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North Korea launches ballistic missiles toward sea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea on Sunday, its neighbors said, the North’s latest weapons testing activity this year. South Korea’s Joint...

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Construction on Trump's White House ballroom can continue for now, US appeals court says

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court is allowing President Donald Trump to continue building a $400 million ballroom at the White House, ruling a day after a lower court judge continued to block...

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Police in Trinidad and Tobago investigate after 56 bodies are found dumped at a cemetery

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Police in Trinidad and Tobago said they were investigating after 56 bodies — mainly of infants — were found dumped at one of the country's cemeteries on Saturday. The...

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California bear-suit luxury car scam ends in insurance fraud sentences for 3

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three people in California have been sentenced for insurance fraud in a bizarre scam that involved someone dressed in a bear costume damaging luxury cars. The California Insurance...

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Dominican Republic and Haiti to reopen airspace in May, restoring flights after more than 2 years

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The governments of the Dominican Republic and Haiti have agreed to reopen their airspace starting in May, allowing flights between their countries for the first...

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Pope Leo XIV says ‘not in my interest at all’ to debate Trump but will keep preaching peace

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Leo XIV said Saturday that it was “not in my interest at all” to debate U.S. President Donald Trump about the Iran war, but that he would continue preaching the...

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The Lyrid meteor shower is visible now and peaking soon. Here's how to spot it

NEW YORK (AP) — This year’s Lyrid meteor shower is getting a boost thanks to a dim crescent moon. Skywatchers could see 10 to 20 shooting stars per hour soar across the spring sky, according to NASA,...

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Russian attacks on Ukraine kill 1 and wound dozens; Ukraine targets Russian industrial areas

A civilian was killed and dozens more wounded in overnight Russian attacks across Ukraine, local officials said Saturday. One person was killed in a strike on Mykolaivka in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk...

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Eyewitnesses recount three deadly Israeli strikes on medics in southern Lebanon

NABATIYEH, Lebanon (AP) — It was late morning when two ambulances slowed to a stop outside of the village of Mayfadoun in southern Lebanon. Having heard minutes earlier on Wednesday that Israel had...

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Pope wraps up Cameroon visit with Mass as he looks ahead to Angola

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Pope Leo XIV wrapped up his visit to Cameroon on Saturday with a Mass and looked ahead to Angola for the third leg of his four-nation African odyssey. Leo celebrated Mass...

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