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Cassie, Jane, Cudi and freak-offs: How Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial has played out

Cassie, Jane, Cudi and freak-offs: How Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial has played out

NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial were barely seated on the trial’s first day when they were shown a video of the hip-hop mogul viciously attacking his longtime girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie.
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Thailand banning cannabis sales without a prescription 3 years after decriminalization

Thailand banning cannabis sales without a prescription 3 years after decriminalization

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand is further tightening control of cannabis by banning sales of the plant to those without prescriptions.
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Attacker who killed a London schoolboy with a samurai sword is convicted of murder

Attacker who killed a London schoolboy with a samurai sword is convicted of murder

LONDON (AP) — A man armed with a samurai sword who killed a London teenager on his way to school and injured five other people during what the prosecution said was a psychotic episode triggered by drug use was convicted of murder on Wednesday.
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Two Americans fail doping tests in top Chinese basketball league

BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese Anti-Doping Agency has released the names of two American basketball players who failed in-competition tests in April during the domestic league.
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Minnesota lawmaker shot to death at home will lie in state at Capitol ahead of funeral

Minnesota lawmaker shot to death at home will lie in state at Capitol ahead of funeral

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, who were gunned down in what authorities say was a politically motivated killing, will lie in state in the state Capitol Rotunda on Friday, a day ahead of their
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Truckers fear job loss as new English language rules take effect

Truckers fear job loss as new English language rules take effect

LINDEN, New Jersey (AP) — At a trucking school in New Jersey, students are maneuvering 18-wheelers around traffic cones. Other future drivers look under hoods to perform safety checks, narrating as they examine steering hoses for cracks and leaks.
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Indonesia arrests 285 in drug crackdown and seizes over half a ton of narcotics

Indonesia arrests 285 in drug crackdown and seizes over half a ton of narcotics

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities said Monday they arrested 285 people suspected of drug trafficking, including 29 women and seven foreigners, and seized over half a ton of narcotics during a two-month crackdown.
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Texas governor calls for special session after vetoing a bill to ban THC-infused goods

Texas governor calls for special session after vetoing a bill to ban THC-infused goods

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned consumable hemp products containing THC ingredients in the state, but said he's open to lawmakers passing a new effort to regulate what has become a booming business.
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Supreme Court will hear case of Rastafarian whose dreadlocks were shaved by Louisiana prison guards

Supreme Court will hear case of Rastafarian whose dreadlocks were shaved by Louisiana prison guards

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear the appeal of a former Louisiana prison inmate whose dreadlocks were cut off by prison guards in violation of his religious beliefs.
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Texas governor vetoes bill that would ban all THC products

Texas governor vetoes bill that would ban all THC products

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill Sunday to ban all THC consumables , allowing the booming market flush with THC-infused vapes, gummies and other products to continue to be sold across the state.
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