Fossilized skeletons of aerial and aquatic predators to be auctioned by Sotheby’s
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Boris Johnson’s wife, Carrie, announces birth of their third child
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Continue Reading Appeals court blocks construction on Mountain Valley Pipeline even after Congress says it can’t
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Continue Reading Cameron releases public safety plan in bid to unseat Democratic governor in Kentucky
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Continue Reading Book sales, a lure for money and more takeaways from the AP investigation into Supreme Court ethics
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Continue Reading German opposition leader takes aim at migration, but largely rules out working with far right
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Continue Reading Six killed in Nepal helicopter crash near Mount Everest
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Continue Reading Supreme Court justices and donors mingle at campus visits. These documents show the ethical dilemmas
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Continue Reading Floods and mudslides kill six in Japan as scientists warn extreme rainfall events will get worse
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Continue Reading ‘This disaster is not over’: Post-flooding perils endanger Vermont as more rain could inundate already deluged cities
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Continue Reading Justices teach when the Supreme Court isn’t in session. It can double as an all-expenses-paid trip
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Continue Reading Pilot escapes with minor injuries when small plane crashes into hangar’s roof at California airport
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Continue Reading Murder suspect who escaped from California medical center recaptured
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Continue Reading Longtime AP Pentagon reporter Fred Hoffman, who was lauded for his Vietnam coverage, dies at 100
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