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Raccoon euthanized after woman brings it to pet store and other customers kiss it

AUBURN, Maine (AP) — A raccoon in Maine was euthanized and tested for rabies after a woman brought it into a pet store for a nail trim and some customers kissed it, state wildlife authorities said.
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Fire chief in Iowa says one person rescued overnight from building collapse in Davenport

Fire chief in Iowa says one person rescued overnight from building collapse in Davenport

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — One more person has been rescued and taken to a hospital after a building collapsed in Iowa.
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Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu sworn in as president amid hopes and skepticism

Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu sworn in as president amid hopes and skepticism

Associated Press (AP) — Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu has been sworn in as president of Africa’s most populous country at a period of unprecedented challenges, leaving some citizens hopeful for a better life and others skeptical that his government would per
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Spanish prime minister calls early general election after battering in regional vote

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called a early general elections for July 23. Sánchez made the surprise announcement Monday, a day after his Socialist party took a serious battering in local and regional elections.
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Poland's president approves law on Russia's influence that could target opposition

Poland's president approves law on Russia's influence that could target opposition

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish President Andrzej Duda said Monday he will sign a bill that creates a powerful commission, ostensibly meant to investigate Russian influence in Poland but which critics view as a tool to remove from political life the pol
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Voters in Turkey return to polls to decide on opposing presidential visions

Voters in Turkey return to polls to decide on opposing presidential visions

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Voters in Turkey returned to the polls Sunday to decide whether the country’s longtime leader stretches his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade or is unseated by a challenger who has promised to restore a more de
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Fight still ahead for Texas' Ken Paxton after historic impeachment deepens GOP divisions

Fight still ahead for Texas' Ken Paxton after historic impeachment deepens GOP divisions

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The historic impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton plunged Republicans on Sunday into a fight over whether to banish one of their own in America's biggest red state after years of scandal and criminal accusations that
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GOP-controlled Texas House impeaches Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, triggering suspension

GOP-controlled Texas House impeaches Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, triggering suspension

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ Republican-led House of Representatives impeached state Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday on articles including bribery and abuse of public trust, a sudden, historic rebuke of a GOP official who rose to be a star of
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Iran exchanges heavy gunfire with Taliban on Afghan border, escalating tensions over water rights

Iran exchanges heavy gunfire with Taliban on Afghan border, escalating tensions over water rights

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Taliban and Iran exchanged heavy gunfire Saturday on the Islamic Republic's border with Afghanistan, sharply escalating rising tensions between the two nations amid a dispute over water rights.
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Texas AG Ken Paxton invites supporters to rally at state Capitol to protest vote to impeach

Texas AG Ken Paxton invites supporters to rally at state Capitol to protest vote to impeach

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday urged his supporters to protest at the state Capitol when Republicans in the House of Representatives take up historic impeachment proceedings that threaten to oust him.
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