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1. Tumbler Ridge shooting latest: At least nine killed and dozens injured after mass shooting in school and home in Canada

   Authorities say they have identified the suspect, who was described in a police alert as a woman with brown hair wearing a dress

2. Chinese sea captain pleads not guilty in Hong Kong court to damaging Baltic Sea cables

   A Chinese sea captain of a Hong Kong-flagged vessel has pleaded not guilty to damaging undersea cables in the Baltic Sea in 2023

3. Radioactive pig-boar hybrids are thriving in Fukushima after nuclear disaster – now scientists know why

   Domestic pig genes got diluted across generations, but their rapid reproductive capacity persisted in hybrid hogs

4. Nancy Guthrie live updates: Person detained in disappearance case as FBI shares new photos and videos of masked man

   Nancy Guthrie was last seen at her Arizona home January 31

5. Canadian police say at least 9 killed in British Columbia mass shooting involving a school

   Police say the suspect died from ‘a self‑inflicted injury’ after carrying out the shooting in Tumbler Ridge on Tuesday

6. Bangladesh's first post-uprising election is a test for democratic norms and minority rights

   Bangladeshis will cast ballots Thursday in a crucial national election, the first since a mass uprising ended former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's 15-year rule

7. Melania producer responds to Jonny Greenwood’s request to have music removed: ‘We followed protocol’

   Radiohead guitarist alleged breach of agreement after score reused in controversial documentary

8. Anti-drug activist campaigns in French election despite threats, 2 brothers lost to gang violence

   Amine Kessaci has been targeted with death threats and lost two brothers to drug violence

9. Takeaways from AP's review of recent criminal cases against ICE employees and contractors

   A review of public documents by The Associated Press has found that at least two dozen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees and contractors have been charged with crimes since 2020 — and their wrongdoing includes patterns of physical and sexual abuse and corruption

10. Ukraine-Russia war latest: Norway fears Putin could invade it next as Moscow claims gains in Zaporizhzhia

    Moscow claims its forces have captured a rural settlement in Zaporizhzhia