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Alabama executes a man with nitrogen gas, the first time the new method has been used

Alabama executes a man with nitrogen gas, the first time the new method has been used

ATMORE, Ala.
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Jannik Sinner ends 10-time champion Novak Djokovic's unbeaten streak in Australian Open semifinals

Jannik Sinner ends 10-time champion Novak Djokovic's unbeaten streak in Australian Open semifinals

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Jannik Sinner has upset Novak Djokovic to reach the Australian Open men's final, ending the 10-time champion's career unbeaten streak in semifinals at Melbourne Park.
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Turkey formally ratifies Sweden's NATO membership, leaving Hungary as only ally yet to endorse it

Turkey formally ratifies Sweden's NATO membership, leaving Hungary as only ally yet to endorse it

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey finalized the ratification of Sweden's membership in NATO on Thursday, bringing the previously nonaligned Nordic country a step closer to joining the military alliance.
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Donald Trump testifies in his defense in E. Jean Carroll defamation suit -- for less than 3 minutes

Donald Trump testifies in his defense in E. Jean Carroll defamation suit -- for less than 3 minutes

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump was on and off the witness stand at a jury trial Thursday in less than 3 minutes but not before breaking a judge’s rules on what he could say by claiming that a writer’s sexual assault allegations were a
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Six nuns and two other people kidnapped in Haiti have been released, archbishop says

Six nuns and two other people kidnapped in Haiti have been released, archbishop says

Six nuns kidnapped in Haiti last week along with two other people have been released, the archbishop of Port-au-Prince told The Associated Press on Thursday.
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Trump White House official Peter Navarro gets a 4-month sentence for defying a House Jan. 6 subpoena

Trump White House official Peter Navarro gets a 4-month sentence for defying a House Jan. 6 subpoena

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump White House official Peter Navarro , who was convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S.
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France's constitutional court rejects several measures in controversial immigration law

France's constitutional court rejects several measures in controversial immigration law

PARIS (AP) — France’s Constitutional Council on Thursday rejected several measures in a divisive new immigration law that critics call inhumane, in a new blow to President Emmanuel Macron and his government.
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Russian courts jail a Putin critic and a woman convicted of a blast that killed a pro-war blogger

Russian courts jail a Putin critic and a woman convicted of a blast that killed a pro-war blogger

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Russian court on Thursday sentenced a woman to 27 years in prison for a cafe blast that killed a prominent pro-war blogger after he was given a bust of himself that later exploded.
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South Korean lawmaker is injured in an attack weeks after the opposition leader was stabbed

South Korean lawmaker is injured in an attack weeks after the opposition leader was stabbed

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean governing party lawmaker was treated for lacerations at a Seoul hospital after being attacked Thursday by an unidentified man who repeatedly struck her in the head with a rock-like object.
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Nepal asks Russia to send back Nepalis recruited to fight in Ukraine and the bodies of those killed

Nepal asks Russia to send back Nepalis recruited to fight in Ukraine and the bodies of those killed

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal has asked Russia to send back hundreds of Nepali nationals who were recruited to fight against Ukraine and repatriate the bodies of those who died in the conflict, Nepal's top diplomat said Thursday.
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