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US sailor convicted of espionage for leaking warship data to China

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Reporter says former aide to Eric Adams gave her a potato chip bag filled with cash

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An unidentified flying object has crashed and exploded in a Polish field

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Ukraine expects clarity soon on security guarantees from US and other allies

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