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TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The Tunisian coast guard says five Africans were found dead and dozens are believed missing after three migrant boats…
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New Haven police commission terminates 2 officers charged in the transport incident that left Randy Cox paralyzed
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Continue Reading Mentally ill or deliberate killer? Trial starts for man charged with killing Massachusetts officer
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Continue Reading Clerk charged with murder in another fatal shooting at a Detroit gas station
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Continue Reading Swarbrick to step down as Notre Dame’s AD next year; NBC Sports’ Peter Bevacqua will take over
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — A salmonella outbreak linked to Gold Medal flour is over, the CDC announced Wednesday. However, consumers are…
Continue Reading AP Exclusive: Drone footage of collapsed dam shows devastation, no evidence to back Russian claims
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By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — As bystanders screamed for help, a man with a knife stabbed four young children at a lakeside park…
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