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Man killed by Kansas City police had long criminal recordDetective: A man who was fatally shot by Kansas City police after wounding three officers had an extensive criminal record in Oklahoma
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Rescuers find 6 bodies after 2 building collapse in IndiaRescuers have found six bodies and are digging through a mound of rubble after the collapse of two buildings east of New Delhi
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Afghan officials: Gunmen abduct 12 de-miners in the eastAfghan officials: Gunmen abduct team of 12 mine-clearing workers in eastern Kunar province
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Soviet-era fighter jet crashes in India; pilot killedSoviet-era fighter jet of the Indian air force crashes, killing pilot
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Pakistan reverses order to try ex-PM Sharif in jailPakistani authorities have reversed this week's controversial order that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif be tried on corruption charges in jail for security reasons
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Australia succeeds in stopping migrants but many in limboAustralian shutdown of asylum seeking arrivals leaves hundreds in limbo
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People walk past an electronic board showing Hong Kong share index outside a bank in Hong Kong, Wednesday, July 18, 2018. Asian markets climbed higher on Wednesday as a sweep of positive news from Wall Street and beyond boosted confidence in the U.S. economy. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
US optimism pushes stock markets mostly higherUpbeat Fed assessment, U.S. data leads gains in Europe after a mixed day in Asia
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In this Feb. 3, 2016, photo, Daniel Webb from the Human Rights Law Centre speaks outside the High Court of Australia, in Canberra. Webb opposes the Australian government's refugee policies. Australia drew a line in the sand on July 19, 2013, to stem a rising tide of asylum seekers brought by people smugglers on long and treacherous ocean voyages. No refugees who attempted to reach its shores by boat from that date forward would ever be allowed to make Australia their home. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)
Australia succeeds in stopping migrants but many in limboAustralia drew a line in the sand on July 19, 2013, to stem a rising tide of asylum seekers brought by people smugglers on long and treacherous ocean voyages
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South Korean Finance Minister Kim Dong-yeon, second from left, speaks during a briefing at the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, July 18, 2018. Kim said that South Korea's economy will create only 180,000 jobs this year, down from the 320,000 jobs it forecast in December. (Kim Seung-doo/Yonhap via AP)
South Korea slashes jobs outlook, downgrades growth forecastSouth Korea is dramatically cutting its jobs outlook and slightly cutting its economic growth forecast
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Building collapses into another near Indian capital, 3 dieA 6-story building under construction collapsed onto an adjacent building east of the Indian capital, killing at least 3 people and trapping several others under the debris
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Nowhere to run: Rohingya hunker down as monsoon arrivesThe monsoon season is bringing fresh dangers to Rohingya who live in ramshackle huts in refugee camps in Bangladesh, but they have run out of places to run
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Rights groups urges Myanmar to make amends for seized landHuman Rights Watch says Myanmar's government should expedite restitution for past illegal confiscations of land, which still harm farmers under the civilian-led government
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AP Online National NewsPolice: 2 children suffer bites in possible shark attacksIn this photo provided by Philip Pollina, a first responder treats wounds consistent with a shark attack on the leg of Pollina's 12-year-old daughter, Wednesday, July 18, 2018, on Sailors Haven beach at the Fire Island National Seashore in New York. Lola Pollina was one of two children bitten in possible shark attacks off Fire Island beaches on Wednesday. (Philip Pollina via AP)
AP Online Top Business Short HeadlinesZuckerberg's Holocaust comment puts Facebook on the spotFILE - In this May 1, 2018, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes the keynote address at F8, Facebook's developer conference in San Jose, Calif. Remarks from Zuckerberg have sparked criticism from groups such as the Anti-Defamation League. Zuckerberg, who is Jewish, told Recode's Kara Swisher in an interview that although he finds Holocaust denial "deeply offensive," such content should not be banned from Facebook. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
AP Online National NewsKin say Scout leader who drowned saving boy loved childrenSalem Pond is shown Thursday, July 19, 2018, in Salem, Utah. A Boy Scout leader has drowned on Wednesday, after saving a boy struggling in the Utah pond. Authorities say Wesley Robert Kratzer was watching over a group of 10-and-11-year-old boys learning swimming techniques when one started having trouble in the water. Kratzer pushed the boy to safety then dropped under the water and disappeared. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
AP Online Top International Short HeadlinesTrump talks tougher, now says he warned Putin on meddlingThe Jefferson Memorial is visible behind Marine One, top, with President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump aboard, as it arrives on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 18, 2018. The president and the first lady are returning from Andrews Air Force Base after paying their respects to the family of fallen U.S. Secret Service special agent Nole Edward Remagen who suffered a stroke while on duty in Scotland. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
AP Online National NewsTeen found starving, living in barn, family members arrested
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