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By Victoria Butenko and Olga Voitovych, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed all officials in charge of regional…
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Smoke rushed in, then they ran. How ordinary Maui residents faced the fire that killed their neighbors and leveled their town
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Continue Reading Floods triggered by monsoon rains in Myanmar have killed 5 people, displaced 60,000 since mid-July
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ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — The family of a Long Island, New York, man who died after being beaten by police during a 2008 traffic stop has been awarded $35…
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Man arrested after ‘engaging in threatening conduct’ toward jurors and witnesses in Pittsburgh synagogue shooter trial, prosecutors say
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By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Residents of Maui have suffered widespread devastation as wildfires ravage the Hawaiian island, along with…
Continue Reading 6 Western nations demand Russia return two regions it took from neighboring Georgia 15 years ago
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Continue Reading Killing of O’Shae Sibley, who was fatally stabbed while dancing at a Brooklyn gas station, will be prosecuted as a hate crime, prosecutor says
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Continue Reading Federal judge will hear arguments on potential takeover of New York City’s troubled jail system
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has agreed to begin a process that could wrest control of New York City’s…
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