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Biden, in Netanyahu call, urges `significant de-escalation'

Biden, in Netanyahu call, urges `significant de-escalation'

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden stepped up the pressure on Israel to end 10 days of violent fighting with Palestinians, making clear in a call Wednesday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he expected “significant de-escalation” by day's end
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Iceland band won't play at Eurovision after positive test

Iceland band won't play at Eurovision after positive test

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Iceland’s popular Eurovision Song Contest entrant Dadi og Gagnamagnid will not perform live at the event after one of the group tested positive for coronavirus, organizers announced Wednesday.
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Malawi burns 20,000 expired AstraZeneca doses despite pleas

Malawi burns 20,000 expired AstraZeneca doses despite pleas

Blantyre, Malawi (AP) — Malawi has burned nearly 20,000 doses of expired AstraZeneca vaccines, defying calls not to do so from the World Health Organization and the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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10 things to be excited about at the movies this summer

10 things to be excited about at the movies this summer

After more than a year of uncertainty and ever-fluctuating release schedules, there will be a summer movie season. The blockbusters are back. The smell of popcorn is in the air.
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US writer, feminist Gloria Steinem wins major Spanish prize

US writer, feminist Gloria Steinem wins major Spanish prize

MADRID (AP) — A Spanish foundation on Wednesday awarded one of the country’s most prestigious awards to U.S. writer and activist Gloria Steinem.
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Gaza children bearing the brunt in Israel-Hamas conflict

Gaza children bearing the brunt in Israel-Hamas conflict

GAZA CITY, Gaza (AP) — Suzy Ishkontana hardly speaks or eats. It’s been two days since the 7-year-old girl was pulled from the rubble of what was once her family's home, destroyed amid a barrage of Israeli airstrikes.
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Queen's granddaughter Princess Beatrice expecting a baby

Queen's granddaughter Princess Beatrice expecting a baby

LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace says Princess Beatrice is expecting a baby. The palace said Wednesday the 32-year-old granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are due to have their first child in the autumn.
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Sweden's Ericsson Globe gets a new name: AVICII ARENA

Sweden's Ericsson Globe gets a new name: AVICII ARENA

NEW YORK (AP) — Avicii's legacy will live on in Sweden — one of the country's popular arenas is being renamed AVICII ARENA.
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First 10 acts qualify for Eurovision Song Contest final

First 10 acts qualify for Eurovision Song Contest final

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — After the COVID-19 pandemic halted last year's edition, the Eurovision Song Contest roared back to life Tuesday, spectacularly celebrating not just Euro beats, but also the opportunity for fans to watch the first semifin
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T.I., wife Tiny investigated after sexual abuse allegation

T.I., wife Tiny investigated after sexual abuse allegation

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper T.I. and his wife Tameka “Tiny” Harris are under investigation by police in Los Angeles after a sexual abuse allegation. Los Angeles Police Officer Rosario Cervantes said Tuesday that an active investigation is underway.
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