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Commanders fire coach Ron Rivera as new ownership begins making changes

Commanders fire coach Ron Rivera as new ownership begins making changes

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Ron Rivera was fired Monday as coach of the Washington Commanders, a long-anticipated move new owners made as they put their stamp on the NFL franchise they bought last year.
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Man caught on camera accosting a Las Vegas judge in court is sentenced in an unrelated attack

Man caught on camera accosting a Las Vegas judge in court is sentenced in an unrelated attack

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The same judge accosted by a defendant in a Las Vegas courtroom last week sentenced her attacker Monday to up to four years in prison in an unrelated case.
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Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach for Germany, has died at 78

Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach for Germany, has died at 78

BERLIN (AP) — Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach and became one of Germany’s most beloved personalities with his easygoing charm, has died. He was 78.
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French prime minister resigns following recent political tensions over immigration

French prime minister resigns following recent political tensions over immigration

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, the president's office said.
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Bill Belichick under contract, would take lesser role in personnel matters as Kraft meeting looms

Bill Belichick under contract, would take lesser role in personnel matters as Kraft meeting looms

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Bill Belichick is open to letting someone else handle personnel duties if he remains with the New England Patriots.
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Israeli strike kills an elite Hezbollah commander in the latest escalation linked to the war in Gaza

Israeli strike kills an elite Hezbollah commander in the latest escalation linked to the war in Gaza

BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli airstrike killed an elite Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon on Monday, the latest in an escalating exchange of strikes along the border that have raised fears of another Mideast war even as the fighting in Gaza exacts a
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North Korea again fires near the sea border with the South, as its leader's sister mocks Seoul

North Korea again fires near the sea border with the South, as its leader's sister mocks Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea again fired artillery shells near its tense sea boundary with the South on Sunday, as the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un mocked the South's ability to detect its weapons launches.
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Nadal withdraws from the Australian Open with an injury just one tournament into his comeback

Nadal withdraws from the Australian Open with an injury just one tournament into his comeback

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Australian Open with an injury after playing just one tournament in his comeback from 12 months in the sidelines.
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South Korea says the North has again fired artillery shells near their sea border

South Korea says the North has again fired artillery shells near their sea border

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea conducted a new round of artillery drills near the disputed sea boundary with South Korea on Saturday, officials in Seoul said, a day after the North's earlier exercises prompted South Korea to respond with its o
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United Arab Emirates acknowledges mass trial of prisoners previously reported during COP28

United Arab Emirates acknowledges mass trial of prisoners previously reported during COP28

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates on Saturday acknowledged it is conducting a mass trial of 84 inmates previously reported by dissidents as it hosted the United Nations COP28 climate talks last month.
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