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‘I won’t leave’: Civilians struggle on with daily life despite battle for Bakhmut
By Ben Wedeman, Kosta Gak and Kareem Khadder, CNN An excavator gouges huge chunks of rich brown earth by the roadside, depositing the dirt at the…
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California sees extensive storm damage as weather calms
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Man told police he was ill the day toddler walked outside with a handgun
By Michelle Watson, CNN The purported father of a toddler seen in the entryway of an Indiana apartment complex waving a handgun said he was ill and…
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The men’s basketball game between Iowa and Northwestern scheduled for Wednesday in Iowa City will not be played due to…
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By Andi Babineau and Amanda Watts, CNN A new strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza — commonly called bird flu — has killed around…
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PANAMA CITY (AP) — Officials say nearly 250,000 migrants crossed the treacherous Darien Gap between Colombia and Panama in 2022 on their way north.…
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities say they unearthed 10 dismembered bodies that had been buried under the floor of an events hall in central Mexico.…
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Republican state Sen. Matt Dolan says he’s again running for U.S. Senate as the GOP tries in 2024 to flip the Ohio seat long…
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Continue Reading NATO surveillance planes temporarily deployed to Romania
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14-year-old girl charged with murder in the shooting of 11-year-old boy in Dallas
By Amanda Watts, CNN A 14-year-old girl was charged with murder Monday following the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old boy who was hit by a stray…
Continue Reading Dutch Senate expands constitutional ban on discrimination
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Continue Reading Man told police he was ill the day toddler walked outside with a handgun
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Continue Reading UK police reviewing cases after officer’s serial rape plea
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Continue Reading Greta Thunberg carried away by police at German mine protest
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Continue Reading Israel kills Palestinian militant after West Bank shooting
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Continue Reading Vietnamese president resigns, criticized for major scandals
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Continue Reading Cardinal Pell will be interred in Sydney crypt in February
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Continue Reading Norway archaeologists find ‘world’s oldest runestone’
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Continue Reading French soccer president targeted by sexual harassment probe
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Continue Reading Taliban official says 9 men lashed in public in Afghanistan
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Continue Reading University of Alabama basketball player provided gun for shooting, court document says
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Jillian Sykes and Andy Rose, CNN After University of Alabama basketball player Darius Miles was charged with murder in the death…
Continue Reading Russian strike toll: 45 dead civilians, including 6 children
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Continue Reading Dutch police arrest suspected Islamic State security chief
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Continue Reading Video inside cabin purportedly shows moments before Nepal plane crash
By Sugam Pokharel, Jonny Hallam and Jessie Yeung, CNN A Facebook Live video purportedly showing the last terrifying moments inside the cabin on Yeti…
Continue Reading At Davos, Ukraine’s first lady urges support for her nation
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Ukraine’s first lady on Tuesday pressed world leaders and corporate executives at the…
Continue Reading Ukrainian civilians vanish and languish in Russian-run jails
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Continue Reading Families mourn Nepal plane victims, data box sent to France
By ANISH BHATTARAI and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press POKHARA, Nepal (AP) — Nepalese authorities on Tuesday began returning to families the bodies…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka urged to free student activist held over protests
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Human rights groups are urging Sri Lanka’s government to release a…
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Failed GOP candidate arrested on suspicion of orchestrating shootings at homes of Democrats in New Mexico, police say
By Jennifer Henderson, Andi Babineau and Jason Hanna, CNN A Republican former candidate for New Mexico’s legislature who police say claimed…
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By AAMER MADHANI and MIKE CORDER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that his country plans to…
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1 killed, 7 others shot at crowded MLK Day block party in Florida, authorities say
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Jamiel Lynch, CNN One person was killed and seven others were shot at a block party packed with more than 1,000 people…
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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Flags from Russia and Belarus were banned from the site of the Australian Open on…
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Continue Reading Indiana man arrested after toddler shown on live TV with handgun
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Continue Reading Police report says driver was speeding in crash that killed University of Georgia football player and staffer
By Isabel Rosales, Jaide Timm-Garcia and Ryan Young, CNN The SUV carrying four members of the University of Georgia football program, two of whom…
Continue Reading Boy, 11, fatally shot in Dallas by teen arguing with another
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici of Oregon says she and her husband are recovering at home after being hit by a car. A Portland…
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BEECH GROVE, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana man faces criminal charges after a young boy was allegedly seen holding a handgun outside their apartment and…
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