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Anti-vaccine activist RFK Jr. launches presidential campaign

Anti-vaccine activist RFK Jr. launches presidential campaign

BOSTON (AP) — Anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched his longshot bid to challenge President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination next year.
Tyre Nichols’ family sues Memphis police over beating, death

Tyre Nichols’ family sues Memphis police over beating, death

MEMPHIS, Tenn.
Chinese panda on long-term loan to Thailand dies suddenly

Chinese panda on long-term loan to Thailand dies suddenly

BANGKOK (AP) — A giant panda on long-term loan from China died in a zoo in northern Thailand on Wednesday, six months before she was due to return home, officials from the Chiang Mai Zoo said.
Kim says North Korea's 1st spy satellite is ready for launch

Kim says North Korea's 1st spy satellite is ready for launch

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country has built its first-ever military spy satellite and that he planned to launch it on an undisclosed date, state media reported Wednesday.
1 city, 2 people - and India’s widening religious divide

1 city, 2 people - and India’s widening religious divide

AYODHYA, India (AP) — Syed Mohammad Munir Abidi says India is a changed country, one he doesn’t recognize anymore.
UN: India's population will be world's largest by mid-year

UN: India's population will be world's largest by mid-year

NEW DELHI (AP) — India is on track to become the world's most populous nation, surpassing China by 2.9 million people by mid-2023, according to data released by the United Nations on Wednesday. The South Asian country will have an estimated 1.
Beijing hospital fire deaths rise to 29, mostly patients

Beijing hospital fire deaths rise to 29, mostly patients

BEIJING (AP) — The death toll from a fire at a Beijing hospital rose to 29, including 26 patients, authorities said Wednesday, and a dozen people had been detained including the hospital's head and her deputy.
Suspect at large in German gym stabbing that wounded 4

Suspect at large in German gym stabbing that wounded 4

BERLIN (AP) — Police are searching for a man suspected of carrying out a knife attack at a gym in the western German city of Duisburg that left four people seriously wounded, officials said Wednesday.
Parking garage collapses in NYC, killing 1; 5 injured

Parking garage collapses in NYC, killing 1; 5 injured

NEW YORK (AP) — A parking garage collapsed Tuesday in lower Manhattan’s Financial District, killing one worker, injuring five and crushing cars as concrete floors fell on top of each other like a stack of pancakes, officials said.
4 killed in Maine home; 3 wounded in linked highway shooting

4 killed in Maine home; 3 wounded in linked highway shooting

BOWDOIN, Maine (AP) — Four people were fatally shot at a house in Maine on Tuesday shortly before gunfire wounded three others on a busy highway, in a pair of crimes that are linked, authorities said. Hours later, a man was charged with murder.