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Islamic militants kill 11 people and burn homes in late night attack in Nigeria, local officials say

MAIDUGURI, Borno (AP) — Islamic militants attacked a remote village in northeastern Nigeria overnight, killing 11 people and leaving two critically injured, local officials said Wednesday. It was the...

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Pentagon says Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving, in latest departure of a top defense leader

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon announced Wednesday that the Navy’s top civilian official, Secretary of the Navy John Phelan, is leaving his job. In a statement posted to social media,...

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Pentagon says Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving, in latest departure of a top defense leader

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon announced Wednesday that the Navy’s top civilian official, Secretary of the Navy John Phelan, is leaving his job. In a statement posted to social media,...

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Justice Department reveals settlement with Trump 2016 campaign aide over Russia probe surveillance

WASHINGTON (AP) — An aide to President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign who was the target of secret surveillance during the FBI’s Russia investigation has reached a settlement with the federal government,...

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Jerry Jones shares a moment with old friend Bill Clinton as Cowboys prep for NFL draft

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones had an old friend drop by on the final day of preparations for the NFL draft: former President Bill Clinton. The pair with deep Arkansas...

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Trump administration flies 10-year-old back from Cuba amid custody fight involving gender identity

The Trump administration took the unusual step this week of sending a government plane to Cuba to return a 10-year-old from Utah who is at the center of a complicated and contentious custody fight involving...

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Line drive gets lodged in Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert's jersey

SEATTLE (AP) — Logan Gilbert can thank his jersey for stopping at least one earned run on Wednesday. With a runner on third in the first inning, the Athletics' Carlos Cortes belted a line...

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Vaccines, budget cuts and affordability: Takeaways from RFK Jr’s gauntlet of congressional hearings

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday concluded a marathon series of hearings with federal lawmakers, during which he deflected blame for measles outbreaks and dwindling vaccination rates...

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California Lawmakers Seek Protections for Patients in ICE Custody

California lawmakers alarmed by the treatment of people brought to hospitals by federal immigration agents want to strengthen protections for detained patients receiving care at medical facilities, including...

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US weighs plan to send Afghans who helped with war effort from Qatar to a third country

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is in discussions to potentially send more than 1,000 Afghans who assisted America’s war effort and relatives of U.S. service members stuck in Qatar to a...

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