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US, South Korea and Japan conduct naval drills as tensions deepen with North Korea

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States, South Korea and Japan conducted combined naval exercises involving an American aircraft carrier in their latest show of strength against nuclear-armed North Korea, South Korea’s military said Wednesday, as three countries’ senior diplomats were to meet in Seoul to discuss the deepening

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In new filing, Trump lawyers foreshadow potential lines of defense in classified documents case

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are foreshadowing elements of their defense in the criminal case charging him with illegally retaining classified documents. They say in a motion filed Tuesday that they will dispute prosecutors’ allegations that the estate where the records were stored was not secure.

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China’s economy expanded 5.2% last year, hitting the government’s target despite an uneven recovery

By ZEN SOO AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — China’s economy for the October-December quarter grew at a quicker rate, allowing the Chinese government to hit its target of about 5% annual growth for 2023 even though trade data and the economic recovery remain uneven. Official data released Wednesday showed the Chinese economy grew

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China’s population dropped for a second straight year as deaths jumped after COVID lockdowns ended

By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s population dropped by 2 million people in 2023 in the second straight annual drop as births fell and deaths jumped after the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, the government said Wednesday. The number of deaths more than doubled to 690,000. Demographers were expecting a sharp rise in

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RSO confirm deadly stabbing at Coachella Walmart was between a mother and daughter

Update 1/16/24 The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the relationship between the suspect and the victim in Sunday’s deadly stabbing at the Walmart Neighborhood Market in Coachella. Investigators learned that the suspect was the daughter of the victim. The victim was identified on Monday as Elba Estrada, 53, of San Bernardino. Investigators said the suspect,

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Trump wants to pry into White House records in bid to argue politics in his Mar-a-Lago documents case

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s legal team is asking for access to Biden-era White House records, including from the National Security Council and the White House Counsel’s Office, as he attempts to build a defense against charges he mishandled more than 30 sensitive national security records after he left the presidency. If

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