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Medina Spirit could lose Ky. Derby win; track bans Baffert

Medina Spirit could lose Ky. Derby win; track bans Baffert

LOUISVILLE, Ky.
Sturgeon: Scotland independence vote matter of when, not if

Sturgeon: Scotland independence vote matter of when, not if

LONDON — Scotland's leader told British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Sunday that a second Scottish independence referendum is “a matter of when, not if," after her party won its fourth straight parliamentary election.
Pierre ‘Pete’ du Pont IV dies; ran for president in 1988

Pierre ‘Pete’ du Pont IV dies; ran for president in 1988

WILMINGTON, Del. — Among the moneyed du Ponts, who preferred the privacy of their elegant homes and the offices and plants of the chemical company that bore their name, Pierre S. “Pete” du Pont IV was a bit of a rebel.
Denver officer shot in the leg; police search for shooter

Denver officer shot in the leg; police search for shooter

DENVER — An officer in Colorado was shot in the leg and police launched a search for the shooter.
Maldives police say key suspect in Nasheed attack arrested

Maldives police say key suspect in Nasheed attack arrested

MALE, Maldives — Maldives police said Sunday they arrested a person believed to be the prime suspect in an explosion that critically wounded the country's former president and which was blamed on Muslim extremists.
Death toll soars to 50 in school bombing in Afghan capital

Death toll soars to 50 in school bombing in Afghan capital

KABUL — Grieving families buried their dead Sunday following a horrific bombing at a girls’ school in the Afghan capital that killed 50 people, many of them pupils between 11 and 15 years old.
Fire at Syrian oil refinery extinguished after leakage

Fire at Syrian oil refinery extinguished after leakage

DAMASCUS, Syria — Firefighters extinguished a blaze Sunday in a distillation unit at one of Syria’s two oil refineries, Syrian state TV reported. No one was hurt, but the fire caused some damage to the facility, a refinery official said.
China says most rocket debris burned up during reentry

China says most rocket debris burned up during reentry

BEIJING — China's space agency said a core segment of its biggest rocket reentered Earth’s atmosphere above the Maldives in the Indian Ocean and that most of it burned up early Sunday.
Eyeing reelection bid, Macron looks to repair French economy

Eyeing reelection bid, Macron looks to repair French economy

PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron’s plans for bringing France out of the pandemic aren't just about resuscitating long-closed restaurants, boutiques and museums. They are also about preparing his possible campaign for a second term.
Putin tells Red Square parade that Nazi ideas persist

Putin tells Red Square parade that Nazi ideas persist

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin marked the anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe with a speech warning that Nazi beliefs remain strong.