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Ricciardo Switch to Renault No Deterrent for Aussie F1 Fans
Daniel Ricciardo’s switch from Red Bull to Renault may have reduced his chances of a podium finish at the Australian Grand Prix, but isn’t likely to diminish his support at the season-opening race.
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US-Backed Syrian Forces Push On as IS Militants Fight Back
U.S.-backed Syrian forces say Islamic State militants are putting up a desperate fight against their advances and have staged a counterattack from the tiny speck of land the extremists still hold in eastern Syria.
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Sheriff: Deputy Shot, Killed Man Holding Woman at Gunpoint
The sheriff’s office of Cherokee County, Georgia, says one of its deputies has fatally shot a man who was holding a woman at gunpoint.
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Russia Mocks US Collusion Probe Ahead of Mueller’s Report
U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller has yet to release his report about Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, but the Kremlin has been rehearsing its response for months.
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Harry Styles, Brian May, Monae to Present at Rock Hall
Harry Styles, Queen’s Brian May and Janelle Monae are among those presenting at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
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Israel Says It Uncovered Hezbollah Network on Syria Frontier
The Israeli military said Wednesday it has uncovered a militant network run by the Lebanese Hezbollah group inside Syria, along the frontier with Israel.
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Delaware Doctor Accused of Trading Opioids for Sexual Favors
A Delaware doctor is accused of prescribing opioids in exchange for sexual favors to a female patient who was undergoing treatment for long-term drug addiction.
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Countries and Carriers Around Globe Ground Boeing 737 Max
A growing number of airlines and countries around the world have grounded Boeing 737 Max jets or banned them from their airspace following the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that killed 157 people on Sunday, five months after a similar Indonesian Lion Air jet plunged into the ocean, killing 189. A look at those countries and airlines:
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Rights Group: EU Complicit in Violence Against Migrants
A leading rights group has accused European Union states of complacency in the 'systematic, unlawful and frequently violent pushbacks' by Croatian border guards of thousands of asylum-seekers to squalid and unsafe refugee camps in Bosnia.
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Man Accused of Forcing California Woman Into Prostitution
A Florida man is accused of inviting a California woman on an all-expenses paid trip to party in Orlando and then forcing her into prostitution.