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The Latest | Stormy Daniels to return to the stand for more questioning in Trump's hush money trial

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Stormy Daniels will return to the witness stand in Donald Trump's hush money trial Thursday, two days after she spent hours recounting in sometimes graphic detail the alleged 2006 sexual encounter with the former president that she was…

The T-wolves built a contender around a big idea by Tim Connelly. The Nuggets are familiar with him

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Tim Connelly made his first major move for the Minnesota Timberwolves after about six weeks on the job, a bold get of cenrter Rudy Gobert that was as risky as it was unconventional.

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Japan Fisheries Agency proposes allowing commercial catching of fin whales

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Japan's Fisheries Agency on Thursday 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.

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

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Nissan's profit for the fiscal year through March jumped 92% to 426.6 billion yen ($2.7 billion) as sales grew in all major global markets except China, the Japanese automaker said Thursday.

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IS group claims bombing in Afghanistan that killed officers involved in an anti-poppy crop campaign

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The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a bombing in Afghanistan's northeast that killed police officers who were part of an anti-poppy crop campaign.

Activist in Tunisia arrested as conditions for migrants and their advocates worsen

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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.

British government tries to head off the type of unrest seen on American campuses

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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…

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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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Scores of musicians, hundreds of journalists and thousands of music fans are gathering in the Swedish city of Malmo, where the Eurovision Song Contest is building towards Saturday's exuberant, glitter-drenched final.

The Latest | Rafah's hospitals will run out of fuel in 3 days, WHO says

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The World Health Organization says it has only three days of fuel for its medical operations in southern Gaza, with shortages already forcing one of three remaining hospitals in the city of Rafah to shut down.

Paralympian loses medals and equipment in Brazilian floods, but is improvising to qualify for Paris

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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.

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

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LAYDOWN TO MOVE OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF NORFOLK SOUTHERN'S THURSDAY MORNING ANNUAL MEETING THAT IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN AT 8:30A.M. EASTERN THURSDAY

Yoon rejects South Korean opposition's calls for special investigation of his wife and top officials

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South Korea's president on Thursday dismissed calls for independent investigations into allegations involving his wife and top officials, drawing quick, strong rebukes from his political rivals.

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Fiji's ex-leader, Frank Bainimarama, sentenced to prison for interfering in police investigation

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Former Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama was sentenced Thursday to a year in prison for interfering in a criminal investigation while he headed the government of his South Pacific island nation.

Gunmen kill 7 barbers in Pakistan's volatile Baluchistan province

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Attackers fatally shot seven barbers before dawn Thursday in a home in a volatile province in southwestern Pakistan, police and a government official said.

Yemen's Houthi rebels claim 2 attacks in Gulf of Aden, another unreported in Indian Ocean

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Yemen's Houthi rebels on Thursday claimed two missile attacks in the Gulf of Aden on two Panama-flagged container ships that caused no damage, while also saying they targeted a ship in the Indian Ocean in a previously unreported assault.

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

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The European Union marks its annual Europe Day on Thursday, but instead of the humdrum celebrations, all eyes are on the EU elections in a month's time, which portend a steep rise of the extreme right and a possible move away from the bloc…

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

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China's exports and imports returned to growth in April, suggesting that demand is improving despite an uneven economic recovery, according to customs data released Thursday.

Crash between truck and passenger van in China's Ningxia region kills 9 people

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A truck crashed into a passenger van on a highway in northwestern China's Ningxia region Thursday morning, killing nine people.

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

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The Bank of England is expected to maintain interest rates at a 16-year high of 5.25% Thursday, but a cut wouldn't be a huge surprise as inflation falls from multi-decade highs.

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Tornadoes tear through southeastern US as storms leave 3 dead

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Forecasters warned a wave of dangerous storms in the U.S. could march through parts of the South early Thursday, after storms a day earlier spawned damaging tornadoes and massive hail, leaving two dead in Tennessee and one dead in North…

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

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Conor Garland broke a tie with 5:34 left and the Vancouver Canucks overcame a three-goal deficit to beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the second-round playoff series.

Conforto homers to spark 6-run inning and Giants beat skidding Rockies 8-6

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Michael Conforto homered and singled in a six-run second inning that sent the San Francisco Giants past the struggling Colorado Rockies 8-6 on Wednesday night.

Rarely seen Rod Serling story, "First Squad, First Platoon," draws upon his World War II service

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In a famous ''Twilight Zone'' episode from the early 1960s, a bloodthirsty World War II commander stationed in the Philippines finds himself transported into the body of a Japanese lieutenant and, to his horror, expected to help kill an…

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Wednesday's prep sports results

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Scores and results from around the metro area.

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

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Torchbearers are to carry the Olympic flame through the streets of France' southern port city of Marseille, one day after it arrived on a majestic three-mast ship for the welcoming ceremony.

Civilian casualties rise in Myanmar's civil war as resistance forces tighten noose around military

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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…

Friends, former hostages praise Terry Anderson, AP reporter and philanthropist, at memorial service

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Fellow former hostages, family and coworkers celebrated the life of journalist and philanthropist Terry Anderson Wednesday, remembering a man who helped others while struggling to heal himself.

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

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Russia is wrapping itself in patriotic pageantry for Victory Day, a celebration of its defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II that President Vladimir Putin has turned into a pillar of his nearly quarter-century in power and a justification…

Vatican and Rome enter final dash to 2025 Jubilee with papal bull and around-the-clock construction

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The Vatican crosses a key milestone Thursday in the runup to its 2025 Jubilee with the promulgation of the official decree establishing the Holy Year. It's a once-every-quarter-century event that is expected to bring some 32 million…

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

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Hardline Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tried and failed in a brazen push to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, but the resounding rejection by Democrats and Republicans does not guarantee an end to the political chaos.