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Hamas frees eight hostages in exchange for release of more prisoners

World
David Turner

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Mediators were scrambling to extend an Israel-Hamas truce set to expire after daybreak Friday, as the ...

Stephen Curry’s Favorite Things Include Hoodies and Bourbon

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Sarah Wilson

Stephen Curry warms up before a game last month. Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Text size Stephen Curry is among the latest bold-faced ...

Russia’s Supreme Court effectively outlaws LGBTQ+ activism in a landmark ruling

World
David Turner

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russia’s Supreme Court effectively outlawed LGBTQ+ activism on Thursday, in the most drastic step against advocates of gay, ...

Biden visits Boebert’s district to reject criticism of green policies

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Sarah Wilson

PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — President Joe Biden used a backdrop of the world’s largest facility for wind tower manufacturing to sharpen his ...

Thousands of fake Facebook accounts shut down by Meta were primed to polarize voters ahead of 2024

World
David Turner

WASHINGTON (AP) — Someone in China created thousands of fake social media accounts designed to appear to be from Americans and used ...

Indian official plotted to assassinate Sikh separatist leader, US says

U.S.
Amanda Smith

NEW YORK (AP) — An Indian government official directed a plot to assassinate a prominent Sikh separatist leader living in New York ...

South African company to start making vaginal rings that protect against HIV

Health
Rachel Carter

A South African company will make vaginal rings that protect against HIV, which AIDS experts say should eventually make them cheaper and ...

South Koreans want their own nukes. That could roil one of the world’s most dangerous regions

World
David Turner

CHEORWON, South Korea (AP) — To the steady rat-tat-tat of machine guns and exploding bursts of smoke, amphibious tanks slice across a ...

Venezuela’s planned vote over territory dispute leaves Guyana residents on edge

World
David Turner

SURAMA, Guyana (AP) — Congregants of an Anglican church in a sparsely populated rainforest village in Guyana gathered recently to bid on ...

Israel says 2 hostages released by Hamas are now in Egypt

World
David Turner

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military says Hamas has begun releasing 12 hostages from captivity in the Gaza Strip. ...