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Dozens are injured in a stampede at India's massive Hindu festival

Dozens are injured in a stampede at India's massive Hindu festival

NEW DELHI (AP) — Tens of thousands of people at a massive religious gathering in India rushed to take a holy bath in the country's northern Prayagraj city, setting off a stampede early Wednesday that injured dozens, local media reported.
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Randy Fine, conservative DeSantis critic, wins Republican primary to replace Mike Waltz in US House

Randy Fine, conservative DeSantis critic, wins Republican primary to replace Mike Waltz in US House

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida state Sen. Randy Fine, a self-described “conservative firebrand,” won the Republican primary in the special election to replace former Rep. Mike Waltz in Florida’s 6th Congressional District.
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Study says climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely, more intense

Study says climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely, more intense

WASHINGTON (AP) — Human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and windy conditions that fanned the flames of the recent devastating Southern California wildfires, a scientific study found.
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Trump offers all federal workers a buyout with 7 months' pay in effort to shrink size of government

Trump offers all federal workers a buyout with 7 months' pay in effort to shrink size of government

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Tuesday began offering buyouts worth seven months of salary to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs by Feb. 6 — part of President Donald Trump's unprecedented overhaul of the U.S. government.
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The death toll from a New Year's Eve illegal fireworks explosion in Honolulu climbs to 5

The death toll from a New Year's Eve illegal fireworks explosion in Honolulu climbs to 5

HONOLULU (AP) — A fifth person has died from injuries suffered during a massive explosion of illegal fireworks at a Honolulu home over New Year's, police said Tuesday.
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Israel's prime minister says Trump has invited him to the White House on Feb. 4

Israel's prime minister says Trump has invited him to the White House on Feb. 4

WADI GAZA, Gaza Strip (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House on Feb. 4 as the first foreign leader to visit in Trump's second term, Netanhayu and the White House said Tuesday.
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Death toll from New Year's Eve illegal fireworks explosion in Honolulu climbs to 5

Death toll from New Year's Eve illegal fireworks explosion in Honolulu climbs to 5

HONOLULU (AP) — A fifth person has died from injuries suffered during a massive explosion of illegal fireworks at a Honolulu home over New Year's, police said Tuesday.
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Study says climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely, more intense

Study says climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely, more intense

WASHINGTON (AP) — Human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and windy conditions that fanned the flames of the recent devastating Southern California wildfires, a scientific study found.
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Oklahoma proposal requires parents to provide immigration status when enrolling students

Oklahoma proposal requires parents to provide immigration status when enrolling students

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Parents enrolling children in Oklahoma public schools will be required to provide proof of their child’s U.S. citizenship or legal immigration status under a proposed rule approved Tuesday by the State Board of Education.
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Israel's prime minister says Trump has invited him to the White House on Feb. 4

Israel's prime minister says Trump has invited him to the White House on Feb. 4

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says President Donald Trump has invited him to visit the White House on Feb. 4. This will make Netanyahu the first foreign leader to visit Washington in Trump’s second term.
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