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US launches new retaliatory strikes against IS in Syria after deadly ambush

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has launched another round of retaliatory strikes against the Islamic State group in Syria following last month’s ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter in the country. The large-scale strikes, conducted by the U.S. alongside partner forces, occurred around 12:30 p.m. ET (1730 GMT) Saturday, according

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Nicaragua’s government says it’s freeing detainees after pressure from the US

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua’s Interior Ministry said Saturday the country would release dozens of prisoners, as the United States ramped up pressure on leftist President Daniel Ortegaa week after it ousted former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. On Friday, the U.S. Embassy in Nicaragua said Venezuela had taken an important step toward peace by releasing

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Veteran actor T.K. Carter, known for ‘The Thing’ and ‘Punky Brewster,’ dies at 69

DUARTE, Calif. (AP) — Veteran actor T.K. Carter, who appeared in the horror film “The Thing” and “Punky Brewster” on television, has died at the age of 69. Carter was declared dead Friday evening after deputies responded to a call regarding an unresponsive male in Duarte, California, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

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College Basketball Scores

Saturday, Jan. 10 EAST Adelphi 77, Saint Michael’s 75 Albany 71, Bryant 46 Albertus Magnus 80, Regis College 70 Alfred State 89, Penn State-Altoona 73 Alvernia 71, Stevenson 68 Anna Maria 81, Massachusetts 66 Arcadia 66, Stevens Institute of Technology 65 Assumption 91, American International 80 Babson 89, US Coast Guard 41 Baruch 78, John

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NBA Glance

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 24 14 .632 — Boston 24 14 .632 — Toronto 23 16 .590 1½ Philadelphia 21 15 .583 2 Brooklyn 11 24 .314 11½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 21 18 .538 — Miami 20 18 .526 ½ Atlanta 19

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Brazil soy industry’s exit from moratorium on using Amazon land could spur deforestation

By GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — For nearly 20 years, Brazil’s largest soy producers assured buyers that their harvest — the world’s biggest — wasn’t grown on land cleared from Amazonian forests. The pledge, known as the soy moratorium, has been widely credited with helping curb rainforest loss. That changed this

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Ukrainian drones set fire to Russian oil depot after Moscow launches new hypersonic missile

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian drone strike sparked a fire at an oil depot in Russia’s southern Volgograd region, officials said Saturday, after Russia launched a powerful hypersonic missile along with drones and other weapons that disrupted Kyiv’s power supply and heating. There were no immediate reports of casualties, Volgograd Gov. Andrei Bocharov was

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