Crime
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Barred presidential candidate flees Belarus, fearing arrest
Jul 24, 2020 7:00 am - MINSK, Belarus (AP) - An opposition candidate who planned to challenge Belarus' longtime authoritarian leader in next month's presidential election has fled the country ...
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Police: Fire at Arizona Democratic headquarters was arson
Jul 24, 2020 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - A fire that destroyed part of the Arizona and Maricopa County Democratic Party headquarters was an act of arson, authorities said Friday. Investigators we...
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China tells US to close Chengdu consulate in growing spat
Jul 24, 2020 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - China ordered the United States on Friday to close its consulate in the western city of Chengdu, ratcheting up a diplomatic conflict at a time when relati...
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The Latest: Pandemic has killed 97 medical workers in Yemen
Jul 24, 2020 7:00 am - CAIRO - A humanitarian group says 97 medical workers in Yemen have died of the coronavirus, the first reliable estimate to give a glimpse into the pandemic's impact on t...
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South Sudan activist flees to US, says Kiir wanted him dead
Jul 24, 2020 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - A prominent South Sudanese activist has fled to the United States with the help of the U.S. government, which issued emergency visas to him and his f...
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Speaker snared in Ohio bribery probe liked to play long game
Jul 24, 2020 7:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Tension was thick in the air. After 10 consecutive votes in which another man had garnered more support than Larry Householder's favored candidate ...
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Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen released from prison again
Jul 24, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer was released Friday after a judge ruled that he had been sent back to prison from home confinement as re...
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Chilean suspect jailed in French murder case of Japanese
Jul 24, 2020 7:00 am - BESANCON, France (AP) - A Chilean man was order jailed in eastern France on Friday while he is investigated in the disappearance nearly four years ago of his ex-girlfrie...
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US appeals court says jury should decide ex-player's lawsuit
Jul 24, 2020 7:00 am - CINCINNATI (AP) - A federal appeals court has ruled that a jury should decide on a former university softball player's charge that her coach violated her First Amendment...
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Appeals court calls Aurora murder-for-hire plot conviction a "failure"Jul 24, 2020 5:00 am - A Kane County jury didn't believe it six years ago when an Aurora woman said she was duped into a murder-for-hire plot by an overzealous informant and federal agent, but...