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Young Driver Dies After Possible Bear Collision

A 23-year-old man died after his car overturned and was badly damaged in Nemuro, Hokkaido, early on August 24, with police investigating whether the vehicle may have collided with a brown bear or another wild animal after black fur was found attached to the wreckage. (News On Japan)

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Oklahoma Senate candidate with ad tossing AIPAC 'trash' faces off against centrist in primary

The two candidates are battling at the ballot box for the second time this summer after neither of them secured the needed majority to win the June primary contest.

  • N kiyla Jasmine Thomas, a nurse and Chickasaw Nation member, campaigns against AIPAC.
  • Jim Priest, a centrist lawyer and ordained minister, secures 24% of votes in June primary.
  • Both candidates face Republican Rep. Kevin Hern in general election.

Assad’s death sentence puts Syria-Russia extradition treaty to the test - analysis

After a Damascus court sentenced him to death in absentia, an extradition treaty signed by Bashar Assad with Russia provides a legal avenue for seeking his return—but the death sentence itself could

  • Former Syrian President Bashar Assad sentenced to death in absentia.
  • Syria-Russia extradition treaty tested by Assad's death sentence.
  • Russia's death penalty stance complicates potential extradition request.

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