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US and Iran launch airstrikes after Trump blames Tehran for downing Army helicopter
The U.S. military launched airstrikes and Iran retaliated following the crash of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz that U.S. President Donald Trump blamed on the Islamic Republic
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AP Interview: Albania's leader defends Kushner-linked luxury development
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama says a controversial luxury resort development linked to U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner will move forward despite growing protests
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Afghanistan says Pakistani airstrikes targeting the country killed at least 13 people and wounded 14
Afghanistan says Pakistani airstrikes targeting the country killed at least 13 people and wounded 14
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Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton will face off in California governor’s race
The November race to determine California’s next governor will pit a Democrat promising to cement the state’s status as a stronghold of liberal policies against a Republican pledging to dramatically reverse course
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32,000 people displaced by the Philippine earthquake that killed at least 37
Rescuers are searching ruined buildings in the southern Philippines to ensure no one was still trapped a day after the strongest earthquake to hit the country in a half-century killed at least 37 people and displaced more than 32,000
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Judge bars Alabama nitrogen gas execution, says method is unconstitutionally cruel
A federal judge has permanently blocked Alabama from executing an inmate with nitrogen gas, declaring the method violates the ban on cruel and unusual punishment
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House passes $70B bill to fund immigration enforcement for 3 years, sending to Trump
House Republicans have passed a nearly $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies for the next three years and the rest of President Donald Trump's term in office
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Impeachment sought against federal judge over alleged sex in chambers, lying to investigators
Republicans in Congress are introducing impeachment resolutions against a federal judge in Atlanta
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Ex-Taliban commander gets 42 years in prison in killings of US soldiers and journalists' kidnappings
A former Taliban commander has been sentenced in New York to 42 years in prison for crimes including the 2008 kidnapping of a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
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China’s exports jump 19.4% in May from a year earlier, boosted by demand for autos and tech goods
China has reported that its exports picked up pace in May, rising 19.4% from a year earlier
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