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White man sentenced in attack on Black teen at Michigan park

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DETROIT — A white man has been sentenced to five years in prison for attacking a Black teenager with a bike lock because of...

Canadian health officials wanted strict protocols from NHL

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Face masks were as prevalent as pucks throughout the NHL this past season, but documents show Canadian health officials wanted the league to take...

Deported veteran returns to US to become American citizen

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LOS ANGELES — It took nearly a decade and a federal lawsuit for U.S. Marine Corps veteran Hector Ocegueda to finally come home. ...

File on deputy shooting of Arkansas teen goes to prosecutors

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas State Police on Friday handed over to prosecutors the results of its investigation into a deputy's fatal shooting of...

Report: Till slaying still being investigated 65 years later

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The Justice Department is continuing its investigation into the killing of Emmett Till, the Black teenager whose slaying 65 years ago in Mississippi sparked...

Lithuania builds border fence to stem migration from Belarus

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VILNIUS, Lithuania — Lithuania began Friday to erect a fence along its border with Belarus to deter third country migrants from entering, a week...

Former Pennsylvania prosecutor sentenced in sex case

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TOWANDA, Pa. — A Pennsylvania county prosecutor who pleaded guilty to pressuring clients for sex when he was a defense attorney was sentenced Friday...

Judge extends order halting WVa needle exchange law

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A federal judge Thursday extended a temporary restraining order on West Virginia's new law that tightens requirements on needle exchange programs. ...

G20 ministers take up plan to deter cross-border tax dodging

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Finance ministers from the Group of 20 countries will push for agreement on proposals backed by U.S. President Joe Biden to deter tax dodging...

US stops jailing pregnant migrants, reversing Trump policy

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WASHINGTON — U.S. immigration authorities will no longer routinely jail migrants facing deportation if they are pregnant or recently gave birth, reversing a Trump-era...