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• Sinner 'not naming names' for messages he did and didn't receive during doping ban

  08-05-2025 15:48 via article.wn.com
  Jannik Sinner was just as surprised by which fellow players sent him messages of support at the start of his three-month doping ban as those who sent nothing. The top-ranked player is returning to tennis at the Italian Open this ......
  
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• US military announces 4 killed in 26th boat strike

  18-12-2025 07:36 via article.wn.com
  US Southern Command says strike targeted a boat sailing along a “known narco-trafficking route”. ......
  
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• Ukrainian drones kill three people in Russia's Rostov region, authorities say

  18-12-2025 07:36 via article.wn.com
  Dec 18 - Three people, including two...
  
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• Mass layoffs overshadow Guinea's Simandou mega mine as output accelerates

  18-12-2025 07:36 via article.wn.com
  SIMANDOU, Guinea, Dec 18 - Guinea's...
  
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• EU leaders to agree Ukraine financing in 2026-27, Belgium's approval key

  18-12-2025 07:36 via article.wn.com
  BRUSSELS, Dec 18 - European Union...
  
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• EU leaders convene high-stakes summit with Ukraine reparations loan on agenda

  18-12-2025 07:36 via article.wn.com
  The leaders of 27 EU member states...
  
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• Can Ukraine survive without the EU's 'reparation loan'?

  18-12-2025 07:36 via article.wn.com
  KYIV, Dec 18 - European Union leaders...
  
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• Albanese tightens Australia’s hate speech laws after Bondi beach terror attack

  18-12-2025 07:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  PM acknowledges government could have done more to combat antisemitism before Bondi Beach tragedy
  
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• The shortest day of the year is descending on the Northern Hemisphere. Here's what to know

  18-12-2025 07:30 via article.wn.com
  Sunday marks the shortest day of the...
  
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• Russia is trying to overwhelm Europe with its sabotage campaign, Western officials say

  18-12-2025 07:30 via article.wn.com
  The Associated Press has documented 145...
  
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• One Tech Tip: Tis the season to unplug and enjoy the holidays IRL

  18-12-2025 07:30 via article.wn.com
  The holiday season is a great time...
  
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• Key findings of an AP analysis examining federal prosecutions of protesters

  18-12-2025 07:30 via article.wn.com
  The Justice Department has embarked on a...
  
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• FACT FOCUS: Trump's glowing account of progress is at odds with his government's own stats

  18-12-2025 07:30 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump has offered a glowing account of progress under his watch in a speech from the White House. But some of his claims Wednesday night were out of tune with the experience of price-squeezed Americans and the story ......
  
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• DOJ vowed to punish those who disrupt Trump's immigration crackdown. Dozens of cases have crumbled

  18-12-2025 07:30 via article.wn.com
  The Justice Department has embarked on a...
  
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• Asian shares follow Wall Street lower as AI worries drag tech stocks lower

  18-12-2025 07:30 via article.wn.com
  Asian shares have fallen after declines for AI stocks dragged the U.S. market to its worst day in nearly a month. Traders are waiting for an update on U.S. inflation, and on a decision Friday by Japan's central bank on ......
  
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• AP News Summary at 12:16 a.m. EST

  18-12-2025 07:30 via article.wn.com
  4 Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies ......
  
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• AP News Summary at 11:00 p.m. EST

  18-12-2025 07:30 via article.wn.com
  4 Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies ......
  
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• A mysterious fedora, a thieving cat and other stories that made us smile in 2025

  18-12-2025 07:30 via article.wn.com
  The past year wasn't all doom and gloom; there was plenty to smile about, too. In November, a mysterious “Fedora Man” in an Associated Press photo captured attention after the French crown jewels were stolen from the Louvre. He turned ......
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin calls European leaders ‘little pigs’ ahead of crucial summit in Brussels

  18-12-2025 07:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  Zelensky says Europe must show Russia that continuing its war is 'pointless'
  
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• Manchester Museum displays items it knows

  18-12-2025 07:23 via article.wn.com
  Thousands of African objects "given, stolen and forcefully taken" at the height of the British Empire have gone on display at a museum and curators admit they have almost no record of where they came from. The items have been taken out of storage by Manchester Museum and placed in its Africa Hub to highlight "the gaps and silences" in its records. In one...
  
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• ‘We need to do more’: Australian PM vows crackdown on hate speech after Bondi shooting

  18-12-2025 07:22 via article.wn.com
  Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday promised a crackdown on hate speech in the wake of an attack on a Jewish holiday event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, as the youngest of 15 victims was laid to rest. The alleged father-and-son gunmen opened fire as hundreds of people celebrated Hanukkah on Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach on Sunday. The attack, which shocked the nation and led to fears over rising anti-Semitism, appears to have been inspired by the Islamic State, authoritie
  
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• State Department of Education to develop new social studies standards after court decision

  18-12-2025 07:22 via article.wn.com
  The Oklahoma State Department of Education affirmed Wednesday that it will comply with an order from the Oklahoma Supreme Court overturning the state’s new social studies standards. #oklaed ......
  
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• Nichols talks tactical errors, cigars and 2026 at Press Club event

  18-12-2025 07:22 via article.wn.com
  "... We have these problems we want to solve, things that are impediments to solve them, and we're trying to figure out answers to those,” Tulsa mayor says. ......
  
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• India streamlines visa rules to ease movement of foreign engineers, technicians in boost for Chinese professionals

  18-12-2025 07:22 via article.wn.com
  India has reformed its business visa regime to ease movement of foreign engineers and technicians, the government said in a statement, which will be a boost for local firms leaning on Chinese professionals for manufacturing services. India’s Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade said late...
  
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• Former Tulsa pastor indicted, accused of sexually assaulting two girls in 1984

  18-12-2025 07:22 via article.wn.com
  Joseph Lyle Campbell was a pastor at Eastland Assembly of God Church in Tulsa at the time of the alleged assaults on two girls, according to the Attorney General's Office. ......
  
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• Broken Arrow finalizes city bond proposal

  18-12-2025 07:22 via article.wn.com
  Capital projects totaling $415 million will go before Broken Arrow voters on April 7. ......
  
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• Board elections not a factor in setting TPS bond calendar, superintendent says

  18-12-2025 07:22 via article.wn.com
  TPS Superintendent Ebony Johnson said Wednesday that said school board elections were not a factor when setting the election date for TPS’ upcoming $609 million bond package. #oklaed ......
  
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• Berry Tramel: OU's planning to host playoff game started in August

  18-12-2025 07:22 via article.wn.com
  The College Football Playoff has quite the playbook for host institutions, and it wasn’t issued just 12 days before kickoff. OU already had the blueprint for hosting a Friday game during an academic semester. ......
  
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• Why Trump’s Chief of Staff Isn’t Going Anywhere After Vanity Fair Article

  18-12-2025 07:21 via article.wn.com
  White House chief of staff Susie Wiles is often designated by President Trump to fix problems. She spent part of Tuesday managing the fallout of a rare headache she created. PREMIUM White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. Wiles had given Vanity Fair a that offered criticism of the vice president, the attorney general and other senior administration officials while questioning some of the president’s first-year decisions. Her office had directly set up a photo shoot for the magazine, asking
  
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• Trump goes on tirade against migrants; ‘They caused war, mayhem, decimated hard-earned savings…’

  18-12-2025 07:21 via article.wn.com
  In his December 17 White House address, President Donald Trump launched a fiery tirade against migrants,...
  
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