These endangered leopards are disappearing from Cambodia
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Woman pleads guilty to straw purchase of gun used to kill Illinois officer
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Continue Reading Debate begins on bill that would expand access to abortions in Maine
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Continue Reading Planned Parenthood, Emily’s List and NARAL-Pro Choice America endorse Joe Biden in 2024 race
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Continue Reading 3M reaches $10.3 billion settlement over contamination of water systems with ‘forever chemicals’
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Continue Reading Victor Wembanyama is the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, with expectations of stardom
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Continue Reading Activists say they’ve identified hundreds of bodies left in the streets of West Darfur
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Continue Reading Brazil’s president offers to try to win release of bishop imprisoned in Nicaragua
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva offered Thursday to help try to gain the release of a Roman Catholic bishop…
Continue Reading Crosley Green ordered to remain incarcerated after returning to prison for a crime he says he didn’t commit
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Continue Reading 2.5M Genworth policyholders and 769K retired California workers and beneficiaries affected by hack
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Continue Reading Two dead after shooting outside Florida McDonald’s, police say
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Continue Reading Virginia jury acquits school spokesman of perjury in probe that was a focus of governor’s campaign
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Continue Reading ‘Rust’ weapons supervisor charged with dumping drugs on day of Alec Baldwin shooting
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Continue Reading US safety agency to require automatic emergency braking on heavy trucks and buses
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Continue Reading A 2-year-old boy fatally shot his pregnant mother in Ohio, police say
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Continue Reading A 2-year-old boy fatally shot his pregnant mother in Ohio, police say
By Raja Razek and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A 2-year-old boy in Norwalk, Ohio, shot his pregnant mother in the back, killing her and the unborn…
Continue Reading North Carolina GOP legislators making changes to new abortion law days before enforcement
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Continue Reading 8 Mexican army soldiers arrested in 2014 disappearances of 43 students
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Continue Reading Florida court won’t reinstate prosecutor removed by DeSantis for refusal to prosecute abortion cases
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Continue Reading Kentucky attorney general asks FBI to investigate donations to his rival in governor’s race
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Continue Reading Hundreds of dolphins and sea lions have washed up dead or sick in California amid toxic algae outbreak
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Continue Reading Fashion, star power and a martial aura fuse at Givenchy’s collection at Paris Fashion Week
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Continue Reading A Titanic expert, an adventurer, a CEO, and a father and son were killed in Titan’s implosion
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Continue Reading Senegal opposition leader Sonko’s lawyer files a lawsuit in France and calls for an ICC inquiry
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Continue Reading India’s Modi brings comedy game to big White House dinner in his honor
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Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 23: Sub debris found, Impeachment, 2024 race, Ukraine, 3M
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Continue Reading Buffalo Zoo in New York welcomes four newborn lion cubs
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Continue Reading Pop star Kesha and producer Dr. Luke settle longstanding legal battle over rape, defamation claims
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Continue Reading In ‘Every Body,’ a galvanizing moment — and celebration — for the intersex community
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Titanic-bound submersible suffered ‘catastrophic implosion,’ killing all 5 on board, US Coast Guard says
The company that operated the Titantic-bound deep-sea submersible that went missing Sunday with five people aboard said in a statement Thursday…
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Continue Reading Mortgage rates tick down for the third week in a row
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Continue Reading Brazilian is sentenced to 27 years in prison for killing ex-girlfriend in Australia
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Continue Reading Pakistan collects DNA samples from 200 families of those missing after migrant boat sank off Greece
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has collected DNA samples from more than 200 families following last week’s sinking of an overcrowded smuggling vessel…
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Continue Reading Transgender sports ban heads to North Carolina governor’s desk
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Continue Reading Aunt, dad helped Rep. George Santos stay out of jail while he awaits trial
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Continue Reading Vatican to hand over evidence in 1983 disappearance of employee’s daughter
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By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — Cultivated meat, also known as lab-grown meat, has been cleared for sale in the United States.…
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DNA collected from suspect Bryan Kohberger a ‘statistical match’ for DNA on sheath of knife used in killings of 4 Idaho students, court documents state
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Continue Reading Titanic-bound submersible suffered ‘catastrophic implosion,’ killing all 5 on board, US Coast Guard says
By Priscilla Alvarez, Eric Levenson, Gabe Cohen and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — The Titanic-bound submersible that went missing on Sunday with…
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Continue Reading Windrush scandal: Thousands misclassified by UK as illegal immigrants still without compensation
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Continue Reading Former Texas congressman Will Hurd, a Trump critic, announces 2024 Republican presidential campaign
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Continue Reading Presto! Rare Maurice Sendak picture story, ‘Ten Little Rabbits,’ will be published in 2024
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By Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — Russia’s Supreme Court has on Thursday dismissed an appeal by jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny…
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Continue Reading Russia-backed officials say explosion damages bridge linking Ukraine’s mainland to Crimea
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Continue Reading Iconic Hong Kong dragon boat races are back in full force as thousands of spectators gather
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Continue Reading UAE leader welcomes Iranian foreign minister in latest softening of Persian Gulf tensions
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Continue Reading Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich loses appeal against pre-trial detention
By Anna Chernova, Sophie Tanno and Jo Shelley, CNN (CNN) — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich lost his appeal against the extension…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 22: Missing sub, Schiff, Modi, Supreme Court, FTC v. Amazon
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