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India rejects allegations of Canada’s prime minister in the slaying of a Sikh activist as absurd

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — India’s foreign ministry has rejected Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s allegations in the slaying of a Sikh activist as “absurd.” The ministry’s statement added that Trudeau made similar allegations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the recent G20 summit, which it also rejected. “Such unsubstantiated allegations seek

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Stock market today: Asian shares weaker ahead of Federal Reserve interest rate decision

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower in cautious trading Tuesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s upcoming decision on interest rates. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 dropped 1.1% to 33,160.03. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.5% to 7,196.70. South Korea’s Kospi edged down 0.7% to 2,556.42. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng

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Alex Murdaugh signs plea agreement for 22 federal charges related to allegations he stole millions from clients

By Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, who has been convicted of murdering his wife and son, has agreed to plead guilty to nearly two dozen federal charges alleging he stole millions of dollars from clients, according to a plea agreement signed Monday and filed in South Carolina US District

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An airstrike on a military airport in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region kills 3 people

By SALAR SALIM and ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — An airstrike on a military airport in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region killed three people Monday, local officials said. The region’s counter-terrorism service said in a statement that the attack on the Arbat Airport, 28 kilometers southeast of the city of Sulaymaniyah killed

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A band director was tased and arrested after he disregarded police requests to stop his band’s performance following a high school football game

Alabama band director tased and arrested after high school football game for refusing to stop performance, police say

CNN By Melissa Alonso and Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — A band director was tased and arrested after he disregarded police requests to stop his band’s performance following a high school football game, according to a Birmingham Police Department spokesperson. The incident happened Thursday following a win by Minor High School at PD Jackson-Olin High

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