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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'Within the law': Deputy attorney general defends legality of Maduro arrest
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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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Nicolás Maduro will appear in U.S. federal court on Monday
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New powers to seize phones from migrants come into force
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Rubio says there's 'not a war against Venezuela' despite U.S. capture of Maduro
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Son of British woman detained in Iran describes 'criminal' government response
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U.S. prosecutors prepare case against Maduro
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Who is María Corina Machado, Venezuela's Nobel Peace Prize winning opposition leader?
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Iran threatens Trump after 'locked and loaded' warning
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Minnesota department finds child care centers targeted in viral video operating normally
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Two die and third person missing after coastal search
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Ohio dentist and wife shot and killed in home
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Will Smith sued over allegations he retaliated against violinist who reported sexual harassment
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Double murderer awarded £7,500 compensation over human rights breaches
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Deaths reported during widening protests in Iran sparked by ailing economy
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Anthony Joshua pays respects to friends killed in road crash
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Trump issues warning after National Guard troops withdrawn
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Trump administration says it's freezing child care funds to Minnesota
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'The Wire' actor Isiah Whitlock dies at 71
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The U.S. offers Ukraine a 15-year security guarantee for now, Zelenskyy says
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FIFA president defends World Cup ticket prices, saying demand is hitting records
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Good Samaritans rescue family from mountain road crash
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Anthony Joshua in stable condition after Nigeria car crash that killed two friends
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Jobs can be saved in Sydney Ashes Test - McGrath
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Trump and Netanyahu to meet in Florida at a crucial moment for the Gaza ceasefire
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Man shot dead by police after two-car crash
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Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he targeted U.S. political parties, memo says
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