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The Syrian Red Crescent appealed to Western countries to lift sanctions and provide aid after a powerful earthquake has killed more than 1,600 people across the war-torn country.

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The Syrian Red Crescent appealed to Western countries to lift sanctions and provide aid after a powerful earthquake has killed more than 1,600 people across the war-torn country.

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Rescuers search for survivors in a destroyed building in Adana, Turkey, on Feb. 7, 2023.

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LeBron James breaks NBA scoring record, surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Emergency responders work near a United Airlines plane after it landed due to a fire, in San Diego, on Tuesday.

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Missouri man who killed 4 executed despite innocence claims

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Two men arrested in 1975 cold case murder of 17-year-old Indiana girl

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Missouri man who killed 4 executed despite innocence claims

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Two men arrested in 1975 cold case murder of 17-year-old Indiana girl

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Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Road to Majority conference on June 17, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn.

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Sen. Josh Hawley wants to create a legal age to be allowed on social media

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Rep. Matt Gaetz quietly appointed to committee investigating government 'weaponization'

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Some of Hong Kong's best-known pro-democracy activists went on trial Monday in the biggest prosecution yet under a law imposed by China's ruling Communist Party to crush dissent.

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, front right, with his wife Ri Sol Ju, front left, and his daughter poses with military top officials for a photo at a feast to mark the 75th founding anniversary of the Korean People’s Army at an unspecified place in North Korea Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un brings daughter to visit troops

New Zealand police said Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023 they found more than 3 tons of cocaine floating in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean after it was dropped there by an international drug-smuggling syndicate.

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New Zealand police find 3.5 tons of cocaine in Pacific Ocean

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Disney removes 'Simpsons' episode with China 'forced labor' reference from Hong Kong

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