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Local hero: 'DC sandwich guy' found not guilty of assaulting officer with sub

Local hero: 'DC sandwich guy' found not guilty of assaulting officer with sub

A US man charged with using a sandwich to assault a law enforcement officer was acquitted Thursday after a jury decided that charges brought by President Donald Trump's prosecutors were baloney.

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Dead famous: Paris puts heritage graves up for grabs

Dead famous: Paris puts heritage graves up for grabs

For decades, being laid to rest near the likes of The Doors singer Jim Morrison at the Pere-Lachaise cemetery or the writer Simone de Beauvoir across the River Seine in Montparnasse has been a pipe dream for Parisians.

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UK grandmother on Indonesia death row flies home

UK grandmother on Indonesia death row flies home

Two British drug convicts including a grandmother on death row flew home early on Friday, as part of a deal to return them on humanitarian grounds.

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Former NFL star Brown extradited from Dubai to face trial in shooting - police

Former NFL star Brown extradited from Dubai to face trial in shooting - police

Former NFL star Antonio Brown was extradited from Dubai to the United States to face a charge of attempted murder stemming from a shooting in May, the Miami Police Department said Thursday.

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Chile presidential hopeful vows to expel 'criminal' migrants to El Salvador

Chile presidential hopeful vows to expel 'criminal' migrants to El Salvador

Chilean far-right presidential candidate Johannes Kaiser defended the use of lethal force against criminals Thursday in an AFP interview, and said he would deport migrants with criminal records to El Salvador's brutal anti-gang prison.

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Trump event paused in Oval Office when guest faints

Trump event paused in Oval Office when guest faints

A representative of a pharmaceutical company fainted Thursday during a White House announcement on slashing the cost of weight-loss drugs, forcing President Donald Trump to suspend the event.

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NFL Colts add Sauce to recipe while Patriots confront Baker

NFL Colts add Sauce to recipe while Patriots confront Baker

NFL star cornerback Sauce Gardner will join the Indianapolis Colts in Berlin on Sunday to face Atlanta while the New England Patriots test Baker Mayfield's Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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Home owned by Miami Heat coach Spoelstra damaged by fire

Home owned by Miami Heat coach Spoelstra damaged by fire

Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra returned from the NBA team's Wednesday night game in Denver to find his Florida home engulfed in a blaze that authorities said took eight hours to extinguish.

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Tesla shareholders approve Musk's $1 trillion pay package

Tesla shareholders approve Musk's $1 trillion pay package

Tesla shareholders on Thursday overwhelmingly endorsed a massive pay package for CEO Elon Musk that could reach $1 trillion.

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World leaders launch fund to save forests, get first $5 bn

World leaders launch fund to save forests, get first $5 bn

World leaders attending a climate summit in Brazil launched a fund Thursday to save the world's forests, quickly raking in over $5 billion in pledges to reward tropical countries for not chopping down trees.

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