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Lindsay Clancy's ex-husband testifies about the day she killed their 3 children
eBay agreed to pay nearly $50M to couple sent cockroaches, bloody pig mask
Lindsay Clancy on trial over killing her 3 children
Trump's arch could harm the integrity of Washington's historical sites
Russian barrage in Ukraine's capital region kills 17
Trump opens investigation into Harvard's financial aid for international students
CDC nominee says she won't betray science - and backs Kennedy's actions
US citizen is found guilty of helping export tech to Iran in violation of sanctions
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Lindsay Clancy's ex-husband testifies about the day she killed their 3 children
eBay agreed to pay nearly $50M to couple sent cockroaches, bloody pig mask
Lindsay Clancy on trial over killing her 3 children
Trump's arch could harm the integrity of Washington's historical sites
Russian barrage in Ukraine's capital region kills 17
The Justice Department is investigating whether Harvard University is allowing Chinese donors to create scholarships that exclude American students, adding to the barrage of federal inquiries the Trump administration has opened in its battle against the Ivy League school.
The Trump administration’s latest nominee to lead the nation’ top public health agency drew frustrated reactions from some U.S. senators on Wednesday when they pressed her on whether she would protect the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from political meddling.
BOSTON (AP) – A Massachusetts man was found guilty Monday of conspiring to unlawfully export electronic components to Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions. Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi, who worked at the global electronics company Analog Devices, was accused of helping an Iranian business associate get around American export control laws.
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – For passengers on the budget Australian airline Jetstar, the days of cramming your bag into an overhead locker already full of your seatmates’ full-sized suitcases are coming to an end, but there’s a catch. The carrier will charge passengers for stowing carry-on bags in the overhead compartments, beginning in February 2027.
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TOKYO (AP) – Honda’s profit for the fiscal first quarter more than doubled from a year ago, as the Japanese automaker continues to tackle a turnaround from the first full year loss in its history. Tokyo-based Honda Motor Co. said Wednesday its April-June profit totaled 456.9 billion yen ($2.9 billion), up from 196.6 billion yen for the same period a year ago.
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BANGKOK (AP) – China announced a series of economic measures Wednesday against the United States, including controls on exports of drones to the U.S. and a ban on dealings with six American entities, in response to recent restrictions imposed by Washington.
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China announces countermeasures against Washington, including drone exports
Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary in victory for Democrats' progressive wing
No evidence? No problem. Trump pushes false claims that Reflecting Pool was vandalized
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Progressive U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has defeated moderate U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan’s Democratic primary, which became a proxy battle for the party’s direction. Tuesday’s elections also included a Democratic primary victory by Missouri Rep. Wesley Bell in his rematch against Rep. Cori Bush.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russian attacks on Kyiv and its surrounding region killed 17 people and wounded dozens, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday, as Ukraine’s depleted air defenses failed to stop any of Moscow’s incoming missiles overnight.
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WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal judge decried efforts to rewrite the history of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol as he reluctantly dismissed the seditious conspiracy case against members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group at the Trump administration’s request.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal officials involved in the prosecution of James Comey misled judges, submitted false statements and withheld key facts during the course of the investigation, according to new defense filings that seek the dismissal of a case charging the former FBI director with threatening President Donald Trump on social media.
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eBay agreed to pay nearly $50M to couple sent cockroaches, bloody pig mask
Dramatic video captures teen lifeguard rescue a child from monster surf
A supergroup of 300 humpback whales gather to feed
15 elephants die in Kenya's Amboseli National Park
