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Ukraine accuses Russia of blowing up major dam

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) speaks during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing on social-media bias on Capitol Hill Feb. 8, 2023.

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Rep. Jim Jordan demands DOJ memo outlining scope of Trump probe

Garrett Mahon, a supporter of the Greater Idaho Movement, looks out over land in the direction of the Idaho border, near his 600-plus acre timber property in Wallowa, Oregon, on May 13, 2023.

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Oregon breakaway effort is down to just 8 votes, deepening urban-rural divide

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Mike Pence and Chris Christie.

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2024 Election

GOP presidential field gains candidates who are direct rebukes to Trump

Rep. George Santos at the Capitol

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Congress

George Santos' lawyer asks to keep identities of those who secured U.S. rep's $500,000 bond sealed

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Federal grand jury in Florida to hear testimony in Trump documents case

Congress

Rep. James Comer to start contempt proceedings against FBI Director Wray on Thursday

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Mississippi Republicans seek removal of Pride flag from Veterans Affairs cemetery

Congress

Rep. James Comer to start contempt proceedings against FBI Director Wray on Thursday

Congress

Mississippi Republicans seek removal of Pride flag from Veterans Affairs cemetery

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Law enforcement drive past the planned site of a police training facility that activists have nicknamed "Cop City," near Atlanta on Feb. 6, 2023.

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U.S. news

Atlanta lawmakers approve funds for controversial police training center

Judge Elizabeth Scherer sentences Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

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U.S. news

Commission: Florida judge should be reprimanded for conduct during Parkland school shooting trial

Mourners at a memorial outside of Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colo.

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Victims of Colorado Springs shooting plan to sue sheriff for failing to get red flag order against suspect

Police work at the scene of a shooting on Hollywood Beach

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Guns in America

Florida police arrest three suspects in Memorial Day shooting that wounded nine, including three children

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Pilot spotted slumped over in plane chased by fighter jets over D.C. before it crashed, official says

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Lawyer for Natalee Holloway disappearance suspect is challenging his extradition to the U.S.

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Yosemite wolverine is second one spotted in California in nearly 100 years

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Prince Harry at the Royal Courts Of Justice in London

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U.K. Royals

Prince Harry takes the stand in a historic showdown against British press

Casabe producer Julio Cesar Nunez collects freshly cooked casabe in Quivican, Cuba, on May 28, 2023.

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A gluten-free food makes a comeback in Cuba — and seeks world recognition

Kathleen Folbigg during a convictions inquiry at the NSW Coroners Court in Sydney

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World

Mother who served 20 years over deaths of her 4 children is freed after new evidence

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In Mexico's most populous state, a party ends an almost 100-year dominance

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Almost 80 schoolgirls poisoned and hospitalized in Afghanistan, official says

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In Mexico's most populous state, a party ends an almost 100-year dominance

World

Almost 80 schoolgirls poisoned and hospitalized in Afghanistan, official says

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Tina Fey and Fred Armisen join striking members of the Writers Guild of America on the picket line, during a rally outside Silvercup Studio in New York

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Hollywood actors union votes to strike if talks fail as writers walkout continues

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Elliot Page reveals secret romance with Kate Mara in 'Pageboy' memoir

Matthew Healy at the 2016 Sweetlife Festival in Columbia, Md.

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Culture & Trends

Matty Healy has angered fans way before those Ice Spice comments

Asian America

Anna Shay, ‘Bling Empire’ star, dies at 62

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'Abbott Elementary' star calls out 'very dangerous' culture of sexuality speculation

Asian America

Anna Shay, ‘Bling Empire’ star, dies at 62

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'Abbott Elementary' star calls out 'very dangerous' culture of sexuality speculation

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Kathleen Folbigg during a convictions inquiry at the NSW Coroners Court in Sydney

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World

Mother who served 20 years over deaths of her 4 children is freed after new evidence

Princess Eugenie of York and Jack Brooksbank at their wedding day ceremony held on October 12, 2018 at St. George's Chapel in England.

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Britain’s Princess Eugenie gives birth to her second son

The USS Chung-Hoon observes a Chinese navy ship conduct what it called an "unsafe” Chinese maneuver in the Taiwan Strait

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U.S. releases video showing close call with Chinese warship

Iran Tensions

U.S. says Iran fast-attack boats ‘harassed’ ship in Strait of Hormuz

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A gluten-free food makes a comeback in Cuba — and seeks world recognition

Iran Tensions

U.S. says Iran fast-attack boats ‘harassed’ ship in Strait of Hormuz

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A gluten-free food makes a comeback in Cuba — and seeks world recognition

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Merck sues U.S. government to halt Medicare drug price negotiation

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Lung cancer deaths cut in half with AstraZeneca pill, large trial finds

Workers at Qilu Pharmaceutical in Haikou, Hainan Province, China, on Feb. 11, 2022.

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Cancer

To ease cancer drug shortage, FDA will allow imports from China

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A gluten-free food makes a comeback in Cuba — and seeks world recognition

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Is Covid ticking up? Viruses and other bugs could make a summer comeback

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A gluten-free food makes a comeback in Cuba — and seeks world recognition

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Is Covid ticking up? Viruses and other bugs could make a summer comeback

Science

Image: One of eight aircrafts from New Brunswick that drops a mix of water and fire retardant makes a pass over the fire near Barrington Lake, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia province on May 31, 2023.

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Air quality levels in parts of the U.S. plunge as Canada wildfires rage

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AKRON, CO - JULY 15 : Jim Diamond, left, and his wife Sally Jones-Diamond check the wheat during the harvest season at a farm in Akron, Colorado on Friday, July 15, 2022. They said the size of wheat are half of the other seasons because of drought.

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Climate in Crisis

World’s wheat supply at risk of a dangerous shock due to heat and drought, study warns

UFOs and aerial phenomena

NASA panel studying UFO sightings says stigma and poor data pose challenges

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Memorial Day 'Manhattanhenge' to light up New York City streets

UFOs and aerial phenomena

NASA panel studying UFO sightings says stigma and poor data pose challenges

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Memorial Day 'Manhattanhenge' to light up New York City streets

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