmate who survived a botched attempt

Idaho issues execution warrant for inmate who survived a botched attempt

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho prison officials will attempt to execute the state’s longest-serving death row inmate next month using new protocols after botching the first attempt several months ago.
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A Texas board rejects clemency plea from a man facing execution in shaken baby syndrome case

A Texas board rejects clemency plea from a man facing execution in shaken baby syndrome case

HOUSTON (AP) — The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles on Wednesday denied a request for clemency for a man who this week could be the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome .
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Idaho issues execution warrant for inmate who survived a botched attempt

Idaho issues execution warrant for inmate who survived a botched attempt

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho prison officials will attempt to execute the state’s longest-serving death row inmate next month using new protocols after botching the first attempt several months ago.
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Former Las Vegas-area Democratic official sentenced to 28 years for killing reporter in 2022

Former Las Vegas-area Democratic official sentenced to 28 years for killing reporter in 2022

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Las Vegas-area Democratic elected official was sentenced Wednesday to serve at least 28 years in Nevada state prison for killing an investigative journalist who wrote articles critical of his conduct in office two years ago.
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The US Navy says a fighter jet with two on board crashed in Washington state during training

The US Navy says a fighter jet with two on board crashed in Washington state during training

The U.S. Navy was searching Wednesday for two aviators who went missing after their plane crashed during a routine training flight, according to Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.
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More than 140 people are killed and dozens injured after a gasoline tanker explodes in Nigeria

More than 140 people are killed and dozens injured after a gasoline tanker explodes in Nigeria

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — More than 140 people, including children, were killed and dozens were injured in Nigeria after an overturned gasoline tanker truck exploded in flames while they were trying to scoop up fuel pouring from the vehicle, emergency se
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Nebraska’s high court says people with felony records can register to vote

Nebraska’s high court says people with felony records can register to vote

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Zelenskyy's 'victory plan' includes a big hurdle for the West: NATO membership for Ukraine

Zelenskyy's 'victory plan' includes a big hurdle for the West: NATO membership for Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday his plan to win his country’s fight against Russia’s invasion could bring peace next year, but it contains a step that some crucial Western allies have so far refused to coun
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At least 90 people killed and 50 injured after a gasoline tanker explodes in Nigeria, police say

At least 90 people killed and 50 injured after a gasoline tanker explodes in Nigeria, police say

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — More than 90 people have been killed and 50 others injured after a gasoline tanker overturned in Nigeria and sparked an explosion as dozens of people rushed to the vehicle to scoop up the fuel, police said Wednesday.
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