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‘Keep going’: Activists search for hope after no officers charged in B...

They lost jobs and friends and homes to show up every day because they had hope: that there would be justice for Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old emergency medical technician shot and killed by police when they burst into her...

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Iran’s president accuses U.S. of ‘savagery’ after new sanctions impose...

Tensions between Washington and Tehran have soared since U.S. President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew in 2018 from the Iran nuclear deal struck by his predecessor and began reimposing sanctions that had been eased under the accord.

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7 in custody after stabbing attack outside Charlie Hebdo office in Par...

Seven people were in custody Saturday after a stabbing outside the former Paris offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, including the suspected assailant, authorities said.

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Large right-wing rally expected in Portland as tensions mount

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Friday said she was sending state troopers to help the Portland police and was creating a unified command structure among city, regional and state law enforcement — a tactic that essentially circumvents a city...

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China Gives Unproven Covid-19 Vaccines to Thousands, With Risks Unknow...

Drug company workers, government officials and others have been injected. More will be soon, bewildering experts who worry about potential ill effects.

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Chinese officials push use of emergency coronavirus vaccine despite co...

A Chinese health official said Friday that China, which has largely eradicated the disease, needs to take steps to prevent it from coming back.

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Death toll in Ukraine plane crash rises to 26, with 1 survivor

Two people initially survived the crash, but one later died in a hospital. No cause for the crash has been determined.

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‘Now or never’: Former Trump staffers press others to speak out ahead ...

Many current and former officials debating whether they, too, should step forward and join the chorus of Republican voices trying to persuade on-the-fence voters to help deny Trump a second term.

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South Korea calls on North Korea to investigate government official sh...

The South Korean government official who was shot by North Korean troops Tuesday was apparently trying to defect.

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Trump woos minority voters as campaign heats up; promises to make June...

The announcement came during a two-day campaign swing that ticked off a long list of boxes, both geographically and with key constituencies.

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Edmonton artist reflects on her Time magazine cover portrait of Ruth B...

Edmonton artist Shana Wilson has painted dozens of portraits, but the one she did of Ruth Bader Ginsburg will always stand out.

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Biden slams Trump for refusing to speak out about Belarus ‘dictator’ L...

President Alexander Lukashenko was abruptly inaugurated on Wednesday in what Biden called a "sham ceremony."

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California braces for dry, windy weekend weather that may worsen wildf...

Firefighters battling the state's largest wildfire braced for the change in weather by constructing fuel breaks on Friday to keep the flames from reaching a marijuana-growing enclave.

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China says WHO supported early use of coronavirus vaccine candidate ou...

Hundreds of thousands essential workers and other limited groups of people considered at high risk of infection have been given the vaccine.

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Trump expected to nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett to U.S. Supreme Cou...

Trump said Friday he had made up his mind and it was ``very exciting,'' without giving away the name, aiming to maintain some suspense around his personal announcement.

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Kyle Rittenhouse fights extradition over Kenosha shooting deaths

Rittenhouse surrendered to police in his hometown of Antioch, Illinois, a day after prosecutors say he shot and killed two protesters and wounded a third on the streets of Kenosha on Aug. 25.

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Ukraine military plane crashes, killing 22 people

Reports said that the plane had a military crew and that most of those aboard were students at an aviation university run by the defence ministry.

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As China Ages, a Push to Add Elevators Offers a New Kind of Economic R...

China’s premier wants to retrofit three million older apartment buildings all over the country, but he still needs political buy-in at the top.

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SuperM Unite: K-pop’s Avengers Call For Togetherness On Super One

SuperM speaks to MTV News about their first full-length album 'Super One.'

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Anxiety, Trump and Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy drive long lines in ea...

'Generally, we would not see (voters) showing up this early,' says Gary Scott, director of elections for Fairfax County.

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Breonna Taylor’s family demands release of evidence in police shooting...

The demands were made at a press conference following grand jury hearings that led to no charges against police officers who killed Taylor during a March drug raid at her apartment.

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U.S. surpasses 7 million coronavirus cases as Midwest states become la...

The coronavirus milestone also comes three days after the country's death toll surpassed 200,000, with over 700 more people dying per day since.

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Police bust scheme to wash and sell 300,000 used condoms in Vietnam

The condoms were boiled, reshaped with a piece of wood and packaged up for resale at a factory in Vietnam, according to police.

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‘Hero’: Giant rat awarded tiny medal for sniffing out landmines

Magawa the rat has found dozens of unexploded landmines and munitions in Cambodia, sparing many humans from death and injury.

