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Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies
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China's trade surplus surges 20% to a record $1.2 trillion, even with Trump's tariffs
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Viral Chinese app 'Are You Dead?' tackles loneliness
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Offshore wind developer prevails in U.S. court as Trump calls wind farms 'losers'
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Pentagon is embracing Musk's Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry
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Trump administration threatens criminal charges against central bank chair
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Major incident declared as thousands without water
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Death toll from protests in Iran increases as Trump says Iran wants to talk
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Celebrities wear pins protesting ICE at the Golden Globes
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Veteran actor T.K. Carter, known for 'The Thing' and 'Punky Brewster,' dies at 69
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Nationwide anti-ICE protests call for accountability after Renee Good's death
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Iran warns US troops and Israel will be targets if America strikes over protests as death toll rises
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Thousands march and dozens arrested in Minneapolis protests against ICE
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Minneapolis protesters hold noise demonstration
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Russia's use of hypersonic missile brings fresh threat to Europe and NATO
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Swiss search souls and question government after ski resort fire
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NASA crew to make early return due to medical issue
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After delays, the missing Jan. 6 plaque will be displayed at the Capitol
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Protests sweep Iran despite internet shutdown as state TV warns of casualties
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Russia says it used new Oreshnik ballistic missile against Ukraine
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U.S. to exit 66 international organizations in further retreat from global cooperation
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Rep. Steny Hoyer, the longest-serving House Democrat, to retire at the end of term
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Vigil held for woman killed in Minneapolis ICE shooting
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Trump invites Colombian president to White House after threatening his country with military strike
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Trump says US to get 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil from Venezuela at market price
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Learner drivers face longer wait for tests as lower drink-drive limit proposed
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Security forces clash with protesters in Iran's main market as death toll rises
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Trump Mobile's golden phone remains nowhere to be found
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This Jan. 6 plaque was made to honor law enforcement. It's nowhere to be found at the Capitol
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Trump on Venezuela: ‘We’re in charge’
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Oil prices swing after U.S. captures Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro
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