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Some US embassies in Europe post warnings to would-be visa seekers: Watch your step

Some U.S. embassies in European nations are taking to social media with pointed warnings to would-be visitors: Watch your step. Embassies in at least 17 countries have put up posts featuring...

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Burundi sees its largest number of refugees arriving in decades during Congo's fighting

BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — Burundi is seeing its largest influx of refugees in decades as tens of thousands of people flee the fighting in neighboring eastern Congo, the U.N. World Food Program said Monday. ...

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NY high school student sues district for painting over her pro-Palestinian parking spot design

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York student is suing after high school officials painted over a parking spot that she had decorated with a watermelon slice — a symbol of support for Palestinians. ...

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Brazil apologizes to families of victims of military dictatorship's mass grave

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s government on Monday apologized to families of victims of the country’s military dictatorship whose remains could be among those found in a clandestine mass grave 35 years...

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Postmaster General Louis DeJoy resigns after 5 years in the position

The head of the beleaguered U.S. Postal Service, Louis DeJoy, resigned Monday after nearly five years in the position and following recent protests by postal workers concerned about the direction of the...

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Protesters demanding greater accountability march in North Macedonia over deadly nightclub fire

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Thousands of protesters marched through North Macedonia’s capital Skopje late Monday to demand greater accountability over a nightclub fire that killed 59 people and...

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Colorado woman killed by some of the over 50 dogs owned by her daughter

PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado woman has been arrested after authorities said some of her over 50 dogs attacked and killed her 76-year-old mother. Jessica Hoff, 47, was arrested Friday...

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One state jumps into the fray over vaccine exemptions

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — One state’s effort to exempt young school-aged children from vaccines appears to have stalled as states contend with a burgeoning measles outbreak. In January, West Virginia...

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The Latest: Trump officials texted war plans to a group chat that included a journalist

Top national security officials for President Donald Trumptexted war plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen to a group chat in a secure messaging app that included Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief...

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Venezuela-hired lawyers file petition in El Salvador aimed at freeing Venezuelans deported by US

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Lawyers hired by the Venezuelan government filed a legal action Monday in El Salvador aimed at freeing 238 Venezuelans deported by the United States who are being held...

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