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2 killed and 9 injured in Brown University shooting, no suspect in custody
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The Justice Department has now sued 18 states in an effort to access voter data
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Why both parties' health care proposals are failing
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Jamaica series about 'more than scoreline' after hurricane
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Gas line explosion demolishes California house, injures 6
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What's on your TikTok page? U.S. looks to scour tourists' online profiles
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UK economy shrank unexpectedly in October
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Flu surge a challenge for NHS 'unlike any' since pandemic, Streeting says
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UK rebuts Milei's claims about arms exports and Falklands
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Botulism outbreak sickens more than 50 babies and expands to all ByHeart products
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Trump says the U.S. has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela
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Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore jailed, hours after his firing
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Poisonings from 'death cap' mushrooms in California prompt warning against foraging
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Trump's speech on combating inflation turns to grievances about immigrants
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Ukraine 'ready for elections' if partners guarantee security, Zelensky says
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Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado will not attend ceremony, Nobel Institute says
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Putin looks to be preparing for more war, not less
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Syria marks a year since Assad fled, but struggles to heal
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Honduras seeks arrest of ex-President Hernández after Trump pardon
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Voting open for World Sport Star of the Year - meet the contenders
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Ukrainian city hit by 'massive' strike as peace talks in US conclude
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Bethlehem lit tree for first time since start of war
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Hong Kong votes in election as city mourns deadly fire
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A fire at a popular nightclub in India's Goa state kills at least 25, officials say
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Hayden criticises Archer for bringing a pillow to Gabba
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HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
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Trump official signals potential rollback of changes to census racial categories
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US says progress made at talks with Ukraine on plan to end war
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Which global leader has visited Oval Office most? The answer might surprise you
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Video shows Luigi Mangione says he didn't want to talk. Police kept asking questions
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Supreme Court lets Texas use gerrymandered map that could give GOP 5 more House seats
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Grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James
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One killed and 170 homes damaged or destroyed as fire burns in Japan
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Dems may have an advantage in the 2026 midterms. And, Trump defends Saudi crown prince
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Samia wins Tanzania election as hundreds feared dead in unrest
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Why Sarah Ferguson, Beatrice and Eugenie can't escape the taint of family scandal
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Fewer students are missing school. These state policies may have helped
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Hundreds feared dead in days of protests after disputed Tanzanian elections
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