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By Lauren Kent, Amy Cassidy and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — The Irish government conceded on Saturday that it had lost two referenda to change…
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Continue Reading Poland’s foreign minister says the presence of NATO troops in Ukraine is ‘not unthinkable’
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Continue Reading Italy grapples with its patriarchal history as femicide cases shock the nation
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Continue Reading Italy’s migrant detention centers in spotlight after death of Guinean and calls to close them down
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Continue Reading Kenyan activists are on a mission to end gender-based violence as attacks on women surge
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Continue Reading As a fifth term for Vladimir Putin looms, Russia is stepping up its war on its own people
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Continue Reading Michigan residents urged not to pick up debris from explosive vaping supplies fire that killed 1
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Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the March 12 presidential contests
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DEWHURST, Wis. (AP) — A crash at a western Wisconsin highway intersection involving a semitrailer and a van has reportedly killed nine people. KSTP…
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By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is looking to approve a $460 billion package of spending bills in time to meet a…
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Continue Reading Colorado finds DNA scientist cut corners, raising questions in hundreds of criminal cases
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Continue Reading Denver police raided the wrong house after officers relied on a phone tracking app. Now a grandmother will get $3.76 million
By Holly Yan, Melissa Alonso and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Colorado jury has awarded $3.76 million to a grandmother whose house was damaged and…
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By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America A 21-year-old junior in college is moving on to the general election after narrowly beating an…
Continue Reading UN Security Council urges Sudan’s warring parties to halt hostilities during holy month of Ramadan
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is urging Sudan’s warring parties to halt hostilities during…
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By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Scores of foreigners are stranded in Haiti, unable to leave the country under siege…
Continue Reading Obesity drug Wegovy is approved to cut heart attack and stroke risk in overweight patients
By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer The popular weight-loss drug Wegovy can now be used to reduce the risk of stroke, heart attacks and other serious…
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BY FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The State Department has accused Zimbabwean authorities of harassing and detaining…
Continue Reading Fulton County prosecutor Fani Willis and judge in Trump 2020 election case draw primary challengers
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Archeologists in Turkey say they have discovered the world’s oldest known bread, dating back to 6600…
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