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Trump to pardon ex-Puerto Rico governor Vázquez in campaign finance case, official says
President Donald Trump plans to pardon former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez, a White House official said.
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CIA director meets Venezuela's acting president in Caracas
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Cuba launches mass demonstration to decry US attack on Venezuela and demand Maduro's release
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Warming shelters for the homeless are open as Florida experiences its coldest weather this winter
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More than 100 dead in torrential rain and floods across southern Africa
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ICE says a Cuban man died during a suicide attempt. A witness says a guard fatally choked him
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Trump thanks Iran for not following through on executions of political prisoners
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Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don't back the US controlling Greenland
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Are Trump's supporters getting what they want from his second term? Here's what a new poll shows
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No sign of new protests in Iran as a hard-line cleric calls for executions and threatens Trump
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A South Korean court sentences Yoon to 5 years in prison on charges related to martial law decree
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FACT FOCUS: Former Proud Boys leader falsely identified as an ICE officer
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Man found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in 2001 death of San Francisco Thai grandfather
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Venezuelan opposition leader is confident about return of democracy but says little of her plans
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Measles cases jump again in South Carolina, rising to more than 550
First flight of deported Venezuelan migrants arrives in Caracas after Maduro's capture
Judge allows members of Zizians group to work together on defense ahead of Maryland trial
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Palestinian committee set to govern Gaza under US supervision meets in Cairo
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US flu activity fell for a second week. But experts worry the season is far from over
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Virginia lawmakers back redrawing congressional maps, paving the way for a voter referendum
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Nurses restart contract talks with another major hospital system on 5th day of strike
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Tesla granted more time in US investigation into its self-driving tech
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Pakistan security forces kill 12 militants, thwarting attempted hostage-taking in southwest
Myanmar military-backed party extends lead ahead of final election round
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A Liberian man has now been released twice after his dramatic battering-ram arrest in Minneapolis
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Why Thailand's deadly construction accidents are sparking outrage and scrutiny
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Mexican president highlights 'compelling results' in crackdown of cartels in face of Trump threats
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Protesters rally in south Yemen to call for a separate state
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Mistakenly deported Babson College student tells AP how her life turned upside down
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