In a dramatic overnight rescue, a search team located 2 hikers stranded in heavy snow in Massachusetts’ Mount Washington State Forest.
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Nobel laureate Kenzaburo Oe, writer of poetic fiction, dies at 88
His darkly poetic novels were built from his memories during Japan’s postwar occupation and from being the parent of a disabled son.
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Chinese SARS whistleblower Jiang Yanyong dies at 91
The military doctor revealed the full extent of the 2003 SARS outbreak and was later placed under house arrest for his political outspokenness.
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U.S., Russia ratchet up rhetoric, even as military chiefs talk, over downed drone
That the 2 nations are talking underscored the seriousness of the encounter over the Black Sea between Russian jets and a U.S. surveillance drone.
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Former U.S. Rep. Pat Schroeder, pioneer for women’s rights, dies at 82
Schroeder took on the powerful elite with her rapier wit and antics for 24 years, shaking up stodgy government institutions by forcing them to acknowledge that women had a role in government.
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Ann Uccello, first female mayor in Connecticut, dies at 100
Uccello later served as one of the highest-ranking women in the Nixon administration – as consumer affairs director in the Department of Transportation.
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Award-winning South African jazz singer Gloria Bosman dies
The Soweto-born Bosman was praised for her soothing, silky vocals and versatility in crossing over to various music genres.
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In nursing homes, impoverished residents live final days on pennies
A half-century-old bit of American bureaucracy is leaving hundreds of thousands of nursing home residents in an unthinkable bind: Living on as little as $30 a month.
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Trump allies file ethics complaint against Ron DeSantis
Trump himself faced similar criticism before announcing his own candidacy in November, accused of violating federal campaign laws by raising and spending money for a run ahead of a formal 2024 campaign launch.
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Long-used abortion pill in U.S. under threat in Texas lawsuit
A federal judge is being asked to revoke or suspend the FDA’s drug’s approval of the drug 23 years ago, an unprecedented challenge to the federal agency’s role.