Prosecutor: Stab attack on Salman Rushdie was 'preplanned'
MAYVILLE, N. Y. (AP) ??" The man accused in the stabbing attack on Salman Rushdie pleaded not guilty Saturday to attempted murder and assault charges in what a prosecutor called a "preplanned" crime, as the renowned author of "The Satanic Verses" remained hospitalized with serious injuries. An attorney for Hadi Matar entered the plea on his behalf during an arraignment in western New York. The suspect appeared in court wearing a black and white jumpsuit and a white face mask, with his hands in...
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- Greece asks Turkey to help migrants reported stuck on islet
- Hostage standoff at Beirut bank ends with gunman's arrest
- UN chief: Military activity at Ukraine nuke plant must end
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- Estonia to ban Russians with tourist visas from entering
- German reservist on trial accused of spying for Russia
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- Scholz confident Germany can weather energy crisis in winter
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- 3 migrants drown entering Panama near Darien Gap
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- India's parliament passes energy conservation bill
- In reversal, Brazil court reopens case of rainforest park
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- Billions pour into bioplastics as markets begin ramping up
- Blinken meets South Africa leader Ramaphosa, heads to Congo
- Estonia, Finland want Europe to end Russian tourist visas
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- Ukrainian resistance grows in Russian-occupied areas
- Rains in S. Korea turn Seoul's roads to rivers, leave 8 dead
- Deputy Secretary Sherman says US 'doubling down' on Pacific
- Pandemic fuels sports biking boom in cycling nation China
- One year after Afghan war, Biden struggles to find footing
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Mon, 08 Aug 2022
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- Misfired rockets may have killed over a dozen in Gaza battle
- Oil facility fire jeopardizes Cuba's frail electric system
- Russia, Ukraine trade accusations over nuclear plant attacks
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- Mexico to send aquatic drone into shaft with trapped miners
- Weather agency: July was Spain's hottest month on record
- Blinken says US is equal partner with African countries
- France in midst of 4th heat wave amid historic drought
- Woman injured by polar bear on Norway's Svalbard Islands
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- US official says Solomon Islands leader 'missed opportunity'
- China extends threatening military exercises around Taiwan
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- China's Hainan beach resort expands COVID-19 lockdowns
- One year after Afghanistan, spy agencies pivot toward China
- Analysis: Israeli PM's Gaza gamble seems to have paid off
- UN chief urges nuke powers to abide by no-first-use pledge
- Cease-fire between Palestinians, Israel takes effect in Gaza
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- UK museum agrees to return looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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