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Philippines says decision to strengthen ties with Japan, US a 'sovereign choice'
The Philippines' decision to ramp up ties with Japan and the United States is a "sovereign choice", its foreign ministry said on Thursday, urging China to "reflect upon its own actions" in the South China Sea. "The source of tension in our region is well known to all," the foreign affairs department said in a statement. "It is China's excessive maritime claims and aggressive behaviour, including its militarisation of reclaimed features, that are undermining regional peace and stability and raising tensions," it added.
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Reuters
Sydney's Bondi Westfield mall reopens for tributes after fatal stabbings
Sydney's Bondi Westfield mall on Thursday reopened for the first time since a man with a knife killed six people there on Saturday before police shot him. The operators of the Westfield mall, about 3 kilometres (2 miles) from the city's iconic Bondi Beach, allowed residents enter to pay their respects to the victims, with stores remaining closed and a white floral tribute laid out on the second floor. Normal trading will resume on Friday, while a candlelight vigil at the beach on Sunday will mourn the victims, authorities said.
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TODAY
How this 29-year-old went from 'broke college student' to pro sand castle builder
Janel Hawkins of Gulf Shores, Alabama, owns a sandcastle-building business that makes intricate architectural structures like Victorian houses, houses and signs.
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TODAY
School board cancels gay ‘30 Rock’ actor’s anti-bullying talk, citing his ‘lifestyle’
Gay '30 Rock' actor Maulik Pancholy was disinvited from speaking at a middle school anti-bullying assembly in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
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USA TODAY
Man accused of pretending to be a priest to steal money across US arrested in California
A man was arrested in California after police say he impersonated a priest in order to steal from churches. The man was allegedly active in California, New York and Texas.
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Associated Press
Sydney shopping mall reopens after stabbings. Police make first arrest in riot after church attack
A Sydney shopping mall opened to the public on Thursday for the first time since a mass stabbing i n which six people died, while the Australian prime minister raised giving citizenship to an immigrant security guard who was wounded while confronting the knife-wielding attacker. The deadly rampage through Westfield Bondi Junction on Saturday was the earlier of two knife attacks by lone assailants over three days that have traumatized Sydney. A 16-year-old boy is in police custody after he allegedly stabbed a Christian bishop and priest during a church service on Monday.
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CNN
Johnson moving forward with Ukraine aid bill despite pressure from hardliners
Speaker Mike Johnson announced Wednesday he is sticking with his plan to put a series of foreign aid bills on the floor including funding for Ukraine after facing significant pressure from hardliners.
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AFP
Vote counting starts in Solomon Islands as China, US trade barbs
Vote counting was under way Thursday in the South Pacific's Solomon Islands, a contest keenly watched from afar as China's efforts to stamp its mark on the region are tested.Hand counting the paper votes is only the start of an arduous electoral process.
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CNN
Biden says military unable to recover uncle’s remains during WWII because ‘there used to be a lot of cannibals’ in New Guinea
President Joe Biden on Wednesday suggested twice that the United States was unable to recover his uncle Ambrose Finnegan’s remains after Finnegan’s plane crashed near New Guinea during World War II, “because there used to be a lot of cannibals” in the region.
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Politico
Trump praises Poland's Duda during NYC meeting
“We had four great years together,” Trump said.
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AFP
Trump, in shadow diplomacy, seeks to be anti-Biden
Receiving dignitaries at his Florida estate and courting leaders shunned elsewhere as autocratic, Donald Trump is increasingly leading a shadow diplomacy diametrically opposed to US President Joe Biden. - Not on 'my watch' - A potential Trump return has caused unease among many traditional political leaders in US allies.
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NBC News
Biden chokes up while talking about deceased son and Trump's disparaging remarks about service members
“That man doesn’t deserve to have been the commander in chief for my son, my uncle,” he said, referring to Beau Biden and Ambrose Finnegan who both served in the military.
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CNN
Cellphone tower expert will testify that Bryan Kohberger’s car was outside of Moscow night of the Idaho murders, defense says
Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students November 2022, was out driving west of Moscow, Idaho the night of the murders, his attorney says, and plans to offer a cellphone tower and radio frequency expert to partially corroborate this account, a court document supporting an alibi defense filed Wednesday shows.
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USA TODAY
Drug shortages at highest since 2014: Chemo drugs, Wegovy, ADHD medications affected
In the first quarter of the year 323 drugs were in shortage, surpassing the 2014 high of 320, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists said.
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Reuters
TSMC set to report 5% rise in first quarter profit on strong AI chip demand
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the dominant producer of advanced chips used in artificial intelligence applications, is expected to report a 5% rise in first-quarter profit on Thursday thanks to strong demand. The world's largest contract chipmaker, whose customers include Apple and Nvidia, has benefited from a surge towards AI that has helped it weather the tapering off of pandemic-led electronics demand and pushed TSMC's stock to a record high. TSMC is set to report a net profit of T$218.1 billion ($6.74 billion) for the quarter ended March 31, according to an LSEG SmartEstimate drawn from 22 analysts.
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AFP
'No-nonsense' Merchan judging Donald Trump
Dealing with occasionally rowdy guests as a hotel manager and keeping an orderly workplace as a dishwasher while in college appear to have uniquely prepared the judge handling Donald Trump's trial.He worked as a dishwasher and hotel manager at night while in university, which he was the first of six siblings to attend.
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NBC News
Former 'Real Housewives' star Siggy Flicker's stepson arrested on Jan. 6 charges
WASHINGTON — The stepson of a former cast member of "Real Housewives of New Jersey" was arrested in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S.
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CNN
Justice Department nearing settlement with sexual assault survivors of disgraced USA Gymnastics doctor Nassar
The Justice Department is in the final stages of negotiating a settlement with sexual assault survivors of disgraced former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar over the FBI’s initial failures in investigating the case, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.
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AFP
Prosecutors seek 12-year sentences for 'Panama Papers' accused
The prosecution sought 12-year prison sentences Wednesday for the founders of a now-defunct law firm at the center of the so-called "Panama Papers" tax evasion scandal. The prosecution requested up to 12 years in prison for both in that case.
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TODAY
How Charlotte the stingray may have become pregnant without a male
Charlotte, a California round stingray, self-impregnated according to the Aquarium & Shark Lab by Team ECCO in Hendersonville, North Carolina.
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