Investigators have opened a criminal case into possible negligence at the refinery.
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Israel maintains shadowy hospital in the desert for Gaza detainees. Critics allege mistreatment
The military denies the allegations of inhumane treatment and says all detainees needing medical attention receive it.
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1 dead and 8 injured in Istanbul apartment building collapse
The collapse renewed fears about the resilience of buildings in a city prone to earthquakes.
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Family of late Mainer Ernest Brien receives medallion recognizing his valor during World War II
Brien’s family was presented with the Legion of Honor medal by the honorary consul of France in Maine, in recognition of the sacrifices that the Portland native and Army soldier made for France during the war.
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Romance Writers of America files for bankruptcy after tumultuous split spurred by racism allegations
Relationships within the group started to fray in 2019 over the way it treated one of its authors, Courtney Milan, a Chinese American writer.
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From collapsed plea deal to trial: How Hunter Biden has come to face jurors on federal gun charges
Hunter Biden is headed to trial on federal gun charges in a case brought by his father’s Justice Department at a time when America’s political and legal worlds are colliding like never before.
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Republicans join Trump’s attacks on justice system and campaign of vengeance after guilty verdict
Susan Collins, who is known as a bipartisan leader, said the prosecutor ‘brought these charges precisely because of who the defendant was rather than because of any specified criminal conduct.’
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U.S. defense secretary says war with China neither imminent nor unavoidable, stressing need for talks
While declining to detail the specifics of their conversation, United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the most important thing was that the two were again talking.
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Families of hostages in Gaza back cease-fire deal set out by Biden. Israel says conditions remain
Cease-fire talks halted last month after a push by the U.S. and other mediators to secure a deal in hopes of averting a full-scale Israeli invasion of Gaza’s southern city of Rafah.
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Climate activist in Paris stuck a protest poster on Monet’s ‘Poppy Field’
It was the latest of several actions by protesters with the group Food Riposte to target artworks in France in calls for action to protect food supplies from further damage to the climate.