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• Trump pleads not guilty to federal felony charges of undermining democracy.
• First time jobless benefit claims bumped up slightly last week.
• US military may put armed personnel on commercial vessels to counter Iranian aggression.
• Sudanase rebels and military target civilians in civil war, says rights group.
• San Francisco homeless advocates criticise city homeless policy.
• San Jose mayor floats school homeless encampment buffer zone.

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