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Attackers ambush and kill 11 police officers in eastern Pakistan, officials say

Attackers ambush and kill 11 police officers in eastern Pakistan, officials say

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Attackers armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades ambushed a police convoy in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province Thursday, killing at least 11 officers and wounding others, police and officials said.
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A 2nd ex-Memphis officer accused in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols is changing his plea

A 2nd ex-Memphis officer accused in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols is changing his plea

MEMPHIS (AP) — A second former Memphis police officer accused in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols is changing his not-guilty plea in the case that sparked outrage and intense calls for police reform. Emmitt Martin is scheduled to appear before U.S.
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Venezuela’s Supreme Court certifies Maduro’s claims that he won presidential election

Venezuela’s Supreme Court certifies Maduro’s claims that he won presidential election

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s Supreme Court has backed President Nicolas Maduro’s claims that he won last month’s election and said voting tallies published online showing he lost by a landslide were forged.
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US government indicts Guatemalan national on smuggling charges over deaths of 53 migrants in trailer

US government indicts Guatemalan national on smuggling charges over deaths of 53 migrants in trailer

U.S. authorities on Thursday announced the indictment of a Guatemalan national who they say helped coordinate a human smuggling effort that ended with 53 migrants dead in a sweltering tractor-trailer in Texas.
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Arkansas Supreme Court upholds rejection of abortion rights petitions, blocking ballot measure

Arkansas Supreme Court upholds rejection of abortion rights petitions, blocking ballot measure

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld the state's rejection of signature petitions for an abortion rights ballot initiative on Thursday, keeping the proposal from going before voters in November.
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Missouri Supreme Court blocks agreement that would have halted execution

Missouri Supreme Court blocks agreement that would have halted execution

CLAYTON, Mo.
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Missouri death row inmate agrees to new plea in deal that calls for a life sentence without parole

Missouri death row inmate agrees to new plea in deal that calls for a life sentence without parole

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri death row inmate on Wednesday dropped his innocence claim and entered a new no-contest plea in an agreement that calls for a revised sentence of life in prison without parole.
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Harris' running mate Tim Walz introduces himself to the nation after Bill Clinton tears into Trump

Harris' running mate Tim Walz introduces himself to the nation after Bill Clinton tears into Trump

CHICAGO (AP) — Minnesota Gov.
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Guatemalan police arrest 7 accused of trafficking the 53 migrants who asphyxiated in Texas in 2022

Guatemalan police arrest 7 accused of trafficking the 53 migrants who asphyxiated in Texas in 2022

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan police on Wednesday arrested seven Guatemalans accused of having smuggled 53 migrants from Mexico and Central America who died of asphyxiation in 2022 in Texas after being abandoned in a tractor trailer in the scorchi
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Brazil will restrict entry to some Asian nationals, aiming to curb migration to the US and Canada

Brazil will restrict entry to some Asian nationals, aiming to curb migration to the US and Canada

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil will begin imposing restrictions on the entry of some foreigners from Asia who use the country as a launching point to migrate to the United States and Canada, the justice ministry’s press office said Wednesday.
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