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Tripping hikers mistakenly report a companion's death in the Adirondacks, officials say

Tripping hikers mistakenly report a companion's death in the Adirondacks, officials say

NORTH ELBA, N.Y. (AP) — Two hikers in New York's Adirondack Mountains called 911 to report a third member of their party had died, but it turned out they had taken hallucinogenic mushrooms and were mistaken, officials said Wednesday.
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Head of human smuggling plot gets 10 years after family of 4 froze to death on US-Canada border

Head of human smuggling plot gets 10 years after family of 4 froze to death on US-Canada border

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — More than three years after a family of four from India froze to death while trying to enter the U.S.
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Tate brothers face rape and trafficking charges in the UK

Tate brothers face rape and trafficking charges in the UK

LONDON (AP) — Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been charged in Britain with rape and other crimes, prosecutors said Wednesday.
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Four Palestinians die in storming of UN food warehouse a day after gunfire at new Gaza aid site

Four Palestinians die in storming of UN food warehouse a day after gunfire at new Gaza aid site

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hundreds of Palestinians stormed a United Nations food warehouse Wednesday in Gaza in a desperate attempt to get something to eat, shouting and shoving each other and even ripping off pieces of the building to get ins
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French court sentences pedophile surgeon to 20 years in jail for abusing hundreds of patients

French court sentences pedophile surgeon to 20 years in jail for abusing hundreds of patients

A 74-year-old pedophile and former surgeon was given a maximum 20-year prison sentence on Wednesday by a French court for the rape and sexual assault of hundreds of patients, mostly children, over more than two decades.
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UN nuclear watchdog chief says 'jury is still out' on Iran-US talks, but calls them a good sign

UN nuclear watchdog chief says 'jury is still out' on Iran-US talks, but calls them a good sign

VIENNA (AP) — The head of the United Nations’ atomic watchdog said Wednesday that “the jury is still out” on negotiations between Iran and the U.S.
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Manhunt launched for ex-police chief known as 'Devil in the Ozarks' after his escape from prison

Manhunt launched for ex-police chief known as 'Devil in the Ozarks' after his escape from prison

As law officers search Arkansas' rugged Ozark Mountains for a former police chief and convicted killer who escaped prison this weekend by impersonating a guard and walking out through a gate a guard opened for him, the sister of one of his victims is
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Abortions canceled again in Missouri after ruling from state Supreme Court

Abortions canceled again in Missouri after ruling from state Supreme Court

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Planned Parenthood halted abortions in Missouri on Tuesday after the state’s top court ordered new rulings in the tumultuous legal saga over a ban that voters struck down last November.
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California changes competition rules for track and field finals amid controversy over trans athlete

California changes competition rules for track and field finals amid controversy over trans athlete

SACRAMENTO, Calif.
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US Sen. Tommy Tuberville announces 2026 bid for Alabama governor

US Sen. Tommy Tuberville announces 2026 bid for Alabama governor

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen.
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