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Federal investigators say they have "significant safety concerns" about a Ford SUV recall repair that doesn't fix gasoline leaks that can cause engine fires. The U.S.

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A shipment of humanitarian aid has left a port in Cyprus and is on its way to the U.S-built pier in Gaza, the first delivery to the newly built ramp, according to Cyprus' foreign minister.

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A Boeing 737 plane carrying 85 people skidded off a runway at the airport in Dakar, Senegal's capital, injuring 10 people.

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Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike east of Rafah, Gaza Strip, Monday, May 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ismael Abu Dayyah)

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Defense attacks Stormy Daniels' credibility as she returns to the stand in Trump's hush money trial

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House rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's effort to remove Speaker Mike Johnson from office

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Nikola Jokic wins his third NBA MVP award in four seasons

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Steve Albini, legendary producer for Nirvana, the Pixies and an alternative rock pioneer, dies at 61

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Police break up pro-Palestinian student protest in Amsterdam, make arrests

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Ncuti Gatwa jokes he finally impressed his parents, when he became 'Doctor Who'

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Russia's celebration of victory in World War II is a key pillar of Putin's rule

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Torchbearers in Marseille kick off the Olympic flame's journey across France

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With inflation soaring, Argentina will start printing 10,000 peso notes

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Nelson Mandela chosen to lead South Africa

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K-12 school leaders reject allegations that they let antisemitism run rampant

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Drake and Kendrick Lamar's feud — the biggest beef in recent rap history — explained

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Fans are following Taylor Swift to Europe after finding Eras Tour tickets less costly there

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Protest song 'Glory to Hong Kong' now banned in city after appeals court overturns ruling

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Why the Boy Scouts of America is rebranding

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Katy Perry and Rihanna didn't attend the Met Gala. But AI-generated images still fooled fans

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Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates are pushed back in a 'measure of good news'

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Lured by historic Rolling Stones performance, half-a-million fans attend New Orleans Jazz Fest

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Norfolk Southern shareholders to decide Thursday whether to back investors who want to fire the CEO

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China's exports and imports return to growth in April as demand improves

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Bank of England expected to wait for more evidence that inflation is under control before rate cut

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Union push pits the United Farm Workers against a major California agricultural business

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Biden lauds new Microsoft center on the same site where Trump's Foxconn project failed

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Real Madrid's Joselu, covered by his teammates, celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Champions League semifinal second leg soccer match between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)

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Dortmund beats PSG 1-0 to reach Champions League final. Mbappe can't pull off comeback

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PSG faces a difficult rebuilding task without Mbappé as the curtain falls on superstar era

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Tiger Woods to be lone player on negotiating committee with Saudis

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Nadal's clay game is rounding into form just in time for the French Open. 'Things are happening.'

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Less alcohol, or none at all, is one path to better health

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AP Sports Week in Pictures: Acrobatic Machado, Madrid Open, Mystic Dan wins by a nose at Derby

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Why voters in southern India are more resistant to Modi's Hindu-centric politics

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These 15 AP photos capturing migrants' struggle were honored with a Pulitzer Prize

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Aboard a small fishing boat, Rohingya refugees faced abuse and other horrors. (AP Illustration/Peter Hamlin)

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After AP investigation, family of missing students enrolls in school

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With a vest and a voice, helpers escort kids through San Francisco's broken Tenderloin streets

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Guns are being stolen from cars at triple the rate they were 10 years ago, a report finds

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House rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, but chaos lingers

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Georgia appeals court agrees to review ruling allowing Fani Willis to stay on Trump election case

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Eurovision explained, from ABBA to Zorra, as the song contest is shadowed by the Israel-Hamas war

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Travis Kelce lines up another TV job and joins FX's 'Grotesquerie' from Ryan Murphy

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Jalen Brunson returns from foot injury, sparks Knicks past Pacers for 2-0 lead in East semifinals

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Canucks overcome 3-goal deficit to stun Oilers 5-4 in Game 1

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Aleksander Barkov scores twice, Panthers rout Bruins 6-1 in Game 2 to tie series

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Ippei Mizuhara, ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani, will plead guilty in betting case

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Police clear pro-Palestinian protest camp and arrest 33 at DC campus as mayor's hearing is canceled

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The Rev. Al Sharpton calls for justice in eulogy for Ohio man who died last month in police custody

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Pete McCloskey, GOP congressman who once challenged Nixon, dies at 96

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Palestinians flee chaos and panic in Rafah after Israel's seizure of border crossing

