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Shohei Ohtani becomes the first major league player with 50 homers, 50 stolen bases in a season

Shohei Ohtani becomes the first major league player with 50 homers, 50 stolen bases in a season

MIAMI (AP) — Shohei Ohtani became the first major league player to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season, with the Los Angeles Dodgers star going deep twice to reach the half-century mark and swiping two bags to get to 51 against the Miami
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Kentucky judge shot at courthouse, governor says

Kentucky judge shot at courthouse, governor says

WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) — A judge in a rural Kentucky county was shot and killed at the local courthouse on Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced. A suspect in the shooting has been taken into custody, Kentucky State Police said.
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Justice Department opens civil rights probe of sheriff's office after torture of 2 Black men

Justice Department opens civil rights probe of sheriff's office after torture of 2 Black men

JACKSON, Miss.
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Police say 1 person has been killed and another seriously wounded in a stabbing in Rotterdam

Police say 1 person has been killed and another seriously wounded in a stabbing in Rotterdam

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — One person was killed and another seriously wounded in a stabbing incident late Thursday in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam, police said.
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Justice Department opens civil rights probe into sheriff's office after torture of 2 Black men

Justice Department opens civil rights probe into sheriff's office after torture of 2 Black men

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff's department whose officers tortured two Black men in a case that drew condemnation from top U.S.
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Police say 1 person has been killed and another seriously injured in a stabbing in Rotterdam

Police say 1 person has been killed and another seriously injured in a stabbing in Rotterdam

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — One person was killed and another seriously injured in a stabbing incident late Thursday in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam, police said.
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Flood-hit regions in Central Europe will get billions in EU aid

Flood-hit regions in Central Europe will get billions in EU aid

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday pledged billions of euros in aid for Central European countries that suffered enormous damage to infrastructure and housing during the massive flooding that has so far claime
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Hezbollah leader vows retaliation against Israel for attacks on devices as both sides trade strikes

Hezbollah leader vows retaliation against Israel for attacks on devices as both sides trade strikes

BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Hezbollah vowed to keep up daily strikes on Israel despite this week's mass bombing attack on its communication devices, and said Israelis displaced by the fighting from homes near the Lebanon border would not be able to r
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Vatican gives green light to devotion at Bosnia site in Medjugorje where Madonna reportedly appeared

Vatican gives green light to devotion at Bosnia site in Medjugorje where Madonna reportedly appeared

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Thursday gave the green light for Catholics to continue flocking to a southern Bosnian village where children reported seeing visions of the Virgin Mary, offering its approval for devotion at one of the most contest
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LaMonica McIver wins special House election in New Jersey

LaMonica McIver wins special House election in New Jersey

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Democratic Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver has defeated Republican small businessman Carmen Bucco in a contest in New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District that opened up because of the death of Rep. Donald Payne Jr.
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