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    Alexander Wang returns to runway after sexual assault claims

    After taking a break amid sexual assault allegations, fashion designer Alexander Wang’s comeback to the runway was greeted with adoration during his highly anticipated show in Los Angeles. Some shouted “This is amazing” and “I love it” while others cheered on Wang’s 50-look collection for his...
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    Israeli ultra-nationalists to march in Jerusalem despite ban

    A group of Israeli ultra-nationalists said it is determined to go ahead with a flag-waving march around predominantly Palestinian areas of Jerusalem's Old City later Wednesday, brushing aside a police ban of an event that served as one of the triggers of last year's Israel-Gaza war. In a sign...
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    Shoppers find python on shelves inside Walmart

    Some shoppers in Indiana were in for a slithery surprise during their recent trip to Walmart. They ran into a python who was hanging out on one of the store shelves! Animal Control took the snake to a shelter, where they named him Wolverine. Now he’s looking for a forever home. Because he’s...
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    World shares mostly gain as Shanghai eases pandemic shutdown

    Stocks advanced in Europe on Wednesday after a mixed session in Asia, where authorities in Shanghai allowed 4 million people to leave their homes, easing a stringent shutdown that has deepened worries over the slowing Chinese economy. Germany's DAX rose 0.9% to 14,280.77 while the CAC 40 in...
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    Teen dies after jumping into lake in Sunrise to help victim who crashed vehicle into water, relatives say

    An investigation is underway after a driver crashed their vehicle into a lake in Sunrise late Tuesday night. The incident happened in the area of Northwest 12th Street and Silver Palm Boulevard. Family members of the person who crashed their car into the lake said their relative was pulled...
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    Judge sends Assange extradition decision to UK government

    A British judge on Wednesday formally approved the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges. The case will now go to Britain’s interior minister for a decision, and the WikiLeaks founder still has legal avenues of appeal. The order comes after the U.K. Supreme...
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    African wildlife, coasts suffer effects of flooding, drought

    Devastating floods in South Africa this week, as well as other extreme weather events across the continent linked to human-caused climate change, are putting marine and terrestrial wildlife species at risk, according to biodiversity experts. Africa has already faced several climate-related woes...
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    Spain says masks no longer totally obligatory indoors

    Spain took another step Wednesday toward a sense of normality amid the pandemic by partially ending the near two-year-long obligatory use of masks indoors. The government decree, passed Tuesday, keeps masks mandatory for visitors and staff in medical centers and nursing homes, although patients...
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    Solomon Islands leader defends new security pact with China

    The Solomon Islands prime minister confirmed Wednesday that his government has signed a new security agreement with China, but told lawmakers it would not “undermine the peace and harmony of our region” as has been feared by the opposition and countries including the United States and Australia...
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    Muslim properties razed in New Delhi after communal violence

    Authorities used bulldozers to raze a number of Muslim-owned shops in New Delhi before India's Supreme Court halted the demolitions Wednesday, days after communal violence shook the capital and saw dozens arrested. Shop owners searched through the rubble of their shops afterward to collect...
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    Weaker yen, costly oil push Japan's trade deficit higher

    Japan's weakening yen raised further alarm in Tokyo on Wednesday as the government reported a bigger-than-expected trade deficit largely due to soaring costs for imports of oil, food and other necessities. The deficit of 412 billion yen ($3.2 billion) for March was lower than the previous...
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    Widespread protests grip Sri Lanka after police shooting

    Thousands of people across Sri Lanka took to the streets on Wednesday, a day after police opened fire at demonstrators, killing one person and injuring 13 others, reigniting widespread protests amid the country’s worst economic crisis in decades. Protesters used vehicles to block key roads in...
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    Live updates | Ukraine to resume evacuations out of Mariupol

    KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine says its evacuation efforts to bring some civilians out of the war-torn port city of Mariupol will resume Wednesday. Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said Wednesday there is a “preliminary” agreement to operate a so-called humanitarian corridor route westward to...
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    Macron, Le Pen square off for decisive debate as vote looms

    In the climax of France’s presidential campaign, centrist President Emmanuel Macron and far-right contender Marine Le Pen will meet Wednesday evening in a one-on-one television debate that could prove decisive before Sunday's runoff vote. Both candidates have carefully prepared for the highly...
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    Russia's Chernobyl seizure seen as nuclear risk 'nightmare'

    Here in the dirt of one of the world’s most radioactive places, Russian soldiers dug trenches. Ukrainian officials worry they were, in effect, digging their own graves. Thousands of tanks and troops rumbled into the forested Chernobyl exclusion zone in the earliest hours of Russia’s invasion of...
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    Netflix aims to curtail password sharing - and bring in ads

    An unexpectedly sharp drop in subscribers has Netflix considering changes to its service that it has long resisted: Minimizing password sharing and creating a low-cost subscription supported by advertising. The looming changes announced late Tuesday are designed to help Netflix regain momentum...
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    China looks to learn from Russian failures in Ukraine

    With its ground troops forced to pull back in Ukraine and regroup, and its Black Sea flagship sunk, Russia's military failings are mounting. No country is paying closer attention than China to how a smaller and outgunned force has badly bloodied what was thought to be one of the world's most...
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    Over 500 Rohingya flee Malaysian detention, 6 die on highway

    More than 500 Rohingya refugees escaped from detention in Malaysia early Wednesday following a protest but most have been rearrested, immigration officials said. The Immigration Department said 528 Rohingya fled after breaking a block door and barrier grill at a temporary detention center in...
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    Russia hits Ukrainian cities, pours more troops into war

    Russia hurled its military might against Ukrainian cities and towns and poured more troops into the war, seeking to slice the country in two in a potentially pivotal battle for control of the eastern industrial heartland of coal mines and factories. The fighting on Tuesday unfolded along a...
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    Palin on serving in Congress: 'It would be all about Alaska'

    Sarah Palin isn't used to sharing the spotlight. In the nearly 14 years since she burst onto the national political scene, the former Alaska governor has appeared on reality television programs, written books, spent time as a Fox News contributor, formed a political action committee in her...
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