The crash killed 8 people in all, including 3 crew members, aboard the Bell helicopter, which Iran purchased in the early 2000s.
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11 hurt in mass shooting that marked a weekend of gun violence in Savannah, Georgia
An argument between two women led to a gunfight that left 11 people injured in a busy tourist area.
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Tens of thousands protest against Mexico’s president in the main square of Mexico City
Mexico is extremely polarized ahead of the June 2 presidential election.
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Giuliani becomes final defendant served indictment among 18 accused in Arizona fake electors case
The indictment was served as the former Trump attorney walked to his car after his 80th birthday party.
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Biden tells Morehouse graduates that scenes in Gaza from the Israel-Hamas war break his heart, too
‘I support peaceful nonviolent protest,’ he told students at the all-male college, some of whom wore Palestinian scarves.
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U.S. troops will complete their withdrawal from Niger by mid-September, Pentagon says
American and Nigerien defense officials say U.S. troops ordered out of Niger by its ruling junta will complete their withdrawal from the West African country by the middle of September
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Man charged with punching actor Steve Buscemi held on $50,000 bond
Police said the 66-year-old actor was walking in Manhattan on May 8 when a stranger punched him in the face.
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Diddy admits beating ex-girlfriend Cassie, says he’s sorry, calls his actions ‘inexcusable’
The video aired by CNN Friday shows Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, wearing only a white towel, punching and kicking the R&B singer who was his protege and longtime girlfriend at the time.
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At least 11 killed as Russia presses forward with its offensive in northeastern Ukraine
Russia launched an offensive in the Kharkiv region late last week, significantly adding to the pressure on Ukraine’s outnumbered and outgunned forces which are waiting for delayed deliveries of crucial weapons.
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America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally goes to space 60 years later on Bezos rocket
Ed Dwight was among potential astronauts recommended to NASA. But he wasn’t chosen for the 1963 class, which included eventual Gemini and Apollo astronauts, including Apollo 11’s Buzz Aldrin.