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Tens of thousands march against Serbia's populist leadership following mass shootings

Saturday, May 13, 2023

Many chanted slogans decrying Serbia's president, whom they blame for creating an atmosphere of hopelessness and division they say indirectly led to the two mass shootings that killed 17.

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A Tennessee company is refusing a U.S. request to recall 67 million air bag inflators

Friday, May 12, 2023

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is demanding that ARC Automotive Inc. of Knoxville recall 67 million inflators in the U.S. because they could explode and hurl shrapnel.

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Hodding Carter III, State Department spokesman during Iran hostage crisis, dies at 88

Friday, May 12, 2023

Carter was a Mississippi journalist and civil rights activist who as State Department spokesman informed Americans about the Iran hostage crisis and later won awards for his televised documentaries.

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Norfolk Southern railcars derail in Pennsylvania, but with no hazardous chemicals

Friday, May 12, 2023

No injuries were reported after nine railcars from a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in Pennsylvania, with no hazardous chemicals on board, fire department and company officials said.

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Lainey Wilson and Chris Stapleton triumph at Academy of Country Music Awards

Friday, May 12, 2023

Lainey Wilson won album of the year for Bell Bottom Country and Chris Stapleton was named entertainer of the year at the Academy of Country Music Awards.

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Ohio Constitution question aimed at foiling abortion rights push heads to August vote

Thursday, May 11, 2023

Ohio voters will be able to decide whether to make it harder to pass constitutional amendments just ahead of a possible November vote on an amendment that would enshrine abortion rights in the state.

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Tributes pour in for an AFP journalist killed in Ukraine

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Arman Soldin was with a team of AFP journalists traveling with Ukrainian soldiers near the city of Bakhmut when the group came under fire. He was 32. The rest of the team escaped uninjured.

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Pakistan turmoil deepens after Imran Khan's arrest

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Khan's arrest Tuesday set off skirmishes between his supporters and police in several cities that left at least six people dead, and his continued detention raises the prospect of more unrest.

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A gun attack on an old Tunisian synagogue has killed 5 people

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

The number of people killed in a gun attack on a synagogue on the Tunisian island of Djerba during an annual Jewish pilgrimage has risen to five. The motive for the attack was under investigation.

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A new worry from fighting in Sudan: the whereabouts of Khartoum's zoo animals

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

At least 100 animals, all kept inside enclosures, will have gone more than three weeks without food or water, said the head zoologist at the zoo.

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Top Islamic Jihad commanders and family members are dead from Israeli strikes in Gaza

Tuesday, May 09, 2023

Palestinian health officials said 13 people were killed in all, including the commanders, their wives, several of their children and others nearby.

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In Australia, scientists begin vaccinating koalas against chlamydia

Tuesday, May 09, 2023

The safety and effectiveness of the vaccine, designed specifically for koalas, has previously been tested by vaccinating a few hundred koalas brought to wildlife rescue centers for other afflictions.

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Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin says he will put the millions raised into his charity

Tuesday, May 09, 2023

The decision begins the 25-year-old's plan for the unprecedented outpouring of support that he received after his heart stopped following a tackle during a "Monday Night Football" game in January.

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A jury hears final arguments in E. Jean Carroll's claims against Trump

Monday, May 08, 2023

A lawyer told a jury Monday that Donald Trump should be held accountable for sexually attacking advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996 because even a former president is not above the law.

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Leaders from Japan and South Korea vow better ties following summit

Monday, May 08, 2023

Japan's prime minister expressed sympathy toward Koreans forced into industrial slavery during Japan's colonial rule as the leaders from the two countries vowed to strengthen cooperation.

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Dozens are reported dead from a fire deep in a gold mine in Peru

Monday, May 08, 2023

The Yanaquihua mining company said 175 workers had been safely evacuated after the accident. It said the 27 dead worked for a contractor that specializes in mining.

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And the winner is: MTV Movie & TV Awards relies on old clips as it names its winners

Monday, May 08, 2023

Scream VI won for best movie and The Last of Us was crowned best TV show at a host-less, pre-taped and muted MTV Movie and TV Awards on Sunday night.

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Out-of-control wildfires cause evacuations in western Canada

Sunday, May 07, 2023

A provincewide state of emergency was declared in Alberta as more than 110 wildfires burned across the province, while two out-of-control wildfires burned in British Columbia.

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After years of isolation, Bashar al-Assad's Syria is allowed back in the Arab League

Sunday, May 07, 2023

Syria's membership was suspended 12 years ago early on in the uprising-turned-conflict, which has killed nearly a half million people and displaced half of the country's pre-war population.

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Hundreds dead as the death toll from floods in eastern Congo nearly doubles

Sunday, May 07, 2023

The administrator of the worst-affected area, the Kalehe territory of South Kivu province, said more bodies were recovered Sunday, including many found floating in Lake Kivu.

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