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FIFA inspection praises Saudi Arabia bid to host 2034 World Cup ahead of Dec. 11 decision

GENEVA (AP) — Ahead of giving Saudi Arabia the men’s 2034 World Cup to host, FIFA approved the quality of its bid in a 110-page evaluation Saturday that noted higher risks related to human rights in the oil-rich kingdom.
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Why your favorite catalogs are smaller this holiday season

Why your favorite catalogs are smaller this holiday season

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Honey, they shrunk the catalogs. While retailers hope to go big this holiday season , customers may notice that the printed gift guides arriving in their mailboxes are smaller.
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New York state and Michigan brace for lake-effect snow that could snarl travel and disrupt football

New York state and Michigan brace for lake-effect snow that could snarl travel and disrupt football

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The first big snow of the season threatened to bury towns in New York along lakes Erie and Ontario during a hectic holiday travel and shopping weekend.
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New York state and Michigan brace for lake-effect snow that could snarl travel and disrupt football

New York state and Michigan brace for lake-effect snow that could snarl travel and disrupt football

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The first big snow of the season threatened to bury towns in New York along lakes Erie and Ontario during a hectic holiday travel and shopping weekend.
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Magic can't save 'Harry Potter' star Rupert Grint from a $2.3 million tax bill

Magic can't save 'Harry Potter' star Rupert Grint from a $2.3 million tax bill

LONDON (AP) — Former “Harry Potter” film actor Rupert Grint faces a 1.8 million-pound ($2.3 million) bill after he lost a legal battle with the tax authorities.
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Magic can't save 'Harry Potter' star Rupert Grint from a $2.3 million tax bill

Magic can't save 'Harry Potter' star Rupert Grint from a $2.3 million tax bill

LONDON (AP) — Former “Harry Potter” film actor Rupert Grint faces a 1.8 million-pound ($2.3 million) bill after he lost a legal battle with the tax authorities.
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Montreal family fights to save home from expropriation for subway ventilation station

Montreal family fights to save home from expropriation for subway ventilation station

MONTREAL — For the last 40 years the four-member Ly family has lived in a Montreal duplex, but after the holidays they will have to find a new home because the city's public transit agency is expropriating the property to build a subway ventilation s
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Montreal family fights to save home from expropriation for subway ventilation station

Montreal family fights to save home from expropriation for subway ventilation station

MONTREAL — For the last 40 years the four-member Ly family has lived in a Montreal duplex, but after the holidays they will have to find a new home because the city's public transit agency is expropriating the property to build a subway ventilation s
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Montreal family fights to save home from expropriation for subway ventilation station

Montreal family fights to save home from expropriation for subway ventilation station

MONTREAL — For the last 40 years the four-member Ly family has lived in a Montreal duplex, but after the holidays they will have to find a new home because the city's public transit agency is expropriating the property to build a subway ventilation s
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From inside a Cameroon jail, gay youth say police exploit homophobia to seek bribes

From inside a Cameroon jail, gay youth say police exploit homophobia to seek bribes

DOUALA — Pierre wakes up every morning atop a makeshift wooden table, in an open-air courtyard at the New Bell central prison in Douala, the most populous city in Cameroon.
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