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Lightning left wing Cole Koepke wearing neck guard following the death of Adam Johnson

Lightning left wing Cole Koepke wearing neck guard following the death of Adam Johnson

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Cole Koepke was en route to a minor league game with Syracuse of the AHL when he heard from a friend that Adam Johnson had been cut by a skate blade during a game in Britain.
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Oscar Pistorius will have another chance at parole on Friday after nearly a decade in prison

Oscar Pistorius will have another chance at parole on Friday after nearly a decade in prison

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius will have a second chance at parole at a hearing on Friday after he was wrongly ruled ineligible for early release from prison in March.
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Israeli forces battle militants around another Gaza hospital as babies evacuated to Egypt

Israeli forces battle militants around another Gaza hospital as babies evacuated to Egypt

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces pressed their offensive against Hamas in northern Gaza on Monday, battling militants around a hospital where thousands of patients and displaced people have been sheltering for weeks, raising Palestinian
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Japan weather agency says Papua New Guinea volcano erupted, assessing possible tsunami risk to Japan

Japan weather agency says Papua New Guinea volcano erupted, assessing possible tsunami risk to Japan

TOKYO (AP) — A volcano in Papua New Guinea erupted on Monday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, adding it was assessing a possible risk of a tsunami for the Japanese coasts.
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Fiery right-wing populist Javier Milei wins Argentina's presidency and promises 'drastic' changes

Fiery right-wing populist Javier Milei wins Argentina's presidency and promises 'drastic' changes

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Populist Javier Milei resoundingly won Argentina's presidential election Sunday, swinging the country to the right following a fiercely polarized campaign in which he promised a dramatic shake-up to the state to deal wi
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Rosalynn Carter, outspoken former first lady, dead at 96

Rosalynn Carter, outspoken former first lady, dead at 96

ATLANTA (AP) — Former first lady Rosalynn Carter , the closest adviser to Jimmy Carter during his one term as U.S. president and their four decades thereafter as global humanitarians, has died at the age of 96.
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A toddler accidentally fires his mother's gun in Walmart, police say. She now faces charges

A toddler accidentally fires his mother's gun in Walmart, police say. She now faces charges

WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — Police say a woman is facing a child endangerment charge after her toddler found a gun in her purse and accidentally fired it in a southern Ohio Walmart store last week.
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Health workers evacuate 31 'very sick' babies from Gaza's largest hospital

Health workers evacuate 31 'very sick' babies from Gaza's largest hospital

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Thirty-one premature babies were safely transferred from Gaza's main hospital to another in the south on Sunday, and will be moved to Egypt, health officials said, as scores of other critically wounded patients remained
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GOP secures all elected statewide offices in Louisiana, after Republican victories Saturday

GOP secures all elected statewide offices in Louisiana, after Republican victories Saturday

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Come January, the GOP will control every elected statewide office in Louisiana after Republicans swept three runoff races for attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer Saturday night.
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Adam Johnson's UK team retires his jersey number after the player's skate-cut death

Adam Johnson's UK team retires his jersey number after the player's skate-cut death

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — The English hockey team that Adam Johnson played for retired his No. 47 jersey on Saturday as part of a memorial game honoring the American who died after an opposing player’s skate cut his neck during a game.
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