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Former Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe arrested on allegations of misusing state funds

Former Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe arrested on allegations of misusing state funds

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Police in Sri Lanka arrested former President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday over allegations that the senior opposition politician misused public funds during his presidency, police said.
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National Guard members on DC streets for Trump's crackdown will soon be armed, Pentagon says

National Guard members on DC streets for Trump's crackdown will soon be armed, Pentagon says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that National Guard troops patrolling the streets of Washington for President Donald Trump’s law enforcement crackdown will be armed, the Pentagon said Friday.
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FBI searches home and office of ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton, AP source says

FBI searches home and office of ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton, AP source says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is searching the Maryland home and Washington office of John Bolton , who served in President Donald Trump's first administration as national security adviser but later became critical of the president, as part of an investi
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Thai court acquits former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of royal defamation charge

Thai court acquits former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of royal defamation charge

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was acquitted of a royal defamation charge by a court on Friday, in a case that could have sent him to prison for up to 15 years.
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Florida must stop expanding ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration center, judge says

Florida must stop expanding ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration center, judge says

MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Thursday halting further expansion and ordering the winding down of an immigration detention center built in the middle of the Florida Everglades and dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” that advoca
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California Gov. Newsom signs legislation calling special election on redrawn congressional map

California Gov. Newsom signs legislation calling special election on redrawn congressional map

SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) — California voters will decide in November whether to approve a redrawn congressional map designed to help Democrats win five more U.S.
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Supreme Court lets Trump administration cut $783 million of research funding in anti-DEI push

Supreme Court lets Trump administration cut $783 million of research funding in anti-DEI push

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration can slash hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of research funding in its push to cut federal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, the Supreme Court decided Thursday.
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Villanova says a report of a campus shooter was a 'cruel hoax'

Villanova says a report of a campus shooter was a 'cruel hoax'

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — False reports of active shooters at Villanova University and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on Thursday led to panic and temporary lockdowns at the two campuses as they off their fall semesters.
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6 bodies recovered from Colorado dairy but no details released about the deaths

6 bodies recovered from Colorado dairy but no details released about the deaths

KEENESBURG, Colo. (AP) — Rescuers have recovered six bodies from a dairy on the Colorado plains, authorities said Thursday, but they didn't immediately say what led to the deaths.
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Russian attack on western Ukraine hits an American factory during the US-led push for peace

Russian attack on western Ukraine hits an American factory during the US-led push for peace

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a rare drone and missile attack on western Ukraine overnight, officials said Thursday, striking targets including an American-owned electronics plant and injecting further uncertainty into the U.S.
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