Google users will share $630 million in a Play store settlement
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Continue Reading Former Pennsylvania death row inmate freed after prosecutors drop charges before start of retrial
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Continue Reading Wind farm off New Jersey likely to ‘adversely affect’ but not kill whales, feds say
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Continue Reading Members of a union representing German train drivers vote for open-ended strikes in bitter dispute
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Continue Reading As reports of hate crimes against Muslims grow, here’s how you can help
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Continue Reading Xfinity notifies its customers of data breach linked to software vulnerability
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Continue Reading UN Security Council in intense negotiations on Gaza humanitarian resolution, trying to avoid US veto
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Continue Reading New York will set up a commission to consider reparations for slavery
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Victor awarded $692,000 for Agate Road Connectivity Project
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Christmas tree disposal sites and recycling
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Continue Reading A man accused of rape vanished. Then, a lake yielded a grim discovery. 25 years later, a fresh mystery is revealed
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Continue Reading Greek consulate in New York removes pink flag artwork against domestic violence, sparking dispute
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Continue Reading Lawsuit against former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice dismissed after she turns over records
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Continue Reading North Carolina’s 2024 election maps are racially biased, advocates say in lawsuit
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Continue Reading Cause remains unclear for Arizona house fire that left 5 people dead including 3 young children
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Continue Reading Cyprus says a joint operation with Mossad has foiled a suspected Iranian plot to kill Israelis
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Continue Reading ‘Beyond desperate’ situation for Christians sheltering in Gaza church, says UK lawmaker with family trapped inside
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Continue Reading ‘Beyond desperate’ situation for Christians sheltering in Gaza church, says UK lawmaker with family trapped inside
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