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Seize the Grey wins the Preakness, ends Mystik Dan’s Triple Crown bid

Seize the Grey wins the Preakness, ends Mystik Dan’s Triple Crown bid

Seize the Grey went wire to wire to win the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, giving 88-year-old Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas a seventh victory in the race and ending Mystik Dan’s Triple Crown bid.
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Giuliani becomes final defendant served indictment among 17 accused in Arizona fake electors case

Giuliani becomes final defendant served indictment among 17 accused in Arizona fake electors case

Arizona's attorney general says former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been served an indictment in the state's fake elector case alongside 17 other defendants for his role in an attempt to overturn former President Donald Trump’s loss to Joe Biden
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Georgia's president vetoes media legislation that has provoked weeks of protests

Georgia's president vetoes media legislation that has provoked weeks of protests

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia’s president on Saturday vetoed the so-called “Russian law” targeting media that has sparked weeks of mass protests .
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Member of Israel's War Cabinet says he'll quit the government June 8 unless there's a new war plan

Member of Israel's War Cabinet says he'll quit the government June 8 unless there's a new war plan

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Benny Gantz , a popular centrist member of Israel’s three-member War Cabinet, threatened Saturday to resign from the government if it doesn't adopt a new plan in three weeks' time for the war in Gaza , a decision that
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Scottie Scheffler, from the course to jail and back: What to know about his PGA Championship arrest

Scottie Scheffler, from the course to jail and back: What to know about his PGA Championship arrest

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two-time Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was arrested after police say he dragged an officer while trying to get around the scene of a fatal accident Friday ahead of the second round of the PGA Championship .
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Suspected would-be assassin ordered detained as Slovak prime minister's condition is stable

Suspected would-be assassin ordered detained as Slovak prime minister's condition is stable

PEZINOK, Slovakia (AP) — The man accused of attempting to assassinate Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was ordered to remain behind bars Saturday as the nation’s leader was in serious but stable condition after surviving multiple gunshots, officials
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Vietnam nominates its public security minister as new president

Vietnam nominates its public security minister as new president

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam has nominated its Public Security Minister To Lam as its new president, state media said on Saturday, after his predecessor resigned in the ongoing anti-corruption campaign that has shaken up the country’s political esta
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Flash floods due to unusually heavy seasonal rains kill at least 50 people in western Afghanistan

Flash floods due to unusually heavy seasonal rains kill at least 50 people in western Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Flash floods from heavy seasonal rains in western Afghanistan have killed at least 50 people and dozens remain missing, a Taliban official said on Saturday, adding the death toll was based on preliminary reports and might rise.
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Israeli army finds bodies of 3 hostages in Gaza killed at Oct. 7 music festival

Israeli army finds bodies of 3 hostages in Gaza killed at Oct. 7 music festival

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Friday its troops in Gaza found the bodies of three Israeli hostages killed by Hamas during its Oct. 7 attack, including German-Israeli Shani Louk.
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A college puts the 'cat' into 'education' by giving Max an honorary 'doctor of litter-ature' degree

A college puts the 'cat' into 'education' by giving Max an honorary 'doctor of litter-ature' degree

CASTLETON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont university has bestowed the honorary degree of “doctor of litter-ature” on Max the cat, a beloved member of its community, ahead of students' graduation on Saturday.
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