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Man who bragged that he 'fed' an officer to the mob of Capitol rioters gets nearly 5 years in prison
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AFP
China-friendly Manele elected as Solomon Islands PM
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Associated Press
North Carolina bill ordering sheriffs to help immigration agents closer to law with Senate vote
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AFP
Trump refuses to promise he will accept 2024 election result
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Associated Press
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Associated Press
Average long-term US mortgage rate rises for again, reaching highest level more than five months
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AFP
Death toll from rain, flooding in southern Brazil rises to 13
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Associated Press
Serbia lawmakers elect Balkan country's new government with pro-Russia ministers sanctioned by US
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CNN
Saudi women’s rights activist sentenced to 11 years in jail, rights groups say
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AFP
Kids study in overheated slum as Philippines shuts schools
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Associated Press
Russia is violating UN limits on petroleum shipments to North Korea, the White House says
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Homebuyers turn to ARMs as mortgage rates hover above 7% for third straight week
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CNN
Orangutan observed treating wound using medicinal plant in world first
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CNN
US military admits that airstrike killed civilian in Syria last year
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CNN
At the student protest at UPenn, passions are clear and dialogue is lacking
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Reuters
Biden breaks silence on college protests over Gaza conflict
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AFP
Kenya, Tanzania brace for cyclone as heavy rains persist
Kenya and Tanzania were bracing Thursday for a cyclone on the heels of torrential rains that have devastated East Africa, killing more than 350 people and forcing tens of thousands from their homes.Neighbouring Tanzania, where at least 155 people have been killed in flooding and landslides, is also expected to feel the force of Hidaya.
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Man who bragged that he 'fed' an officer to the mob of Capitol rioters gets nearly 5 years in prison

China-friendly Manele elected as Solomon Islands PM

North Carolina bill ordering sheriffs to help immigration agents closer to law with Senate vote

Trump refuses to promise he will accept 2024 election result

Pennsylvania nurse who gave patients lethal or possibly lethal insulin doses gets life in prison

More desperate migrants travel inside cargo trucks. Some never make it.

Teen pizza delivery driver shot at 7 times after parking in wrong driveway, police say

Average long-term US mortgage rate rises for again, reaching highest level more than five months

Death toll from rain, flooding in southern Brazil rises to 13

Serbia lawmakers elect Balkan country's new government with pro-Russia ministers sanctioned by US

Saudi women’s rights activist sentenced to 11 years in jail, rights groups say

Kids study in overheated slum as Philippines shuts schools

Russia is violating UN limits on petroleum shipments to North Korea, the White House says

Stock market today: Stocks climb as Fed rate-hike fears fade, with Apple on deck

Homebuyers turn to ARMs as mortgage rates hover above 7% for third straight week

Orangutan observed treating wound using medicinal plant in world first

US military admits that airstrike killed civilian in Syria last year

At the student protest at UPenn, passions are clear and dialogue is lacking

Biden breaks silence on college protests over Gaza conflict

Kenya, Tanzania brace for cyclone as heavy rains persist