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Gaza health officials say strikes kill 24 after Israel says officer wounded

Gaza health officials say strikes kill 24 after Israel says officer wounded

Gazan health officials said Israeli air strikes on Wednesday killed 24 people, with Israel's military saying the attacks were in response to one of its officers being wounded by enemy gunfire.

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Empress's crown dropped in Louvre heist to be fully restored: museum

Empress's crown dropped in Louvre heist to be fully restored: museum

The crown of French Empress Eugenie, which was abandoned by fleeing thieves who staged a brazen robbery at the Louvre last year, is nearly intact and will be fully restored, the museum said Wednesday.

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UK PM says Mandelson 'lied' about Epstein relations

UK PM says Mandelson 'lied' about Epstein relations

Prime Minister Keir Starmer Wednesday said he regretted naming Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US, following fresh allegations about the disgraced envoy's close ties to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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Shai to miss NBA All-Star Game with abdominal strain

Shai to miss NBA All-Star Game with abdominal strain

Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has sustained an abdominal strain and will miss the NBA All-Star Game before being re-evaluated following the All-Star break, the Oklahoma City Thunder said Wednesday.

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Trump suggests 'softer touch' needed on immigration

Trump suggests 'softer touch' needed on immigration

US President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that a "softer touch" may be needed on immigration, as his administration said 700 federal officers would be pulled from Minnesota after weeks of aggressive and even deadly operations.

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From 'flop' to Super Bowl favorite: Sam Darnold's second act

From 'flop' to Super Bowl favorite: Sam Darnold's second act

If there are no second acts in American life, nobody told Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold.

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Man sentenced to life in prison for plotting to kill Trump in 2024

Man sentenced to life in prison for plotting to kill Trump in 2024

A man who plotted to assassinate President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course in September 2024, two months before the US election, was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison.

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Native Americans on high alert over Minneapolis crackdown

Native Americans on high alert over Minneapolis crackdown

Inside a Native American community center in northern Minneapolis, Jessica Glidden is getting her tribal identity card issued as the city has become the focus of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.

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Dallas deals Davis to Wizards in blockbuster NBA deal: report

Dallas deals Davis to Wizards in blockbuster NBA deal: report

Anthony Davis, a 10-time NBA All-Star forward, was traded by the Dallas Mavericks to Washington in a blockbuster deal involving eight players and five NBA Draft picks, ESPN reported on Wednesday.

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Russia 'no longer bound' by nuclear arms limits as treaty with US ends

Russia 'no longer bound' by nuclear arms limits as treaty with US ends

Russia said Wednesday it was "no longer bound" by limits on the number of nuclear warheads it could deploy, as its last arms control treaty with the United States looked set to expire.

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