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BREAKING: Rep. Kevin McCarthy announces he's leaving Congress at the end of the year

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the ousted speaker, announces he's leaving Congress

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the ousted speaker, announces he's leaving Congress

Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy on October 24, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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DOJ charges four Russian nationals with war crimes related to Ukraine invasion

Evidence suggests dozens of Israeli women were raped or mutilated by Hamas

Evidence suggests dozens of Israeli women were raped or mutilated by Hamas

The site of a music festival near the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel,

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TV show creator Norman Lear at home on Feb. 27, 1984 in Los Angeles.

Norman Lear, boundary-breaking TV master behind 'All in the Family,' dies at 101

The battle for second place will get hotter during the fourth Republican debate

The battle for second place will get hotter during the fourth Republican debate

Image: Chris Christie, left, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, and Vivek Ramaswamy

Taylor Swift TIME person of the year

Taylor Swift tops Time's (and seemingly everyone else's) person of the year list

Senators launch bipartisan probe of private equity's growing role in U.S. health care

Senators launch bipartisan probe of private equity's growing role in U.S. health care

Sen. Chuck Grassley

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Photo illustration of the death report of Jimmy Atchison, District Attorney of Fulton County Fani Willis, and Jimmy Atchison.

Fulton County DA Fani Willis battles to hold federal officers accountable after lethal shootings

6 killed and 3 injured in a series of attacks across 2 Texas communities, police say

6 killed and 3 injured in a series of attacks across 2 Texas communities, police say

Austral Loop neighborhood shooting in Austin Texas

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Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson will face tough questioning at a public inquiry on Dec. 6, 2023 over his government's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, after a barrage of criticism from his former aides.

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Former DEA informant pleads guilty in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president

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Death toll rises to 23 after surprise eruption of Indonesia's Mount Marapi

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Former DEA informant pleads guilty in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president

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The state-owned company Obras Sanitarias del Estado decided to increase for the second time the levels of salinity in the water at the beginning of May to make the reserves last even longer due to the persistent drought that is affecting Uruguay.

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L.A. poultry firm hired kids as young as 14 to work with sharp knives, Labor Dept. says

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23andMe says hackers gained access to data of about 6.9 million people

Child labor

L.A. poultry firm hired kids as young as 14 to work with sharp knives, Labor Dept. says

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Covid drives hospitalizations across the country as winter virus season ramps up

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What is mycoplasma pneumonia, the illness driving an outbreak in Ohio?

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Denny Laine performs live on stage with Wings at Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands on March 25, 1976.

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BTS stars Jimin, V, Jung Kook and RM to enlist in South Korean military

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Jonathan Majors' ex-girlfriend testifies he used threats of suicide to control her

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Grand Theft Auto VI trailer energizes fans. But it's been a tough year overall for the video game industry.

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Jonathan Majors' ex-girlfriend testifies he used threats of suicide to control her

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Grand Theft Auto VI trailer energizes fans. But it's been a tough year overall for the video game industry.

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Haze obscures the Dubai skyline including Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building on Dec. 4, 2023. The United Arab Emirates is choking under "alarmingly high" air pollution levels fed by its fossil fuel industry, Human Rights Watch warned on December 4, as the oil-rich country hosts the UN's COP28 climate talks in Dubai.

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Fossil fuel fight takes center stage at the COP28 climate summit

COP28 president Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber

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Climate in Crisis

COP28 president sparks outcry after he claims there's 'no science' behind fossil fuel phase out

Climate in Crisis

Methane agreement reached at COP28 climate conference panned by some environmental groups

Climate in Crisis

The vision of El Niño as producer of historic California storms may be outdated

Climate in Crisis

Methane agreement reached at COP28 climate conference panned by some environmental groups

Climate in Crisis

The vision of El Niño as producer of historic California storms may be outdated

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