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Death toll from devastating Maui fire reaches 106, as county begins identifying victims

Death toll from devastating Maui fire reaches 106, as county begins identifying victims

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Federal officials sent a mobile morgue with coroners, pathologists and technicians to Hawaii to help identify the dead, as Maui County released the first names of people killed in the wildfire that all but incinerated the histo
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Clashes between rival militias in Libya leave 27 people dead, authorities say

Clashes between rival militias in Libya leave 27 people dead, authorities say

CAIRO (AP) — Clashes between rival militias in Libya’s capital killed at least 27 people and left residents trapped in their homes Tuesday, unable to escape the violence, medical authorities said.
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Death toll from devastating Maui fire reaches 101, Hawaii governor says

Death toll from devastating Maui fire reaches 101, Hawaii governor says

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — A mobile morgue unit arrived Tuesday to help Hawaii officials working painstakingly to identify the remains of people killed in wildfires that ravaged Maui, as the death rose above 100 and teams intensified the search for more
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North Korea asserts US soldier bolted into North after being disillusioned with American society

North Korea asserts US soldier bolted into North after being disillusioned with American society

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea asserted Wednesday that a U.S.
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Mother pleads guilty to felony child neglect after 6-year-old son used her gun to shoot teacher

Mother pleads guilty to felony child neglect after 6-year-old son used her gun to shoot teacher

NEWPORT NEWS, Va.
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Australia has captured its continent as it faces England for a spot in the Women's World Cup final

Australia has captured its continent as it faces England for a spot in the Women's World Cup final

SYDNEY (AP) — Sam Kerr released her autobiography roughly three weeks before Australia's national team opened the Women's World Cup .
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Trump, 18 allies indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling, the 4th criminal case against him

Trump, 18 allies indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling, the 4th criminal case against him

ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump and 18 allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday with scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state, with prosecutors turning to a statute normally associated with mobsters to accuse the former president, lawyer
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Texas woman who helped hide US soldier Vanessa Guillén’s body sentenced to 30 years in prison

Texas woman who helped hide US soldier Vanessa Guillén’s body sentenced to 30 years in prison

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison for helping dispose of the body of a U.S.
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Ethiopian airstrike on a town square in the restive Amhara region kills 26, health official says

Ethiopian airstrike on a town square in the restive Amhara region kills 26, health official says

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An airstrike on a crowded town square in Ethiopia’s restive Amhara region killed at least 26 people and wounded more than 55 others, a senior health official said Monday, days after authorities asserted that calm had been restor
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Six former Mississippi officers have pleaded guilty to state charges for torturing two Black men

Six former Mississippi officers have pleaded guilty to state charges for torturing two Black men

BRANDON, Miss. (AP) — Six white former Mississippi law officers pleaded guilty to state charges on Monday for torturing two Black men in a racist assault. All six had recently admitted their guilt in a connected federal civil rights case.
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