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AP PHOTOS: New Year’s Eve observances around the world
People around the world are welcoming 2018 with fireworks displays, partying and an array of local traditions….
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Fireworks, crystal ball help usher in 2018 around the world
From spectacular fireworks in Hong Kong and Australia to a huge LED lightshow at the world's tallest building in Dubai, a look at how revelers around the world are ringing in 2018:…
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4 deputies wounded, 1 dead in Colorado attack
DENVER (AP) — Authorities in suburban Denver were investigating what led a 37-year-old man to fire more than 100 rounds in his apartment on sheriff's deputies, killing one and injuring four others. Two civilians were also injured….
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Court to hear case of Ohio taking inactive voters off rolls
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Joseph Helle was expecting a different sort of reception when he returned home from Army tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and showed up to vote in his small Ohio town near Lake Erie….
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Costa Rica seeks cause of plane crash that killed 10 from US
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rican investigators are looking into what caused a charter aircraft to crash in woods in the country's northwest soon after takeoff, killing the 10 U.S. citizens and two local crewmembers on board….
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Trump welcomes new year with a lavish party at private club
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Bidding farewell to 2017 with a lavish party at his private club, President Donald Trump predicted 2018 will be a "tremendous year."…
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Roberts promises review of judiciary’s misconduct polices
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts is promising a careful evaluation of the federal judiciary's sexual misconduct policies and an effort to highlight the work of court employees following the year's destructive hurricanes….
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Anticipation high as California rolls out retail pot sales
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Californians may awake on New Year's Day to a stronger-than-normal whiff of marijuana as America's cannabis king lights up to celebrate the state's first legal retail pot sales….
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Kim says US should know North Korean nuclear force a reality
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Monday that the United States should be aware that his country's nuclear forces are now a reality, not a threat. But he also struck a conciliatory tone in his New Year's address, wishing success for the Winter Olympics set to begin in South Korea in February and suggesting the North may send a delegation to participate….
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Iran state TV: 12 killed in protests, attacks on security
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — At least 12 people have been killed in the ongoing protests in Iran, and armed protesters have tried to take over police stations and military bases, state TV reported Monday….