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Officials honor Mississippi National Guardsmen killed in helicopter crash

BOONEVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Officials held a procession Monday for two Mississippi National Guardsmen who died Friday in a helicopter crash. The ceremony began at a hospital in Booneville, Mississippi, near where the helicopter plummeted into a wooded area during a training flight. It continued south along Highway 45 to Pearl, where autopsies will be conducted. The two Guardsmen, Officer …

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American women’s cycling team punished for deception attempt to enter race in Belgium

AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) — American women’s cycling team Cynisca was punished by the sport’s governing body Monday for trying to enter an international race by deceiving organizers. The International Cycling Union said a team official told a mechanic “to wear a rider’s clothes and a face mask” and pretend to be feeling ill so the team could have the mandatory …

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Pakistani ex-Premier Nawaz Sharif’s daughter takes over top provincial post. Rivals boycott her

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — The eldest daughter and close aide of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday became the country’s first-ever female chief minister in eastern Punjab province. Her rivals accused authorities of nepotism and boycotted the session of the provincial assembly. Mariam Nawaz, 50, became chief minister in a 220-0 vote in her favor, beating out her …

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