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China gives suspended death sentences to 2 ex-defense ministers
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Both were the latest to be sentenced in President Xi Jinping's ongoing anti-corruption campaign, which started more than a decade ago.
June Ward (right) — pictured with her sisters Susie Gilliam (center) and Karen Douthitt (left) — carries a rare gene mutation that virtually guarantees she will get Alzheimer's in the next few years. She is part of a network of more than 200 families with these kinds of gene mutations who have volunteered as research subjects over the past two decades.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives at Rome's Ciampino airport for a two-day visit to Italy and the Vatican on May 7, 2026. America's top diplomat, Marco Rubio, will visit the first U.S. pope, Leo XIV, seeking to ease tensions between Washington and the Vatican while also promoting President Trump's interests.
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Iran reviews U.S. proposal. And, Rubio to meet Pope Leo after Trump's criticism
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