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Pittsburgh synagogue shooter is formally sentenced to death after victims’ families call him ‘vile’ and ‘worthless’
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Does being in a good mood make you more generous? Researchers say yes and charities should take note
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Continue Reading Carl Davis, award-winning American composer behind many British TV shows and films, dies at 86
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Continue Reading Keith Urban, Kix Brooks of Brooks & Dunn to be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
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Continue Reading Birders flock to Green Bay to catch glimpse of Gulf Coast shorebird last seen in Wisconsin in 1845
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Continue Reading Drexel men’s basketball player Terrence Butler found dead in his apartment
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Continue Reading Saudi Arabia extends cut of 1 million barrels of oil a day, potentially boosting prices at the pump
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Continue Reading Iran’s top diplomat urges Pakistan to complete its part of a long-delayed Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline
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Continue Reading Pittsburgh synagogue gunman has been sentenced to die in the nation’s deadliest antisemitic attack
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Continue Reading Hasbro selling eOne television and movie business to Lionsgate in $500M deal
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Continue Reading Alleged ex-member of Syrian militia arrested in Germany, accused of crimes against humanity
BERLIN (AP) — An alleged former member of a Syrian pro-government militia has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of crimes against humanity…
Continue Reading Families of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting victims deliver impact statements ahead of formal death sentence
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lizzo said Thursday that she’s “not the villain” that three of her former backup dancers falsely accuse her of being…
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Continue Reading Freddie Mercury’s beloved piano, song drafts and hundreds of belongings on display before auction
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Continue Reading Lebanon hands over to Italy suspected drug dealer arrested near Beirut
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Continue Reading Hyundai and Kia recall nearly 92,000 vehicles and tell owners to park them outside due to fire risk
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Continue Reading India to participate in Saudi Arabia summit on finding ways to start Ukraine war negotiations
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Continue Reading South Korean police pursue suspect in 2nd stabbing attack in 2 days
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Continue Reading Florida man who dropped appeals is executed for 1988 hammer killing of a nurse
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Continue Reading Russia fines Wikipedia and Apple for spreading ‘false information’ about Ukraine conflict
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Continue Reading Poland and Lithuania say they fear provocations from Russia and Belarus at NATO’s eastern flank
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Continue Reading Philippine coast guard rescues 67 people from damaged boat in the second ferry accident in a week
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Continue Reading Greenpeace demonstrators drape UK prime minister’s house in black to protest oil expansion
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Continue Reading Lebanon warns Palestinian president that troops may intervene if clashes continue in refugee camp
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Continue Reading Pittsburgh synagogue shooter is formally sentenced to death after victims’ families call him ‘vile’ and ‘worthless’
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Continue Reading Pittsburgh synagogue shooter is formally sentenced to death after victims’ families call him ‘vile’ and ‘worthless’
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Continue Reading 108 attendees at the World Scout Jamboree treated for heat-related illnesses in South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — At least 108 people were treated for heat-related illnesses at the World Scout Jamboree being held in South Korea, which…
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Continue Reading Brazil coach Sundhage criticized over the team’s lack of flair after Women’s World Cup exit
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Continue Reading Family of Lashawn Thompson, who died in a Georgia jail, reaches $4 million settlement with county
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego police have shot and killed a gunman who fatally wounded a police dog on a community college campus. Authorities say the…
Continue Reading Rights group reports war crimes in Sudan, including deliberate attacks on civilians, sexual assault
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — A town on northern Mexico’s Pacific coast has seen its beaches littered with a carpet of dead fish, after what experts…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Supreme Court chief justice accuses liberals of ‘raw exercise of overreaching power’
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