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2 men convicted of charges related to human smuggling after scheme led to an Indian family’s death

2 men convicted of charges related to human smuggling after scheme led to an Indian family’s death

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — A jury convicted two men of charges related to human smuggling for their roles in an international operation that led to the deaths of a family of Indian migrants who froze while trying to cross the Canada-U.S.
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Colorado funeral home owners accused of letting 190 bodies decay plead guilty to corpse abuse

Colorado funeral home owners accused of letting 190 bodies decay plead guilty to corpse abuse

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.
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Texas education board approves optional Bible-infused curriculum for elementary schools

Texas education board approves optional Bible-infused curriculum for elementary schools

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ education board voted Friday to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary schools, joining other Republican-led states that pushed this year to give religion a larger presence in public classrooms.
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Jury reaches verdicts in human smuggling case after Indian family froze to death at Canada-US border

Jury reaches verdicts in human smuggling case after Indian family froze to death at Canada-US border

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — A jury has reached verdicts for two men facing charges in a human smuggling case that led to the deaths of an Indian family who froze while trying to cross the Canada-U.S. border during a 2022 blizzard.
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Second Australian teen dies in tainted alcohol case in Laos that has killed 6 tourists

Second Australian teen dies in tainted alcohol case in Laos that has killed 6 tourists

Police say a “number of people” have been detained in the case but that no charges have yet been filed.
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Gunmen fire on vehicles carrying Shiites in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 42

Gunmen fire on vehicles carrying Shiites in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 42

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen opened fire on vehicles carrying Shiite Muslims in Pakistan's restive northwest on Thursday, killing at least 42 people, including six women, and wounding 20 others in one of the region's deadliest such attacks in rec
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Alabama carries out nation’s 3rd nitrogen gas execution on a man for a hitchhiker's killing

Alabama carries out nation’s 3rd nitrogen gas execution on a man for a hitchhiker's killing

ATMORE, Ala.
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Shohei Ohtani wins third MVP award, first in NL. Aaron Judge earns second AL honor in 3 seasons

Shohei Ohtani wins third MVP award, first in NL. Aaron Judge earns second AL honor in 3 seasons

NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani won his third Most Valuable Player Award and first in the National League, and Aaron Judge earned his second American League honor on Thursday.
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UN nuclear agency’s board condemns Iran for the 2nd time this year for failing to fully cooperate

UN nuclear agency’s board condemns Iran for the 2nd time this year for failing to fully cooperate

VIENNA (AP) — The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board on Thursday condemned Iran for failing to cooperate fully with the agency, the second time it has done so in just five months .
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Trump chooses Pam Bondi for attorney general pick after Gaetz withdraws

Trump chooses Pam Bondi for attorney general pick after Gaetz withdraws

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday named Pam Bondi, the former attorney general of Florida, to be U.S. attorney general just hours after his other choice, Matt Gaetz , withdrew his name from consideration.
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