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Ichiro Suzuki looks on before a game between the Seattle Mariners and the St. Louis Cardinals on April 21, 2023 in Seattle, Wash. Suzuki was elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame Tuesday following his stellar career.

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When Ichiro retired, his records felt 'small' compared to the emotional moments

Ichiro Suzuki's career was full of hitting streaks, All-Star Games and Gold Glove awards. But all that paled compared to moments with fans like his farewell at the Tokyo Dome in 2019, he said.

January 23, 2025
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  • Becky Sullivan
A young man who was shot by the Israeli military during a protest against the Israeli presence rests his leg outside his home on Jan. 2 in Golan Heights, Syria. Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, the Israel military has taken new positions in Golan Heights areas.

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  • World

In Syria's Golan Heights buffer zone, residents fear Israel is making a land grab

After the ouster of Syria's longtime leader Bashar al-Assad last month, Israel's military has taken up a new post in the demilitarized buffer zone created in Syria after the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.

January 23, 2025
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  • Hadeel Al-Shalchi
Same-sex couples pose for pictures at a marriage registration event at Paragon shopping mall in Bangkok, on Thursday.

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  • Asia

Couples wed as landmark same-sex marriage law takes effect in Thailand

Hundreds of same-sex couples tied the knot across Thailand on Thursday, as the country becomes the first in Southeast Asia to legally recognize equal marriage.

January 23, 2025
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  • Adam Hancock
A wounded security officer looks on after being shot by armed gangs at the General Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024.

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  • Latin America

U.N. chief warns gangs could overrun Haiti's capital without additional support

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a report that gangs in Haiti could overrun the capital, leading to a complete breakdown of government, without additional international support.

January 23, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Prince Harry pursued a legal case against Rupert Murdoch's British tabloids for years, saying he wanted to hold them accountable for invasions of privacy.

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  • Media

Prince Harry settles with Murdoch's British tabloids as trial is about to begin

Prince Harry has agreed to settle his lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's British tabloids. The deal ends a years' long battle to hold the newspapers accountable for invasions of privacy.

January 22, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
For years, the hatching of sea turtles has attracted curious viewers from all over Lebanon, but on Sept. 8, 2024, only a handful made it to the Mansouri Beach in Tyre, despite attacks by Israel on the southern border.

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  • Environment

Another casualty of Israel's war in Lebanon: Efforts to save endangered turtles

Lebanese volunteers are anxious to get back to sea turtle conservation on southern beaches that were off-limits to civilians when fighting escalated between Israel and Hezbollah.

January 22, 2025
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  • Jane Arraf
A corpse flower, affectionately named "Putricia," goes on public display as it prepares to flower at Royal Botanic Garden Sydney on Jan. 18 in Sydney. An <em>amorphophallus titanum</em> flower, also known as "corpse flower" (Bunga Bangkai in Bahasa Indonesia), is renowned for its foul odor reminiscent of rotting flesh.

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The waiting stinks, but Sydney may soon enjoy the aroma of its 'corpse flower'

The flower's Latin name translates as "giant, misshapen penis." But it's better known to locals as "Putricia." Royal Botanical Garden Sydney has even set up a livestream in anticipation.

January 22, 2025
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  • Scott Neuman
President Trump speaks during a news conference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Tuesday.

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  • Politics

Trump threatens Russia with tariffs and sanctions if it does not agree to end war

It is unclear how much impact economic penalties would have on the Russian government, since they already face various sanctions imposed by the previous administration.

January 22, 2025
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  • Franco Ordoñez
A passerby walks through a gate to the Harvard University campus, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, in Cambridge, Mass.

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  • National

Harvard agrees to adopt a broad definition of antisemitism to settle two lawsuits

Several other schools have recently settled similar lawsuits, and suits are pending against others, including the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University.

January 22, 2025
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  • Tovia Smith
A woman walks in front of a war-ravaged shopping complex in Kherson, Ukraine, on Jan. 4. People in the city say cloudless days are most dangerous because Russian drones take advantage of the high visibility to swarm over the front-line city.

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  • Europe

Ukraine says Russia hunts civilians with attack drones in the front-line city Kherson

Ukrainian officials say Russia is using drones to target civilians in Kherson. Some Russian soldiers appear to be bragging about the deadly attacks on social media.

January 22, 2025
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  • Brian Mann
On Jan. 16, following a truce announcement amid the war between Israel and Hamas, a child recovers books from the rubble of a building hit in Israeli strikes the previous night in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip.

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  • News

Rebuilding Gaza will be a massive project. Here are 5 things to know

After more than 15 months of relentless Israeli bombardment, Gaza has been left in ruins. If last week's ceasefire holds, rebuilding could take decades, cost tens of billions of dollars and present overwhelming obstacles.

January 22, 2025
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  • Scott Neuman
Prince Harry said his lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's British tabloids was about holding the media accountable, during the <em>New York Times</em> DealBook summit in December.

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  • Media

Murdoch's News Corp offers Prince Harry settlement to resolve years-long lawsuit

Rupert Murdoch's team made the offer to resolve the hacking suits from Prince Harry and a British lawmaker as a trial was to begin. A settlement could help Washington Post CEO Will Lewis.

January 21, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
Migrants who crossed the Rio Grande and entered the U.S. from Mexico are lined up for processing by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Sept. 23, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas.

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  • Politics

Trump orders end of humanitarian parole for migrants of 4 countries

Under the Biden administration, migrants from embattled countries could apply for entry for humanitarian reasons, without having to attempt to cross into the U.S. illegally.

January 21, 2025
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  • Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a hotel at a ski resort of Kartalkaya in Bolu province, in northwest Turkey, on Tuesday.

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  • Europe

At least 66 people killed in a fire at a ski resort in northwest Turkey

A fire raged through a popular ski resort south of Istanbul early Tuesday. The deadly fire broke out during a school holiday when the area's hotels are packed.

January 21, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Rep. Elise Stefanik, Republican from New York, testifies on Jan. 21 before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on her nomination to be ambassador to the United Nations.

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  • Politics

Trump's pick for U.N. ambassador is Elise Stefanik. Here's what to know

Elise Stefanik was a key defender of then-President Donald Trump during his impeachment proceedings and she later grilled university presidents over what she described as antisemitism.

January 21, 2025
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  • Michele Kelemen
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