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Oil jumps and shares fall after US president address
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Man charged after car hit pedestrians in city centre
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Tiger Woods releases first statement since car crash
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Trump plans to attend Wednesday's Supreme Court hearing on birthright citizenship
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China is trying to play peacemaker in the Iran war - will it work?
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'We got Wonka'd': Barbie event issues refunds
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Starmer gives doctors 48 hours to cancel strike or lose new jobs package
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Airport cleared to be renamed for Trump as he unveils design for skyscraper library
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Three quarters of fans oppose use of VAR - as majority believe it has killed joy of Premier League
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Oil jumps, stocks slide ahead of U.S. stock market open
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Australian fugitive shot dead by police after seven months on the run
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Two hurt in Derby car incident released from hospital
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DHS funding lapse is now the longest government shutdown in U.S. history
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Ranking Member of House Armed Services Committee Adam Smith discusses the war on Iran
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Opinion: White House 'gamifying' Iran war updates
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Three Lebanese journalists killed in Israeli strike, say broadcasters
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'All we want is justice for Amy': Thousands gather at vigil for mother after man charged with murder
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The Justice Department plans to share sensitive voter data with Homeland Security
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Man arrested in plot to firebomb Palestinian activist's home after undercover op
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Woods bailed after arrest following crash
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Judge weighs whether Venezuela can pay Maduro's legal costs in US drug trafficking case
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Senate agrees to fund DHS, except ICE and Border Patrol, in bid to end 40-day shutdown
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Senate votes to fund much of DHS, minus immigration enforcement
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Just Eat and Autotrader among firms investigated in fake reviews probe
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Melania Trump shares the spotlight with a robot at an education and technology event
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DOJ says it erroneously relied on ICE memo to justify immigration courthouse arrests
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War with Iran disrupts fertilizer exports as U.S. farmers prepare for planting season
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Trump confirms May meeting with Xi Jinping as Iran war forces postponement
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Taylor Frankie Paul under investigation over allegation of third domestic violence incident
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Oil price falls as Trump talks up Iran peace negotiations
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Rubio plans travel to France to sell Iran war to skeptical G7 allies
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Danish PM fails to secure majority in party's weakest election showing since 1903
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Oil back above $100 as conflicting claims emerge on US-Iran talks
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Quadruple amputee and cornhole pro accused of fatally shooting man while driving
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Death of football manager's infant grandson leads to calls for urgent action
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At least 66 killed in military plane crash in Colombia, head of armed forces says
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Tehran has responded to attacks with speed and strategy - Iranians are bracing for a long war
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4 injured after Air Canada plane collides with vehicle at New York's LaGuardia Airport
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'Players are fed up' - are autograph hunters going too far?
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