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Hamas frees 8 more hostages. Israel begins releasing Palestinian prisoners after delay

Hamas frees 8 more hostages. Israel begins releasing Palestinian prisoners after delay

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Dozens of Palestinian prisoners were released in the West Bank Thursday evening to a welcoming crowd in the latest swap for hostages held by militants in the Gaza Strip.
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14 from figure skating community killed in plane crash, six of them affiliated with Boston club

14 from figure skating community killed in plane crash, six of them affiliated with Boston club

NORWOOD, Mass.
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Hospital nurse in Uganda dies in country's first Ebola outbreak in 2 years

Hospital nurse in Uganda dies in country's first Ebola outbreak in 2 years

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A nurse in Uganda has died of Ebola in the first recorded fatality since the country's last outbreak of the disease ended in early 2023, a health official said Thursday.
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Figure skating community in shock after D.C. plane crash claims lives of coaches, athletes

Figure skating community in shock after D.C. plane crash claims lives of coaches, athletes

Two highly-regarded Russian figure skating coaches whose son recently finished fourth at the U.S.
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A nurse in Uganda has died from the Ebola virus, in the first outbreak since 2022

A nurse in Uganda has died from the Ebola virus, in the first outbreak since 2022

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A nurse in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, died after testing positive for Ebola, a health official said Thursday, in the first recorded fatality since the last outbreak ended in 2023.
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Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC

Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC

ARLINGTON, Va.
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Merkel criticizes German front-runner Merz over migration vote with far-right support

Merkel criticizes German front-runner Merz over migration vote with far-right support

BERLIN (AP) — Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday issued rare public criticism of her successor as the country's center-right leader, the front-runner in Germany's election next month, for putting to parliament proposals for tough new
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Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC

Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC

ARLINGTON, Va.
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Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC

Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC

ARLINGTON, Va.
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An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has died

An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has died

STOCKHOLM (AP) — An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has died, a court in Stockholm said Thursday. Swedish media reported that he was killed in a shooting in a nearby city.
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