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Putin basks in electoral victory that was never in doubt even as Russians quietly protest

By EMMA BURROWS, DASHA LITVINOVA and JIM HEINTZ Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin basked in a victory early Monday that was never in doubt, as partial election results showed him easily securing a fifth term after facing only token challengers and harshly suppressing opposition voices. With little margin for protest, Russians crowded outside polling

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A volcano in Iceland is erupting for the fourth time in 3 months, sending plumes of lava skywards

GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in Iceland erupted Saturday evening for the fourth time in three months, sending orange jets of lava into the night sky. Iceland’s Meteorological Office said the eruption opened a fissure in the earth about 3 kilometers (almost 2 miles) long between Stóra-Skógfell and Hagafell mountains on the Reykjanes Peninsula.

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A fourth Albuquerque, New Mexico, police officer has resigned amid probe of unit

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The police department in Albuquerque, New Mexico, says a fourth officer has resigned during an investigation into alleged wrongdoing by officers assigned to a unit charged with stopping impaired drivers. The department says investigators had been trying to schedule an interview with Nelson Ortiz, but he resigned Thursday. Ortiz joined the

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Venezuela ruling party officially makes Maduro its candidate in the July presidential election

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has become his party’s official nominee for July’s highly anticipated presidential election, which will allow him to stroll into a third consecutive term with no real competition on the horizon. That is ot unusual to Venezuela. The July 28 election has been plagued with controversy since Maduro’s

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Maui’s mayor prioritizes housing and vows to hire more firefighters after Lahaina wildfire

By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Maui’s mayor says he is prioritizing housing, evaluating evacuation routes and hiring more firefighters as his Hawaii community recovers from the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. Mayor Richard Bissen outlined the steps in emotional remarks more than seven months after the Aug. 8 wildfire

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