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Russia Freed Dissidents Pivovarov
Andrei Pivovarov, a Russian dissident freed in the Aug. 1 East-West prisoner swap, right, and his wife, Tatyana Usmanova, pose for a photo before an interview with The Associated Press in Berlin, Germany, on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Axel Schmidt)

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Longest-held Russian dissident freed in swap says ‘colors get brighter by the day’ in his new life

AUG. 14, 2024

Hawaii Wildfire Anniversary Upcountry Maui
A fire-detection camera overlooks a neighborhood on Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Kula, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher)

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After fire struck Maui’s Upcountry, residents of one town looked to themselves to prep for next one

AUG. 12, 2024

Israel Palestinians Inside Prison
Palestinian boxer Muazzaz Abayat, 37, holds his 2-month-old son Mohammed and daughter Mira, 5, at home in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Wednesday, July 17, 2024, days after his release from Israeli prison, frail, disoriented and with no initial memory of his family. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

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Released Palestinians describe worsening abuses in Israeli prisons

AUG. 12, 2024

Biden Russia Prisoner Swap
Reporter Evan Gershkovich hugs his mother, Ella Milman, as President Joe Biden, right, looks on at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., following their release as part of a 24-person prisoner swap between Russia and the United States, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Source work and prep result in fast reports on the massive prisoner swap with Russia

AUG. 9, 2024

Khelif Interview Boxing
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif speaks during an interview with SNTV at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

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AP wins the biggest story from the Olympics with exclusive interview of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif

AUG. 9, 2024

Venezuela Failed Coup Arrest
FILE - In this March 12, 2020 file photo, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gives a press conference at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela. Jordan Goudreau, a former U.S. Green Beret who organized a failed crossborder raid in 2020 to remove President Maduro has been arrested in New York. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)

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US arrests a former Green Beret over the failed 2020 raid into Venezuela to remove Maduro

AUG. 9, 2024

Paris Olympics Anti-Terror Restrictions
FILE - A police officer walks past a Paris Olympics canvas at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 20, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla, File)

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Olympics security means minorities and others flagged as potential terror threats can’t move freely

AUG. 5, 2024

Kimberly Cheatle
U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle prepares to testify about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Pennsylvania before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, at the Capitol, Monday, July 22, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

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AP out front of the competition on resignation of Secret Service director

AUG. 2, 2024

Migration Albania Italy
People gather on the beach as a migrant center is seen in the foreground in the port of Shengjin, northwest Albania, Thursday, July 25, 2024. Migrants rescued at sea while attempting to reach Italy are likely to see themselves transported to Albania from next month while their asylum claims are processed, under a controversial deal in which the small Balkan country will host thousands of asylum-seekers on Italy's behalf. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)

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From August, migrants seeking refuge in Italy could be taken to Albania pending asylum decisions

JULY 31, 2024

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Thousands of migrant kids have reached the Canary Islands alone. Local officials want Spain’s help

JULY 23, 2024

Climate Disaster Hot Spots
FILE - Buildings and homes are flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura near Lake Charles, La., on Aug. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

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Data shows hurricanes and earthquakes grab headlines but inland counties top disaster list

JULY 23, 2024

Israel West Bank Settlement Funding
FILE - A horse belonging to Israeli settler Yinon Levi is seen at his farm in the West Bank outpost of Meitarim, Sunday, May 12, 2024. The Israeli government has budgeted millions of dollars in security support for small, unofficial Jewish outposts in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, which is enabling the expansion of Jewish settlements while circumventing the official planning process, according to a human rights group. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

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Israeli government quietly sends millions to unauthorized West Bank settler outposts

JULY 23, 2024

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