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Kakhovka dam

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Ukraine accuses Russia of blowing up major dam

Mike Pence and Chris Christie.

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2024 Election

GOP presidential field gains candidates who are direct rebukes to Trump

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

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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

Authorities secure the entrance to Mine Bank Trail, an access point to the rescue operation along the Blue Ridge Parkway where a Cessna Citation crashed over mountainous terrain near Montebello, Va., on June 4, 2023.

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U.S. news

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

Joran Van der Sloot

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U.S. news

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

Wolverines in the snow in Mount Rainier National Park, in 2021.

U.S. news

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

U.S. news

Robert Hanssen, FBI agent who spied for the Russians, dies in supermax prison

U.S. news

Mother of 6-year-old who shot Virginia teacher charged with federal gun crimes

U.S. news

6 women found dead within 3 months in Portland, Oregon, metro area

Politics

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Donald Trump

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

FBI director Christopher Wray testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on March 8, 2023.

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Congress

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

Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss.

Congress

Mississippi Republicans seek removal of Pride flag from Veterans Affairs cemetery

Immigration

Acting ICE director Tae Johnson to step down at end of June

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Cornel West announces his presidential campaign

Immigration

Acting ICE director Tae Johnson to step down at end of June

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Cornel West announces his presidential campaign

Pop culture

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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U.S. news

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

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

Anna Shay in episode 7 "Kevin and Kane Take Charleston" of Bling Empire on Netflix.

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

Culture & Trends

‘Succession’ creator was ‘terrified’ when Jeremy Strong tried to jump into a river filming last scene

OUT Pop Culture

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

Culture & Trends

‘Succession’ creator was ‘terrified’ when Jeremy Strong tried to jump into a river filming last scene

Business, Tech & Media

Apple Vision Pro is designed to let users interact with digital content in a way that "feels like it is physically present in their space."

Apple

Apple launches its $3,499 virtual reality headset: Apple Vision Pro

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao in Lisbon, Portugal, on Nov. 2, 2022.

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Tech News

SEC sues Binance and CEO Changpeng Zhao for U.S. securities violations

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Corporations

Last tot standing: Buybuy Baby likely to survive as Bed Bath & Beyond fades into bankruptcy

Business News

CNN CEO Chris Licht apologizes to staff during internal Monday morning call

Artificial intelligence

Is it real or made by AI? Europe wants a label for that as it fights disinformation

Autos

GM to invest more than $1 billion to produce new heavy-duty pickups

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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.

U.K. Royals

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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World

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

Latino

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

Latino

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

Health

Tagrisso tablets.

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Cancer

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

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

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Latino

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

Health news

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

Puerto Rico Crisis

Younger people left this U.S. territory for better jobs. Who takes care of the seniors?

Health news

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

Puerto Rico Crisis

Younger people left this U.S. territory for better jobs. Who takes care of the seniors?

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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Environment

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

Ada Limón.

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Latino

U.S. Poet Laureate verses are soaring into space — literally

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.

Hyoung Chang / Denver Post via Getty Images file

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

Science News

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

Science News

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

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