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France returns a sacred drum looted during the colonial era to Ivory Coast

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — France returned a sacred talking drum looted during the colonial period to Ivory Coast on Friday as part of a nearly decade-old effort by the French government to return cultural...

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Number on gun used in fatal Old Dominion shooting was obliterated, law enforcement official says

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The shooter who opened fire in a classroom at Virginia’s Old Dominion University on Thursday in an attack being investigated as an act of terrorism had a gun with an obliterated...

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Sweden investigates tanker accused of using a false flag in the Baltic Sea

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish authorities are investigating a tanker that was allegedly sailing under a false flag in the Baltic Sea. The Swedish Coast Guard boarded the “Sea Owl I” on Thursday...

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Low and slow, the enduring style of lowrider culture in photos

PASEDENA, Calif. (AP) — Born in Mexican American and Chicano communities of the American Southwest, lowrider culture has grown from neighborhood boulevards into a globally recognized form of automotive...

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Residents of Tehran tell AP of rising fear and isolation as bombs strike without warning

CAIRO (AP) — An engineer crouches under a park bench as fighter jets roar overhead. An athlete wracked by anxiety can't sleep as explosions go off. With the internet shut down, families and friends rely...

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Cuban president says talks were recently held with the US to resolve differences

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba held recent talks with the U.S. government, President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Friday, marking the first time that the Caribbean country confirmed such speculation as it grapples with...

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Photos show the dramatic dawn flight of migrating snow geese

KLEINFELTERSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Birdwatchers gather before dawn at Middle Creek in Pennsylvania to witness thousands of migrating snow geese lifting off from the reservoir in a swirling mass. The display...

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Poland's Tusk vows to use EU defense loans despite president's veto

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk vowed on Friday to find ways to tap into 43.7 billion euros ($50.1 billion) in defense loans from the European Union despite a veto by the country's...

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Snow geese take off for the Arctic in mesmerizing sunrise display

KLEINFELTERSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A few dozen birdwatchers gathered in the predawn darkness to wait for the moment when thousands of migrating snow geese stopped honking and preening to suddenly take flight...

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2 Ohio pastors emerge as faithful allies for Haitian migrants during Trump's crackdown

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — One grew up in rural Haiti amid the poverty and violence of his beautiful but troubled Caribbean nation. The other grew up in Michigan as a self-described “blue-collar farm...

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