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Alphabet Settles Shareholder Suits Over Sexual Harassment Claims

Google’s parent company was hit with a wave of lawsuits after The New York Times reported that an accused executive had received a $90 million exit package.

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Mom cuffed, tasered after refusing to wear mask at son’s football game...

The Ohio woman is facing trespassing charges after refusing to put on a mask or leave the premises, police say.

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China Is on a Building Binge, and Metal Prices Are Surging

Iron ore, nickel, copper and other metal prices are rising as China restarts construction after emerging from the worst of the pandemic, and the global economy could benefit.

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As Donations Shift in the Pandemic, New Databases Aim to Help

Donors are giving money in different ways this year, and two new projects are helping them identify the nonprofit groups that can best use their money.

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Tell Us: How Is the Pandemic Affecting Youth Employment in Europe?

The New York Times would like to hear from young people across Europe who are unemployed, searching for work, or concerned for their job prospects because of Covid-19.

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Zayn Sounds Happy On ‘Better’ — And Looks Like A Million Bucks In The ...

Zayn returns with a minimal new video for 'Better,' a lovely slice of R&B pop, just days after becoming a father.

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Plight of the ‘Physical Worker’: Worn-Out Bodies and Little Savings

Americans laboring on farms, in factories and on cleaning crews often have to retire before safety-net programs kick in and without assets in employer plans.

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Sad13’s Power-Pop Memories, Anthony Ramos’s Feel-Good Exhale, And More...

This week's eclectic Bop Shop batch features Sad13's lament about gigging in perpetuity, Anthony Ramos's uplifting ode to the simple life, and more.

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Babar Qadri, Lawyer and Defender of Kashmir, is Murdered

The attorney won fame as a human rights advocate and a vocal defender of his homeland in the Indian media. His killer remains unidentified.

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Pandemic Increases Importance of Filing Early for Financial Aid

The new FAFSA form, which is out on Thursday, requires last year’s tax data. But families that have lost income this year may need to take extra steps to qualify for help.

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There’s a Covid-19 case in the office. Who should the company tell?

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Covid Cases in the Office: Who Should Be Told?

As workers return to the workplace, some will inevitably test positive. There’s a debate about who should be notified.

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4 wounded in Paris knife attack near former Charlie Hebdo offices

Four people were wounded in a knife attack Friday near the former offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, and two assailants are on the run, police said.

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Karen McDougal Lawsuit Against Tucker Carlson Dismissed

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Coronavirus has stranded 25 people from Easter Island in Tahiti for 6 ...

Many arrived in March planning to stay for just a few weeks, but they got stuck when the virus swept across the globe and their flights back home were cancelled.

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North Korea ‘greatly sorry’ for killing South Korean over coronavirus ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a letter to South Korean President Moon Jae-in saying the incident should not have happened, an official said.

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Coronavirus forces Rio de Janeiro to delay Carnival for first time in ...

The city says the pandemic has made it impossible to safely hold the traditional parades in February that are a cultural mainstay and, for many, a source of livelihood.

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Chinese company says coronavirus vaccine should be ready by early 2021...

Yin Weidong, the CEO of SinoVac, vowed to apply to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to sell CoronaVac in the United States if it passes its third and final round of testing in humans.

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San Francisco sues 28 alleged drug dealers in effort to curb overdose ...

The lawsuits, if approved in California Superior Court, would prevent the alleged dealers from entering a 50-block area in one neighbourhood and part of another.

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Without Evidence, Right-Wing Commentators Link Soros to Louisville U-H...

A spokeswoman for the liberal financier said he had “absolutely not” paid for the rental of a truck used in a protest in Louisville.

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Without Evidence, Right-Wing Commentators Link Soros to U-Haul Rental

A spokeswoman for the liberal financier said he had “absolutely not” paid for the rental of a truck used in a protest in Louisville.

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Molotov cocktails used in most violent Portland protest so far: police...

Protesters in Portland hurled several firebombs at officers during a demonstration over a Kentucky grand jury’s decision to not indict officers in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, police said.

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Breonna Taylor protesters return to streets across U.S. for 2nd night ...

The police chief in Louisville, Kentucky, where Taylor was killed said he expected demonstrations to go on through the weekend and for some time.

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Amazon Unveils Drone That Films Inside Your Home. What Could Go Wrong?...

On social media, people had some concerns about the Ring Always Home Cam. To put it mildly.

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Trump signs executive order on health care; attracts criticism from De...

Trump returned to health care amid disapproval of his administration's handling of the coronavirus pandemic and growing uncertainty about the future of the Obama-era Affordable Care Act.

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