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UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly to demand a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza

UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly to demand a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to demand a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza in a strong demonstration of global support for ending the Israel-Hamas war .
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New York's high court orders new congressional maps as Democrats move to retake control of US House

New York's high court orders new congressional maps as Democrats move to retake control of US House

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s highest court on Tuesday ordered the state to draw new congressional districts ahead of the 2024 elections, giving Democrats a potential advantage in what is expected to be a battleground for control of the U.S. House.
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Nebraska prosecutors charge man with murder in fatal stabbing of small town priest inside rectory

Nebraska prosecutors charge man with murder in fatal stabbing of small town priest inside rectory

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Far-right lawmaker extinguishes Hanukkah candles in Polish parliament

Far-right lawmaker extinguishes Hanukkah candles in Polish parliament

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A far-right lawmaker in the Polish parliament on Tuesday extinguished candles on a menorah that were lit for the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah , creating disruption and scandal as a new pro-EU government was beginning its work.
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Kentucky woman seeking court approval for abortion learned her embryo no longer has cardiac activity

Kentucky woman seeking court approval for abortion learned her embryo no longer has cardiac activity

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A pregnant woman in Kentucky who filed a lawsuit demanding the right to an abortion has learned her embryo no longer has cardiac activity, her attorneys said Tuesday.
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Harvard board keeps president as leader of Ivy League school following antisemitism backlash

Harvard board keeps president as leader of Ivy League school following antisemitism backlash

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard President Claudine Gay will remain leader of the prestigious Ivy League school following her comments last week at a congressional hearing on antisemitism, the university's highest governing body announced Tuesday.
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Suicide bomber attacks police station in northwest Pakistan, killing 23 officers and wounding 32

Suicide bomber attacks police station in northwest Pakistan, killing 23 officers and wounding 32

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden vehicle at a police station's main gate in northwest Pakistan early Tuesday, killing at least 23 troops and wounding 32 others, and causing a part of the building to collapse, t
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Texas woman who sought court permission for abortion leaves state for the procedure, attorneys say

Texas woman who sought court permission for abortion leaves state for the procedure, attorneys say

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A pregnant Texas woman whose fetus has a fatal condition left the state to get an abortion elsewhere before the state Supreme Court on Monday rejected her unprecedented challenge of one of the most restrictive bans in the U.S.
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Special counsel Jack Smith asks the Supreme Court to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecuted

Special counsel Jack Smith asks the Supreme Court to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecuted

WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Court to take up and rule quickly on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election results.
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Man imprisoned as teen for flower shop killing is released after judge throws out his conviction

Man imprisoned as teen for flower shop killing is released after judge throws out his conviction

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A 35-year-old man who was sent to prison for the 2004 killing of a man in a Minneapolis flower shop was released Monday after a judge ruled the eyewitness evidence on which his conviction rested was unreliable.
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