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Robert Mueller, ex-FBI director who led 2016 Russia inquiry, dies at 81
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AIPAC-aligned super PACs spent millions in Illinois Democratic primaries
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Justin Timberlake drink driving arrest footage released
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Man charged with murder in fatal shooting of landscaper in California
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Kendra Duggar faces misdemeanors after husband's arrest on molestation charge
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Government borrowing higher than expected in February
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Cuba readies for first Russian oil shipment of the year as energy crisis deepens
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A Mexican teen migrant dies in a Florida jail holding ICE detainees
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I want to hold balance of power at next general election, says Zack Polanski
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Cesar Chavez abused and raped women and girls, NYT investigation says
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Sadiq Khan says Labour should pledge to rejoin EU
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Mamdani put Ramadan at the center of NYC's cultural life, bringing joy -- and a backlash
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FBI conducting leak investigation into former Trump official who resigned over Iran war
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School phone bans not enough to cut screen time alone, researchers say
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How Iran’s use of cheap drones is affecting the war
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Ruling overturns Senegal's Africa Cup title and declares Morocco the champion
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Ukraine faces missile shortage due to Middle East war, says Zelensky
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Afghanistan says 400 people killed in Pakistan strike on Kabul hospital
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Trump seeks to delay meeting with Xi in China
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Easter holidaymakers switching from Dubai to Spain as flights fill up
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Mother charged with murder after newborn baby dies in fall from building
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TikTok and Meta risked safety to win algorithm arms race, whistleblowers say
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Starmer to set out support plan for heating oil costs
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Iran war threatens to erase the economic bump from bigger tax refunds
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Trump says Iran is ready to negotiate a ceasefire but he's not ready to make a deal
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Russian strike on Kyiv region kills 4 and wounds 15, with peace talks stalled
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House calls prison guard working night of Epstein death
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The Papers: Epstein files photo 'bombshell' and 'Iran war spirals'
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Rescuers blame weather and 'underprepared skiers' for rise in Alps avalanche deaths
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These are the casualties and cost of the war in Iran 2 weeks into the conflict
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A record number of political parties register for Haiti's first election in a decade
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Cuba will release 51 people from prison in an unexpected move
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Boy charged over stabbing of teenage girl at Norfolk school
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UK economy failed to grow in January ahead of Iran war
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The government is investigating new claims that DOGE misused Social Security data
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First 6 days of Iran war cost $11.3 billion, Pentagon tells Congress
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