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California governor candidates spar to get ahead after Eric Swalwell dropped out
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Trump administration flies 10-year-old back from Cuba amid custody fight
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Annual UK borrowing falls by £20bn but Iran war clouds outlook
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Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges
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UK inflation rises after Iran war pushes up fuel prices
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Everyone born after 2008 to be banned from smoking
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The war in Iran isn’t ending — it’s becoming something new
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Virginia voters just handed Democrats another win in the Great Redistricting Wars
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Mexico to beef up security at tourist sites after shooting at pyramids
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Virginia voters OK a Democratic effort to redraw the state's congressional map
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Days of Our Lives and Starship Troopers actor Patrick Muldoon dies aged 57
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Wembanyama wins NBA award with 100% of vote
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US singer D4vd pleads not guilty to murder in death of missing teen girl
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We would arrest Netanyahu, says Hungary's incoming PM
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Surprise fall in unemployment rate but wage growth hits five-year low
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Five questions awaiting Starmer as he faces Commons over Mandelson scandal
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Singer appeals after car with medical equipment is stolen
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Announced, Delayed, Disappeared: The Games Still In Limbo
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Reform pledges to review all asylum claims for past five years if it wins power
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8 children killed, 2 women wounded in Louisiana shooting
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