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Visa broker in Thai sex trafficking ring pleads guilty
Feds extradited Sumalee Intarathong from Thailand last year to face charges in case first filed in 2016.
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Pulisic goal advances U.S. in World Cup with 1-0 win over Iran
Christian Pulisic kicked the ball, scored the goal and crashed into the goalkeeper, a collision that sent the American star to a hospital and the United States into the second round of the World Cup.
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Trapped between extremists and extreme weather, Somalis brace for famine
The country is being driven toward its most serious humanitarian disaster in more than a decade.
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Chaplain's mission: Help Ukrainian children — and bring meds in case of nuclear attack
On Thanksgiving, Howard Dotson is going to fly to Ukraine again. He'll try to help reunite a separated family he met in July in Lviv. This time, though, he has a new mission: to deliver a cache of potassium iodide pills.
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Biden: 'Unlikely' missile in Poland fired from Russia
Biden spoke after he convened an "emergency" meeting of the Group of Seven and NATO leaders in Indonesia and pledged U.S. support for Poland.
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Poland: Russian-made missile fell on our country, killing 2
Poland said early Wednesday that a Russian-made missile fell in the country's east, killing two people, though U.S. President Joe Biden said it was "unlikely" it was fired from Russia.
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Newly discovered photos show Nazi Kristallnacht up close
Harrowing, previously unseen images from 1938's Kristallnacht pogrom against German and Austrian Jews have surfaced in a photograph collection donated to Israel's Yad Vashem memorial, the organization said Wednesday.
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Kremlin reboots its trolls and bots as Tuesday's midterms loom
Researchers have identified a series of Russian information operations to influence American elections and, perhaps, erode support for Ukraine.
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Ukrainian mom keeps daughter safe in Minneapolis as husband fights Russians at home
Nataliia Kuchma, a doctor in her home country, landed in Minnesota with just two suitcases for her and her 5-year-old girl.
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Climate Questions: The sources of emissions
"The major sectors that contribute to global warming are, of course, energy production. Energy production is a major source mainly of CO2 emissions, not only, but mainly," said Jan Christoph Minx, lead author of the IPCC report and climate scientist.
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France ramps up war support for Ukraine, rebuilds armories
France on Sunday pledged air defense systems to protect Ukrainian cities against drone strikes, as well as an expanded training program for Ukrainian soldiers, as it seeks to puncture perceptions that French President Emmanuel Macron's government has lagged in supporting Ukraine militarily against the Russian invasion.
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Iran's celebrities face reprisals for supporting protests
Singers, actors, sports stars — the list goes on. Iranian celebrities have been startlingly public in their support for the massive anti-government protests shaking their country. And the ruling establishment is lashing back.
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SpaceX Crew-4 crew returns to Earth
Four astronauts are back on Earth after spending almost six months at the International Space Station.
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Norway's Queen Sonja on whirlwind visit to Minnesota
The queen met with Gov. Tim Walz and plans to visit St. Olaf College and a Minneapolis church.
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The queen of Norway is coming to Minnesota
Queen Sonja will help a Minneapolis church celebrate its centennial, meet the governor and more.
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Biden vows 'consequences' for Saudi Arabia after oil production cut
Amid deep anger over last week's decision by the Saudi-led OPEC+, Biden's staff announced that he would reevaluate the entire relationship with the Saudis and expressed openness to retaliatory measures offered by congressional Democrats.
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2 Rochester sisters who fled Honduras reach $80K settlement over border treatment
The sisters said they spent nine days in a cage, were permitted to shower just once, and often were hungry and cold.
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Fired police sergeant attacks Thai day care center, kills 36
A former police officer facing a drug charge burst into a day care center Thursday in Thailand, killing dozens of preschoolers and teachers and then shooting more people as he fled. At least 36 people were slain in the deadliest rampage in the nation's history.
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