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3 bodies recovered in Baja California likely the missing Australian and American surfers, Mexican authorities say
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3 bodies recovered in Baja California likely the missing Australian and American surfers, Mexican authorities say
I-95 overpass in Connecticut scorched during a fuel truck inferno has been demolished
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Workers have demolished a bridge over a Connecticut highway that was damaged in a fiery crash involving a gasoline tanker truck
Japan and India reject Biden's comments describing them as xenophobic countries
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Japan and India have decried remarks by U.S. President Joe Biden describing them as “xenophobic” countries that do not welcome immigrants while he was speaking during a campaign fundraising event earlier in the week
Berkshire's profit plunges 64% on portfolio holdings as Buffett sells Apple
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Berkshire Hathaway says its first quarter profit plummeted on the paper value of its investments
Escaped zebra captured near Seattle after gallivanting around Cascade mountain foothills for days
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A zebra that has been hoofing through the foothills of western Washington for days was recaptured Friday evening nearly a week after she escaped with three other zebras from a trailer near Seattle
Real Madrid wins the Spanish league after Barcelona loses to Girona
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Real Madrid wins the Spanish league after Barcelona loses to Girona
Investigators say student killed by police outside Wisconsin school had pointed pellet rifle
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Authorities say a student who was killed by police outside a Wisconsin school pointed a pellet rifle at officers and had refused to drop the weapon
A look at commencement ceremonies as US campuses are roiled by protests over the Israel-Hamas war
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Some U.S. universities that have been roiled by protests over the Israel-Hamas war have taken steps to contain disruptions during their commencement ceremonies
Anti-war protest ruffles University of Michigan as demonstrations collide with graduation season
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Protesters chanted anti-war messages and waved Palestinian flags during the University of Michigan’s commencement, as student demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war collided with the annual pomp-and-circumstance of graduation ceremonies
Boeing locks out its private firefighters around Seattle over pay dispute
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Boeing has locked out its private force of firefighters who protect its aircraft-manufacturing plants in the Seattle area and brought in replacements after the latest round of negotiations with the firefighters’ union failed to deliver an agreement on ...
Former security guard convicted of killing unarmed man during an argument at a Memphis gas station
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A former security guard has been convicted of first-degree murder.
Texas police officer dies after being injured when a tornado struck his home
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He died at a hospital where he was taken after the tornado struck his home.
Snakes almost on a plane: TSA discovers a bag with small snakes in passenger's pants
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Airport security officers in Miami found a slithering surprise last week.
Missouri man charged in 1966 killing in suburban Chicago, based on DNA evidence
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A 79-year-old Missouri man is accused of killing a woman in suburban Chicago.
Senate races are roiled by campus protests over the war in Gaza as campaign rhetoric sharpens
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The student protest movement over the war in Gaza is roiling Senate contests in an election year when control of the chamber is at stake in November
It's Cinco de Mayo time, and festivities are planned across the US. But in Mexico, not so much
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The United States is gearing up for Cinco de Mayo
After Roe, the network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as 'the underground'
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A makeshift national network of abortion doulas, navigators at clinics and individual volunteers are helping people who live in restrictive states and need or want an abortion
A group of Republicans has united to defend the legitimacy of US elections and those who run them
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Republican officials who believe in the legitimacy of elections have formed a group that's pushing back on the election lies and conspiracy theories that have persuaded a large share of their party that elections can't be trusted
Hulk Hogan, hurricanes and a blockbuster recording: A week in review of the Trump hush money trial
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Crucial witnesses took the stand in the second week of testimony in Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York
South Sudan removes newly imposed taxes that had triggered suspension of UN food airdrops
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South Sudan has removed recently imposed taxes and fees that had triggered the suspension of U.N. food airdrops
Houston braces for flooding to worsen in wake of storms
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High waters flooded neighborhoods around Houston on Saturday following heavy rains that have already resulted in crews rescuing more than 400 people from homes, rooftops and roads engulfed in murky water
The UN warns Sudan's warring parties that Darfur risks starvation and death if aid isn't allowed in
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The United Nations food agency is warning Sudan’s warring parties that there is a serious risk of widespread starvation and death if they don’t allow humanitarian aid into the vast western region
New Orleans' own PJ Morton returns home to Jazz Fest with new music
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Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and producer PJ Morton comes home with a new album and memoir dropping soon amid a Saturday afternoon performance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which nears the end of an eight-day run
Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas vows to continue his bid for an 11th term despite bribery indictment
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Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife have been indicted on conspiracy and bribery charges in connection with a federal probe into their ties with the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan
As the US moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, could more states legalize it?
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A federal proposal to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug has raised the hopes of some pot backers that more states will embrace cannabis