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Georgia launches sweeping crackdown on dissent as opposition blocs boycott local election, in photos

Georgia launches sweeping crackdown on dissent as opposition blocs boycott local election, in photos

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Police in Georgia used water cannons and pepper spray on Saturday to push back protesters who tried to storm the presidential palace, as the South Caucasus country held a m...

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DC’s shutdown hasn’t stopped the stock market. Here’s what may

DC’s shutdown hasn’t stopped the stock market. Here’s what may

NEW YORK (AP) — If the U.S. government’s latest shutdown can’t stop the stock market, what can? Stock prices keep rising, even as the shutdown delays important economic reports that usually steer...

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Journalists work in dire conditions to tell Gaza’s story

Journalists work in dire conditions to tell Gaza’s story

BEIRUT (AP) — Minutes after journalists gathered outside a Gaza hospital to survey the damage of an Israeli strike, Ibrahim Qannan pointed his camera up at the battered building as the others clim...

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Tens of thousands march against Georgia’s government as local election snubbed by opposition held

Tens of thousands march against Georgia’s government as local election snubbed by opposition held

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Police in Georgia used water cannons and pepper spray on Saturday to push back protesters who tried to storm the presidential palace, as the South Caucasus country held a m...

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Two girls found dead in New York in fatal game of ‘subway surfing,’ authorities say

Two girls found dead in New York in fatal game of ‘subway surfing,’ authorities say

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police found two girls dead early Saturday morning in what apparently was a game of “subway surfing” that turned out to be fatal, authorities said. Police said they r...

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Coalition files lawsuit against $100,000 H-1B visa fee

Coalition files lawsuit against $100,000 H-1B visa fee

SEATTLE (AP) — In what appears to be the first major challenge to the new $100,000 fee required for H-1B visa applications, a coalition of health care providers, religious groups, university profe...

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