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Former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years for voting data scheme

Former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years for voting data scheme

A judge excoriated a Colorado county clerk for her crimes and lies before sentencing her Thursday to nine years behind bars for a data-breach scheme spawned from the rampant false claims about voting machine fraud in the 2020 presidential race.
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Human connections bring hope in North Carolina after devastation of Helene

Human connections bring hope in North Carolina after devastation of Helene

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (AP) — Sarah Vekasi is a potter who runs a store in Black Mountain, North Carolina, called Sarah Sunshine Pottery, named after her normally bubbly personality.
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Jury mulling fate of 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols' fatal beating

Jury mulling fate of 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols' fatal beating

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The future of three former Memphis officers charged with violating Tyre Nichols' civil rights in a beating that proved fatal is in the hands of a jury after a nearly monthlong federal trial.
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UK hands sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal to secure US base

UK hands sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal to secure US base

LONDON (AP) — The British government agreed Thursday to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, in a deal that secures the future of a strategically important U.
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Boat capsizes in eastern Congo lake, killing at least 50 people, witnesses say

Boat capsizes in eastern Congo lake, killing at least 50 people, witnesses say

GOMA, Congo (AP) — A boat carrying scores of passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo on Thursday, killing at least 50 people, witnesses told The Associated Press.
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New NATO chief Mark Rutte visits Ukraine in his first trip since taking office

New NATO chief Mark Rutte visits Ukraine in his first trip since taking office

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — New NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte visited Ukraine on Thursday in his first official trip since taking office and pledging the alliance's continued support for Kyiv in its war with Russia .
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UK hands over sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal

UK hands over sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal

LONDON (AP) — The U.K. has agreed to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, in a deal to secure the future of a strategically important U.K.-U.S.
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Israeli military says it killed a senior Hamas leader in a Gaza strike earlier this year

Israeli military says it killed a senior Hamas leader in a Gaza strike earlier this year

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Thursday that it killed a senior Hamas leader in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip around three months ago.
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Taiwan hospital fire leaves at least 9 dead as typhoon batters island's south

Taiwan hospital fire leaves at least 9 dead as typhoon batters island's south

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A fire at a hospital in southern Taiwan killed at least nine people Thursday as the island was being battered by a typhoon.
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Typhoon Krathon makes landfall on Taiwan, packing fierce winds and torrential rain

Typhoon Krathon makes landfall on Taiwan, packing fierce winds and torrential rain

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Typhoon Krathon made landfall Thursday in the major port city of Kaohsiung, bringing torrential rains and fierce winds to southern and southeastern parts of Taiwan , according to weather authorities.
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