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Israel says it reopened a key Gaza crossing after a rocket attack but the UN says no aid has entered

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Europe Day marks 1 month till EU elections. Rise of hard right, wilting of Green Deal are possible

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Japanese automaker Nissan reports 92% jump in profit as sales surge

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Stock market today: Global shares mixed after Wall Street's lull stretches to a 2nd day

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FTX will return money to most customers less than 2 years after catastrophic crypto collapse

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AstraZeneca pulls its COVID-19 vaccine from the European market

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A scorching, rocky planet twice Earth's size has a thick atmosphere, scientists say

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Scientists are learning the basic building blocks of sperm whale language after years of effort

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A gene long thought to just raise the risk for Alzheimer's may cause some cases

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A wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists say

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Prada focuses generational transition on artisans, expanding production and workforce in Italy

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Traveling with dogs to the US? The new rules you'll need to follow

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Met Gala photos: Outside the Mark Hotel, the carpet before the carpet

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India has urged pro-China Maldives to ease tensions and improve their strained relationship. The foreign ministers of India and Maldives met in New Delhi on Thursday, a day ahead of a deadline set by the Maldives' new president for India to withdraw dozens of its soldiers from the archipelago nation

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Caitlin Clark spent Wednesday working out with her Indiana Fever teammates inside an empty Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

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Tim Connelly made his first major move for the Minnesota Timberwolves after about six weeks on the job.

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Japan's Fisheries Agency has proposed a plan to allow catching fin whales in addition to three smaller whale species currently permitted under the country's commercial whaling around its coasts.

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Air Vanuatu has cancelled international flights for four days and is considering bankruptcy protection for the South Pacific state-owned carrier.

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Two years ago, Joselu Mato was another Real Madrid fan cheering in the stands of the Stade de France as it won a record-extending 14th European Cup.

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It has been a challenging season in the Champions League for the 2022 World Cup final referee Szymon Marciniak and his support officials from Poland.

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The Islamic State group says it is responsible for a bombing that killed officers involved in an anti-poppy crop campaign in Afghanistan's northeast.

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An anti-discrimination activist in Tunisia was arrested in a money laundering investigation this week as the dangerous and dire conditions facing migrants and their advocates worsen.

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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is calling for an end to "antisemitic abuse" at U.K. universities as protests against the war in Gaza expand and the government tries to head off the type of unrest seen on American campuses in recent weeks.

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Vanderson Chaves has faced many challenges in more than a decade as a Paralympic fencer but none as fearsome as the massive floods in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state.

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South Korea's president has dismissed calls for independent investigations into allegations involving his wife and top officials.

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Former Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has been sentenced to a year in prison for interfering in a criminal investigation while leading the government of his South Pacific island nation.

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Gunmen have killed seven barbers in a home in a volatile province in southwestern Pakistan. Police and a government official say the killings occurred early Thursday in Baluchistan province.

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Yemen's Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for two missile attacks in the Gulf of Aden on two Panama-flagged container ships that caused no damage.

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A crash between a truck and a passenger van on a highway in northwestern China's Ningxia region has killed nine people.

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The Minnesota Timberwolves host the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference second round with a 2-0 lead in the series. The teams meet for the seventh time this season.

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The New York Knicks visit the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference second round with a 2-0 lead in the series. The teams meet for the sixth time this season.

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SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Aleksander Barkov had two goals and two assists, Sam Reinhart added four assists and the Florida Panthers beat the Boston Bruins 6-1 on Wednesday night to tie the second-round series at a game apiece.

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Olympic medalist and two-time world champion Shoma Uno of Japan says he is retiring from figure skating.

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Lynn Williams scored an early goal and Gotham FC hung on for a 1-0 victory over the Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League.

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Indiana coach Rick Carlisle said Wednesday that "small-market teams deserve an equal shot" during a complaint about the officiating in his team's loss to the New York Knicks.

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Orioles manager Brandon Hyde says he's sticking with veteran closer Craig Kimbrel, who has converted only one save in his past five appearances.

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Six months into an offensive against Myanmar's military government, opposition forces have made massive gains, but civilian casualties are rising sharply as regime troops increasingly turn toward scorched-earth tactics in the Southeast Asian country's bitter civil war.

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Fellow former hostages, family and coworkers celebrated the life of journalist and philanthropist Terry Anderson.

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The Vatican is crossing a key milestone in the runup to its 2025 Jubilee with the promulgation of the official decree establishing the Holy Year.

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