The Kremlin says Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree appointing Sergei Shoigu as secretary of Russia’s national security council, replacing Nikolai Patrushev. The appointment …
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By KATIE DAVIES, SAMYA KULLAB and VASILISA STEPANENKO
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5/12/24
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken has delivered some of the Biden administration’s strongest public criticism yet of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza. America's top diplomat said in two …
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By JOSH BOAK
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5/12/24
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An apartment block has partially collapsed in the Russian border city of Belgorod. Officials on Sunday blamed Ukrainian shelling and said there were deaths. Online footage showed rescuers searching …
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By The Associated Press
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5/12/24
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The Cannes Film Festival rarely passes without cacophony but this year’s edition may be more raucous and uneasy than any edition in recent memory. When the red carpet is rolled out Tuesday, the …
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By JAKE COYLE
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5/12/24
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Buddha's birthday is an important holiday in several countries in Asia where there are large Buddhist populations. While the celebrations are largely similar in different countries, the date varies …
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By DEEPA BHARATH
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5/12/24
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Local governments across the country are receiving money from opioid settlements, but not all of them know how to use it. Most towns and cities with populations over 10,000 are getting pieces of the …
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By GEOFF MULVIHILL
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5/12/24
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Crews are preparing to conduct a controlled demolition to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland. The explosives are expected to be detonated …
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By LEA SKENE
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5/12/24
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The first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died nearly two months after he underwent the procedure. Rick Slayman underwent the procedure at Massachusetts General Hospital …
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5/11/24
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Small pro-Palestinian protests are popping up sporadically as colleges and universities hold commencement services. Among the demonstrations on Saturday were dozens of graduating students at Virginia …
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By SUSAN HAIGH
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5/11/24
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The killing of a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman by a Florida sheriff's deputy responding to a phoned-in complaint about an argument has the airman's family calling for charges, saying the …
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By JEFF MARTIN and CLAUDIA LAUER
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5/11/24
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First lady Jill Biden is telling graduates of an Arizona community college to tune out the people who tell them what they can't do. Biden is delivering the commencement address Saturday at Mesa …
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By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
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5/11/24
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A powerful solar storm put on an amazing skyward light show across the globe overnight, with sightings of the Northern Lights as far south as Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Brilliant purple, green, yellow …
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5/11/24
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U.S. special operations commanders are having to do more with less and they're learning from the war in Ukraine, That means juggling how to add more high-tech experts to their teams while still …
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By LOLITA C. BALDOR
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5/11/24
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A Kentucky dentist was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for his unlawful prescribing of opioids, including morphine that caused the death of one of his patients.
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From Times Sources
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5/11/24
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Honolulu has agreed to approve or deny applications to carry guns in public within four months of submission in response to a lawsuit by residents who complained of delays of up to a year. The …
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By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER
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5/10/24
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Hawaii Gov. Josh Green announced Wildfire Mitigation and Risk Reduction Preparedness Month nine months after the nation’s deadliest wildfire in over a century burned the historic town of Lahaina. …
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By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER
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5/10/24
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It was the barking that saved Rippy, a mutt that fell deep into a working rock quarry. Rescue workers rappelled off a cliff at the Specialty Minerals quarry in Connecticut to rescue the 30-pound …
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5/10/24
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The Biden administration is expected to try to partially end a 27-year-old agreement that provides court oversight of how the federal government cares for migrant children in its custody. The move …
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By REBECCA SANTANA and ACACIA CORONADO
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5/10/24
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A statue of the late Rev. Billy Graham set to stand inside the U.S. Capitol to represent North Carolina will be unveiled next week in a ceremony. The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association says House …
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5/10/24
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A man in a hospital gown who stole two police cruisers while handcuffed and survived gunfire from 11 police officers is in no shape to see a judge. That's according to his lawyer, who requested a …
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By PATRICK WHITTLE and DAVID SHARP
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5/10/24
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