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Kansas attorney general sues to prevent transgender people from changing driver's licenses

Kansas attorney general sues to prevent transgender people from changing driver's licenses

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Republican attorney general of Kansas sued Friday to block transgender residents from changing their sex on their driver's licenses and to rebuke the Democratic governor for defying his interpretation of a new law.
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Florida parents charged in death of toddler left in car overnight after Fourth of July party

Florida parents charged in death of toddler left in car overnight after Fourth of July party

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — A toddler died after her parents left her in a hot car overnight following a Fourth of July party in Florida, authorities said Thursday.
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The UN chief issues a rare condemnation of excessive force by Israel in its Jenin raid

The UN chief issues a rare condemnation of excessive force by Israel in its Jenin raid

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — In a rare condemnation of Israel, the U.N. chief on Thursday denounced the country's excessive use of force in its largest military operation in two decades targeting a refugee camp in the West Bank. U.N.
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Iowa teen gets life with possibility of parole after 35 years for Spanish teacher's beating death

Iowa teen gets life with possibility of parole after 35 years for Spanish teacher's beating death

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The first of two Iowa teenagers who pleaded guilty to beating their high school Spanish teacher to death with a baseball bat was sentenced Thursday to life with a possibility of parole after 35 years in prison.
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Missing 2-year-old girl is found dead in an overgrown Detroit alley, ending a massive search

Missing 2-year-old girl is found dead in an overgrown Detroit alley, ending a massive search

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A missing 2-year-old Michigan girl who disappeared during an attack on her mother was found dead nearly 100 miles (161 kilometers) away in Detroit, three days after she vanished.
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The US will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package: AP sources

The US will provide cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package: AP sources

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has decided to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine and is expected to announce on Friday that the Pentagon will send thousands as part of the latest military aid package for the war effort against Russia, a
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OceanGate, owner of the submersible that imploded during a dive to the Titanic, suspends operations

OceanGate, owner of the submersible that imploded during a dive to the Titanic, suspends operations

The company that owned a submersible that imploded on its way to explore the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five onboard, said Thursday it has suspended operations.
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Texas man reported missing as a teen in 2015 returned home the next day, police say

Texas man reported missing as a teen in 2015 returned home the next day, police say

HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas man who was reported missing as a teenager in 2015 returned home the next day but he and his mother deceived officers by giving false names over the ensuing eight years, police said Thursday.
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The Dalai Lama, Tibetan spiritual leader, celebrates 88th birthday

The Dalai Lama, Tibetan spiritual leader, celebrates 88th birthday

DHARMSALA, India (AP) — The Dalai Lama celebrated his 88th birthday on Thursday, as hundreds of his supporters and exiled Tibetans thronged his hillside Indian headquarters in Dharamsala.
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Belarus says Wagner chief who staged mutiny is in Russia, raising questions about Kremlin's strategy

Belarus says Wagner chief who staged mutiny is in Russia, raising questions about Kremlin's strategy

MINSK, Belarus (AP) — The mercenary leader who led a short-lived mutiny against the Kremlin is in Russia and his troops are in their field camps, the president of Belarus said Thursday, raising new questions about the deal that ended the extraordinar
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