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Ballistics tests prove Illinois man innocent in murder case -- Supporters of 53-year-old Patrick Pursley clapped in a Winnebago County courtroom when Judge Joseph McGraw issued his ruling, saying prosecutors had scant evidence to prove Pursley's guilt.

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Trump feels shutdown pressure from economists, Nancy Pelosi -- In a letter to Trump, Pelosi cited security concerns, noting that both the Secret Service and the Homeland Security Department are entangled in the partial government shutdown, now in its fourth week.

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UK government faces no-confidence vote after Brexit defeat - May is battling to save her job after staking her political reputation on a last-ditch effort to win support for the divorce agreement she negotiated with the European Union over the last two years. Though defeat was widely expected, the scale of the rout — 432-202 — was devastating for May's leadership.

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Canadian mining employee kidnapped in northern Burkina Faso, local officials say -- An employee of Vancouver-based mining company Progress Minerals was abducted from the Mansila area near the Niger border on Tuesday.

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Fourteen killed in Kenya attack, not including gunmen, authorities say -- "All the terrorists have been eliminated," President Uhuru Kenyatta said in announcing an end to the overnight operation to secure the complex in the capital, Nairobi.

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U.S. postal workers protest in solidarity with Canada Post counterparts -- Ottawa passed legislation last November that required striking postal workers to resume their duties, appointing a mediator to arbitrate an end to the Crown corporation's dispute with members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers.

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A cow escaped the rodeo and disappeared into an Anchorage park. For six months, no one has been able to catch her -- The real-life cowboys at the rodeo saddled up their horses and headed for the park, but it was too late: Betsy was gone. And six months later, she's still on the run, having successfully evaded local law enforcement's attempt to scour the area with a drone and her owner's repeated efforts to track her down.

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Sacklers directed efforts to mislead public about OxyContin, new documents indicate -- When evidence of growing abuse of the drug became clear in the early 2000s, one of them, Richard Sackler, advised pushing blame onto people who had become addicted.

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U.S. weighs new ways to detect and track enemy missiles -- Details on how far the administration intends to press this in a largely supportive Congress are expected to be revealed when the Pentagon releases results of a missile defence review as early as Thursday.

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Why is the GOP sticking with Trump on border wall? Look at the 2020 Senate map. -- Support among Republican voters for building the border wall jumped from 71 per cent to 87 per cent over the last year, according to the Post-ABC poll, findings that were almost identical to the Quinnipiac poll.

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Donald Trump's AG nominee William Barr asserts his independence -- Barr plans to tell legislators Trump never sought promises, assurances or commitments — and he didn't offer Trump any — before he was nominated.

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Atlanta officer shoots, kills man stealing unmarked car -- The officer confronted the man, and fired shots at him. The suspect drove off, but crashed into two vehicles. He was found dead in the car.

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Venezuela opposition declares Maduro illegitimate, and urges defections -- President Nicolas Maduro was sworn this month in to a second term following elections critics rejecting it and calling it a sham.

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Bolsonaro loosens gun laws in Brazil, world murder capital -- President Jair Bolsonaro won last year's election on promises to crack down on crime and said citizens in Latin America's biggest country have long made clear that they wanted to arm themselves.

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Trump's Cuba policy hurts private sector, new figures say -- Trump announced in June 2017 that he was tightening limits on U.S. travel to Cuba in order to starve military-linked travel businesses and funnel money directly to the Cuban people.

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Spanish rescuers bore tunnel in frantic search for toddler -- Rescuers in southern Spain are digging a horizontal tunnel in an attempt to reach the bottom of a deep and narrow borehole where they hope to find a 2-year-old toddler, two days after he disappeared.

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UN anti-corruption body in Guatemala says work lit backlash -- The head of a United Nations-backed anti-corruption commission in Guatemala says power structures that co-opt the government and refuse to give up their privileges are responsible for trying to block the body's work.

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Maduro foe says he's ready to replace the president

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Wisconsin man arrested in teen's abduction, parents' deaths

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EU leaders plead with U.K. to get its act together on Brexit -- European politicians watched the spectacle with a mix of shock and utter bafflement after Britain's Parliament discarded Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal in a historic defeat for the government late Tuesday.

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Pope wants bishops to punish sex abusers, not cover up cases -- Francis announced in September that he was inviting presidents of bishops' conferences around the world to attend the summit amid a crisis in his papacy over his own botched handling of abuse cases and a new explosion of the scandal in the U.S., Chile and beyond.

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Greek parliament gears up for midnight confidence vote -- Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is expected to narrowly survive the ballot at midnight Wednesday, backed by independent lawmakers and deputies from his former coalition partner who propose to defy their party's line.

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DNA sample confirms two-year-old fell into borehole in Spain -- The parents of toddler Julen Rosello, who reportedly lost another young son in 2017, have said the family had no doubt that the boy fell into the borehole after walking away from his parents, who were preparing a countryside lunch Sunday near Totalan, a town northeast of Malaga.

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Polish parliament honours slain Gdansk mayor with prayer -- Prosecutors say the suspect, who has records of a health disorder, will be examined by two psychiatry experts in the coming days.

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German woman charged over years in Daesh-controlled Syria -- Federal prosecutors said Wednesday that 32-year-old Sabine Ulrike Sch., whose full name wasn't disclosed in line with privacy rules, faces charges of membership in a terrorist organization, looting and violating weapons laws.

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Iran state TV's English channel says anchorwoman held in U.S. -- The reported detention of Press TV's Marzieh Hashem comes as Iran faces criticism of its arrests of dual nationals and others with Western ties.

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Fight against India joins two Kashmir teens in life and death -- The rebellion is drawing greater numbers of teenage boys and young men as New Delhi has increased its suppression of protest against Indian rule in the Himalayan region.

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U.S. assessment raises concerns over China attacking Taiwan -- The key concern is that as China upgrades its military equipment and technology and reforms how it trains and develops troops, it becomes more confident in its ability to wage a regional conflict.

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India's mega Hindu festival begins under cloud of toxic air -- Thousands of portable toilets line roads constantly swept clean and billboards encourage Indian Prime Minister's Modi's push to improve sanitation.

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China asks state firms to avoid travel to U.S. and its allies -- The State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission has told some firms to take only secure, company-issued laptops.

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Philippines arrests, hands over to China corruption fugitive -- Xie Haojie (SHEE'-ye hao-JEE'-ye) was arrested on Sunday in Manila in an operation co-ordinated with Chinese authorities.

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Zimbabwe police arrest prominent government critic -- Mawarire was clutching a Bible when police bundled him into their car. He had organized what became nationwide anti-government protests in 2016 against mismanagement and then-President Robert Mugabe's long stay in power.

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ICC judges acquit former Ivory Coast President Gbagbo -- Delivering a stinging defeat to prosecutors at the International Criminal Court, judges on Tuesday acquitted former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo and former youth minister Charles Ble Goude of responsibility for crimes committed following disputed elections in 2010.

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South Sudan pursues fragile peace, but people remain wary -- "Soldiers are not supposed to kill someone who's not an enemy," said opposition commander Moses Lokujo. "And if a civilian is walking with a goat it doesn't mean you can steal it just because you have a gun."

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Zimbabwe military quells fuel price hike protests; 8 killed -- A human rights group in Zimbabwe says five people were killed in clashes between demonstrators protesting fuel hikes and security forces who opened fire on some crowds.

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Congo runner-up claims victory, will file election challenge

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In Kenya, grassroots efforts combat alleged police abuses

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South Africa's disgraced former leader is making a comeback

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Congo's surprise election result could face court challenge

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