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Campaigning starts for Bangladesh’s first national election after Hasina’s ouster

By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Campaigning began Thursday for Bangladesh’s first national elections since the 2024 uprising that ousted longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The major political parties held campaign rallies in the capital, Dhaka, and elsewhere ahead of Feb. 12 election, which is seen as the most consequential in Bangladesh’s

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Alex Honnold is climbing Taipei 101 with no ropes, live on TV. It’s drawing excitement — and concern

By JAIMIE DING and TAIJING WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Towering high above Taiwan’s capital city at 1,667 feet (508 meters), Taipei 101 dominates the skyline. The earthquake-proof skyscraper of steel and glass has captured the imagination of professional rock climber Alex Honnold for more than a decade. On Saturday morning, he will

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Sports Betting Line

By The Associated Press NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG New England 5½ 4½ (42½) at DENVER at SEATTLE 2½ 2½ (47) LA Rams NBA Thursday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG Houston 2½ (221½) at PHILADELPHIA at ORLANDO 6½ (229½) Charlotte Denver 5½ (231½) at WASHINGTON Golden State 4 (231½) at DALLAS at MINNESOTA 9½

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National security trial for Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil organizers opens

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A trial against two pro-democracy activists behind a group that for decades organized a vigil that commemorated people killed in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989 opened Thursday, in another landmark case brought under a China-imposed national security law that has practically crushed protests in the

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Judge tosses lines of NYC’s only Republican House seat, as state enters redistricting wars

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday threw out the boundaries of the only congressional district in New York City represented by a Republican, ordering the state to redraw its borders because its current composition unconstitutionally dilutes the votes of Black and Hispanic residents. Republicans are expected to appeal

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