Sirhan shot Robert F. Kennedy moments after the U.S. senator from New York claimed victory in California’s pivotal Democratic presidential primary in 1968.
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COVID-19 conspiracy theories soar after latest report on origins
The virus has killed nearly 7 million people after being first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late 2019.
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Hunter Biden probe free of interference, Attorney General Garland pledges
In an appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Merrick Garland also says fentanyl is a ‘horrible epidemic unleashed on purpose’ by drug cartels in Mexico.
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Families sue over deaths of loved ones at Massachusetts veterans home
Three families are suing and say a total of 31 residents of the Chelsea Soldiers’ Home died during the COVID-19 pandemic, and many others were sickened.
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Death toll keeps rising in Greece’s deadliest train crash
Many of the passengers were students returning to Thessaloniki from Carnival, but officials said that no detailed passenger list was available.
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Harry, Meghan asked to vacate UK home in further royal rift
Disclosures Harry made in his memoir, ‘Spare,’ deepened the rift between him and his family.
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States move to crack down on nurses with bogus diplomas
States are acting in the wake of Operation Nightingale, a federal investigation into what officials say was a wire fraud scheme in which several now-closed Florida nursing schools sold phony nursing diplomas and transcripts from 2016 to 2022.
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No sign that adversaries are behind ‘Havana syndrome,’ agencies say
Most of the cases investigated appear to have different causes, from environmental factors to undiagnosed illnesses, said the officials, who say they have not found a single explanation for most or all of the reports.
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TikTok sets 60-minute default time limit for minors
TikTok says every account held by a user under the age of 18 will have a default 60-minute daily screen time limit in the coming weeks
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Ancient restaurant highlights Iraq’s archaeology renaissance
Given that beer drinking was widespread among the ancient Sumerians inhabiting Lagash 5,000 years ago, many envision the space as a sort of ancient gastropub.