Nicolas Maduro Flashes Peace Sign While in Federal Custody, Video
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Nicolas Maduro Flashes Peace Sign While in Federal Custody, Video

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Tony Dokoupil Interviews Pete Hegseth In Debut As ‘CBS Evening News’ Anchor
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Tony Dokoupil Interviews Pete Hegseth In Debut As ‘CBS Evening News’ Anchor

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'I'll be PM this time next year,' Starmer tells BBC
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'I'll be PM this time next year,' Starmer tells BBC

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Palm Springs Awards: Kylie Jenner Cheers On Timothée Chalamet and Leonardo DiCaprio Champions Movies: ‘Not Content, but Cinema’
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Palm Springs Awards: Kylie Jenner Cheers On Timothée Chalamet and Leonardo DiCaprio Champions Movies: ‘Not Content, but Cinema’

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Who is María Corina Machado, Venezuela's Nobel Peace Prize winning opposition leader?
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Who is María Corina Machado, Venezuela's Nobel Peace Prize winning opposition leader?

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Leonardo DiCaprio to Miss Palm Springs Film Fest Gala Due to Venezuela Air Restrictions (EXCLUSIVE)
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Leonardo DiCaprio to Miss Palm Springs Film Fest Gala Due to Venezuela Air Restrictions (EXCLUSIVE)

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Clare Balding pays tribute to 'one of a kind' dad
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Clare Balding pays tribute to 'one of a kind' dad

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Iran threatens Trump after 'locked and loaded' warning
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Iran threatens Trump after 'locked and loaded' warning

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Tommy Lee Jones and Family Release Statement in Wake of Victoria's Death
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Tommy Lee Jones and Family Release Statement in Wake of Victoria's Death

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Beloved makeup artist Jasen Kaplan’s cause of death revealed
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Beloved makeup artist Jasen Kaplan’s cause of death revealed

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Witness at Victoria Jones' Hotel Room Told First Responders She Was Using Cocaine
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Witness at Victoria Jones' Hotel Room Told First Responders She Was Using Cocaine

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Minnesota department finds child care centers targeted in viral video operating normally
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Minnesota department finds child care centers targeted in viral video operating normally

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Trump warning over Iran protests 'reckless' says foreign minister
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Trump warning over Iran protests 'reckless' says foreign minister

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Two people killed in magnitude 6.5 earthquake in Mexico
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Two people killed in magnitude 6.5 earthquake in Mexico

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Two die and third person missing after coastal search
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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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Ohio dentist and wife shot and killed in home

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‘Stranger Things 5’: Duffer Brothers Unpack Emotional Series Finale From [SPOILER]’s Death To That 40-Minute Epilogue, Those Needle Drops & A Spinoff Hint
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‘Stranger Things 5’: Duffer Brothers Unpack Emotional Series Finale From [SPOILER]’s Death To That 40-Minute Epilogue, Those Needle Drops & A Spinoff Hint

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Inside Trump’s “no data, just vibes” approach to science
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Inside Trump’s “no data, just vibes” approach to science

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Jan 2, 2026 1 min read
2025, in 8 minutes
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2025, in 8 minutes

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Jan 2, 2026 1 min read
Congress failed to extend Obamacare subsidies. This Democrat says Trump can save them
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Congress failed to extend Obamacare subsidies. This Democrat says Trump can save them

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Jan 2, 2026 1 min read
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Richard Smallwood, Influential Gospel Singer, Dies at 77
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Richard Smallwood, Influential Gospel Singer, Dies at 77

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Will Smith sued over allegations he retaliated against violinist who reported sexual harassment
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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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Double murderer awarded £7,500 compensation over human rights breaches

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Watch: Moment 400-pound runaway prop injures Disney employee
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Watch: Moment 400-pound runaway prop injures Disney employee

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LIVE: Survivors of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza brace for harsh weather in tents
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LIVE: Survivors of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza brace for harsh weather in tents

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Deaths reported during widening protests in Iran sparked by ailing economy
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Deaths reported during widening protests in Iran sparked by ailing economy

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Palestine was the deadliest place to be a journalist in 2025: Media union
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Palestine was the deadliest place to be a journalist in 2025: Media union

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Gaza’s new year begins with a struggle for survival and dignity
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Gaza’s new year begins with a struggle for survival and dignity

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White House Denies Report Mar-a-Lago Spa Sent Teen Workers on House Calls to Jeffrey Epstein's Lair
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White House Denies Report Mar-a-Lago Spa Sent Teen Workers on House Calls to Jeffrey Epstein's Lair

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U.S. military strikes 5 more alleged drug boats, killing 8
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U.S. military strikes 5 more alleged drug boats, killing 8

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Anthony Joshua Released From Hospital After Fatal Car Crash
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Anthony Joshua Released From Hospital After Fatal Car Crash

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Anthony Joshua pays respects to friends killed in road crash
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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 issues warning after National Guard troops withdrawn

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Foreign secretary orders review of 'serious failures' in case of British-Egyptian activist
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Foreign secretary orders review of 'serious failures' in case of British-Egyptian activist

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An escalation in Yemen threatens to reignite civil war and widen tensions in the Gulf
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An escalation in Yemen threatens to reignite civil war and widen tensions in the Gulf

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Displacement camps swell with people fleeing Sudan’s war-ravaged el-Fasher
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Displacement camps swell with people fleeing Sudan’s war-ravaged el-Fasher

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The phone is dead. Long live . . . what exactly?
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The phone is dead. Long live . . . what exactly?

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Warner Bros. Discovery Board Poised to Reject Paramount’s Latest Offer, Stay the Course With Netflix
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Warner Bros. Discovery Board Poised to Reject Paramount’s Latest Offer, Stay the Course With Netflix

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Jill Biden's Ex-Husband Dialed 911 for Domestic Dispute Before Wife Was Found Dead
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Jill Biden's Ex-Husband Dialed 911 for Domestic Dispute Before Wife Was Found Dead

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How Nintendo Won The Console War
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How Nintendo Won The Console War

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