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Germany arrests a citizen who is accused of trying to spy for Russia
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Continue Reading Coyotes say they’ve executed a letter of intent to buy land for a potential arena in Mesa, Arizona
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Continue Reading Ohio vote shows enduring power of abortion rights at ballot box, giving Democrats a path in 2024
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Continue Reading Hundreds flee, building destroyed as grass fire spreads to trees near Texas apartments
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First a snake fell from the sky. Then a Texas grandma found herself inside the chaos of a hawk after its prey
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — All Peggy and Wendell Jones wanted was to end their day of yard work in Texas’ triple-digit summer heat by…
Continue Reading Singer and songwriter Sixto Rodriguez, subject of ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ documentary, dies at 81
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Four relatives came to lunch. Three died with symptoms of ‘death cap’ mushroom poisoning
CNN By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — A meal of suspected death cap mushrooms served at a family lunch in late July is at the…
Continue Reading Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith says he’ll retire in summer 2024
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Continue Reading Bernie Kerik, who advised Giuliani after Trump’s 2020 election loss, meets with Jack Smith’s team
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Continue Reading Assad blames Erdogan for violence in Syria and insists on a pullout of Turkish troops
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Continue Reading Roadside bombing in southern Syria kills a journalist and 3 Syrian soldiers, state-run media say
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Continue Reading Florida Gov. DeSantis suspends another Democratic prosecutor as he seeks GOP presidential nomination
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Continue Reading An American nurse and her daughter have been freed after being kidnapped in Haiti last month
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Continue Reading Niger’s ousted president reduced to eating dry rice as hopes for a peaceful resolution of the coup fade
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Continue Reading Prince Harry lauds the healing power of sports as he kicks off a promotional tour of Asia in Tokyo
TOKYO (AP) — Prince Harry has lauded the virtue of sports and its healing powers as he kicked off a promotional tour of Asia in Tokyo. He says that…
Continue Reading Warlocks motorcycle club member convicted in death of associate whose body was left in crypt
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Continue Reading Angelina Jolie joins producing team for Broadway-bound musical ‘The Outsiders’
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Continue Reading Poland to double troops number at border with Belarus, accuses it of organizing illegal migration
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Continue Reading Shipping company ordered to pay $2.25M after discharging oily bilge off Rhode Island
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Continue Reading Donald Trump wants his election subversion trial moved out of Washington. That won’t be easy
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Continue Reading Top US and EU lawmakers say West is too soft on Serbia when it comes to easing Kosovo tensions
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Continue Reading A Finnish man places 26.5 pounds of dynamite in a friend’s vehicles and claims it was a joke
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Continue Reading Pakistan’s parliament is dissolved to pave way for elections as Imran Khan seeks release from prison
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Continue Reading Hip-hop and justice: Culture carries the spirit of protest, 50 years and counting
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Continue Reading The NBA has been playing to a hip-hop beat for nearly 50 years
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Continue Reading Hip-hop was born in the Bronx amid poverty, despair. 50 years later, there’s pride, still hard times
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‘Monumental’ data breach exposes names of entire Northern Ireland police force
By Christian Edwards and Jennifer Hauser, CNN (CNN) — A “monumental” data breach has exposed the names and rank of all 10,000 serving…
Continue Reading 41 dead in new Mediterranean migrant shipwreck tragedy
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Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 9: Storms, Ohio, Economy, Biden, Ukraine
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Continue Reading EU leader promises aid and support to flood-ravaged Slovenia during visit
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Continue Reading Gunmen attack police guarding polio team in northwest Pakistan and kill 1 officer
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Explosion at plant near Moscow injures at least 60
By Uliana Pavlova and Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — At least 60 people were injured and eight remain unaccounted for following an explosion at an…
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A 3-month-old died after he was left unattended in a vehicle in Houston
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Continue Reading Amazon nations fail to agree on a common goal to end deforestation
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Continue Reading Fire at French vacation home for adults with disabilities leaves 11 dead
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Continue Reading Children of suspect in Gilgo Beach killings are ‘innocent bystanders … caught up in a hellscape,’ attorney says
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Continue Reading Colombian drug lord ‘Otoniel’ sentenced to 45 years in prison by US court
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Continue Reading Tennessee governor outlines agenda for special session in wake of Nashville school shooting
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Continue Reading Post-GOP walkout, Oregon elections chief says lawmakers with 10 or more absences can’t run next term
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