One week after a deadline passed for mutinous soldiers in Niger to reinstate the country’s ousted president or face military intervention, the junta has not acquiesced
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1 dead, 1 critical, several unaccounted for after explosion destroys 3 homes, damages others
County spokesperson Amie Downs said emergency responders reported people trapped under debris after one house exploded and two others were engulfed in flames.
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Record-breaking summit of K2 dogged by allegations that Western climbers left Pakistani man to die
A Pakistani mountaineer says an investigation has been launched into the death of a porter near the peak of the world’s most treacherous mountain.
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Rising political threats take U.S. into uncharted territory as 2024 election looms
Threats against public officials have been steadily climbing in recent years, creating new challenges for law enforcement, civil rights and the health of American democracy.
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Biden’s reelection bid faces vulnerabilities in wake of special counsel appointment
Democrats were already concerned about the president’s age, his leadership on the economy and his stalled agenda in Congress.
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Death toll rises to 80 in Maui wildfires as survivors begin returning to communities in ruins
Residents of Maui County face a surreal landscape of flattened homes, blackened hulks of burned-out cars and ashy lots where buildings once stood.
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Three former Republican operatives to pay $50,000 for roles in fake charity tied to Ohio derailment
The fake charity collected nearly $149,000 from donors in the aftermath of the Feb. 3 derailment but gave only $10,000 to a food bank and kept the rest for themselves, a state investigation found.
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried jailed in New York; judge says crypto mogul tampered with witnesses
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been sent to jail after a bail hearing in New York City
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The origins of special counsels, their powers and what to expect in the Hunter Biden probe
Attorney General Merrick Garland tapped David Weiss, who has been probing the financial and business dealings of the president’s son, to oversee the department’s investigation.
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Judge warns of limits to what Trump can say about election case, agrees to limited protective order
His “defense is supposed to happen in this courtroom, not on the internet,” the judge said.