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Cuban migrants flow into Florida Keys, overwhelm agencies

by CODY JACKSON and TERRY SPENCER Associated Press January 4, 2023January 5, 2023

It is a dangerous 100-mile trip in often rickety boats but more Cubans are taking the risk amid deepening and compounding political and economic crises at home.

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Sitting ducks? Russian military flaws seen in troop deaths

by FELIPE DANA and JOANNA KOZLOWSKA Associated Press January 4, 2023January 5, 2023

Ukraine’s strike on a Russian-held town was one of the deadliest single attacks since the war began.

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Biden intends to make his first visit to U.S.-Mexico border

by SEUNG MIN KIM and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press January 4, 2023January 4, 2023

He and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be hosted by Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

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Evacuations ordered as California braces for rain, floods

by OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press January 4, 2023January 4, 2023

Heavy downpours with gusts of up to 60 mph are expected through Thursday.

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Biden considers sending Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Ukraine

by AAMER MADHANI and TARA COPP Associated Press January 4, 2023January 4, 2023

Kyiv has been pressing the U.S. for tanks, longer-range missiles, armor and air defense systems.

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Rockets hit U.S. base in eastern Syria; no casualties reported

by Associated Press January 4, 2023January 4, 2023

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, said the rockets were fired by Arab tribesmen in the region who are armed by Iran.

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Wells man intended to kill officers during Times Square attack, court documents state

by Gillian Graham January 4, 2023January 4, 2023

Trevor Bickford, 19, was arraigned from his hospital bed Wednesday. A criminal complaint details his interview with investigators after the New Year’s Eve attack.