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Dealer gets 10 years in prison in death of actor Michael K. Williams
NEW YORK — A New York City drug dealer was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for providing “The…
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3 Israeli soldiers, Egyptian officer killed in gunbattle at the border
JERUSALEM (AP) — A gunbattle involving an Egyptian border guard in southern Israel along the border left three Israeli soldiers…
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Italian police dog with fine nose for cocaine sniffs out drugs hidden in banana shipment
ROME — With the help of a high-leaping dog with a fine nose for cocaine, Italian police seized more than…
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Amnesty: Executions worldwide increased by 53% in 2022, rose in Iran, Saudi Arabia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Executions worldwide increased by 53% in 2022 from a year earlier, with a significant rise in…
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Mexico arrests 2 more in March kidnap, killing of Americans
MEXICO CITY — Prosecutors in Mexico said Thursday they have arrested two more men in the March 3 kidnapping of…
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Airstrikes kill well-known Syrian drug kingpin
BEIRUT (AP) — Airstrikes over southern Syria early Monday killed one of the country’s most well-known drug dealers, an opposition…
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EU targets Syrian leader’s family over amphetamine business
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Monday slapped sanctions on several Syrians, including members of President Bashar Assad’s family,…
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Singapore executes man for coordinating cannabis delivery
HONG KONG — Singapore on Wednesday executed a man accused of coordinating a cannabis delivery, despite pleas for clemency from…
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