New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs on Friday pleaded not guilty to felony strangulation and other criminal charges stemming from an alleged dispute with his personal chef.
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The Latest: AP learns that the US is sending its largest aircraft carrier to the Middle East
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New astronauts launch to the International Space Station after medical evacuation
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San Francisco teachers, district reach deal to end first strike in decades
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Teachers describe immigration enforcement's impact on classrooms in challenge of Trump policy
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Inflation measure falls to nearly five-year low as gas prices fall and housing costs cool
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Second US aircraft carrier is being sent to the Middle East, AP source says, as Iran tensions grow
The United States will send the world's largest aircraft carrier to the Middle East to back up another already there, a person familiar with the plans said Friday, putting more American firepower behind President Donald Trump's efforts to coerce Iran into a deal over its nuclear program.
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Alexander Skarsgård and Harry Melling on the surprisingly sweet BDSM romance ‘Pillion'
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A new round of US-brokered talks between Russia and Ukraine is set for Geneva next week
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