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Former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes who lived in exile in Nicaragua dies at 65

Former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes who lived in exile in Nicaragua dies at 65

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes, who spent the final years of his life in Nicaragua to avoid various criminal sentences, died late Tuesday. He was 65.
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US adults want border security action but mostly oppose arrests in schools, churches: AP-NORC poll

US adults want border security action but mostly oppose arrests in schools, churches: AP-NORC poll

WASHINGTON (AP) — Many U.S. adults are on board with the idea of beefing up security at the southern border and undertaking some targeted deportations, according to a poll.
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Prince Harry settles lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch’s Sun tabloid

Prince Harry settles lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch’s Sun tabloid

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry settled his privacy invasion lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids as his trial was about to begin, his lawyer said Wednesday.
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LA's Olympic venues spared by wildfires, but city's rebuild could impact Games' runup

LA's Olympic venues spared by wildfires, but city's rebuild could impact Games' runup

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The devastation wrought by the deadly wildfires that ravaged sections of Los Angeles have left an indelible imprint on the region’s landscape and psyche.
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Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

NEW YORK (AP) — Used to leading off, Ichiro Suzuki got antsy when he had to wait. Considered a no-doubt pick for baseball's Hall of Fame and possibly the second unanimous selection, he waited by the phone for the expected call Tuesday.
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White House cheers release of two Americans freed in a swap with Taliban brokered by Biden, Qatar

White House cheers release of two Americans freed in a swap with Taliban brokered by Biden, Qatar

WASHINGTON (AP) — A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan's Taliban freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in California on drug trafficking and terrorism charges, officials said Tuesday.
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Trump administration throws out policies limiting migrant arrests at sensitive spots like churches

Trump administration throws out policies limiting migrant arrests at sensitive spots like churches

WASHINGTON (AP) — Officers enforcing immigration laws will now be able to arrest migrants at sensitive locations like schools and churches after the Trump administration threw out policies limiting where those arrests could happen.
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US throws out policies limiting arrests of migrants at sensitive locations like schools, churches

US throws out policies limiting arrests of migrants at sensitive locations like schools, churches

WASHINGTON (AP) — Officers enforcing immigration laws will now be able to arrest migrants at sensitive locations like schools and churches after the Trump administration threw out policies limiting where those arrests could happen.
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At least 76 people killed in a hotel fire at a ski resort in Turkey

At least 76 people killed in a hotel fire at a ski resort in Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A fire raged through a 12-story hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey early Tuesday during a school holiday, killing at least 76 people — at least two of them when they jumped from the building to escape the flame
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Former Proud Boys leader and Oath Keepers founder released after Trump offers Jan. 6 clemency

Former Proud Boys leader and Oath Keepers founder released after Trump offers Jan. 6 clemency

WASHINGTON (AP) — The former leader of the Proud Boys and the founder of the Oath Keepers have been released from prison after their lengthy sentences for seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S.
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