Russian forces have launched new strikes on Ukrainian cities as Kremlin-orchestrated votes continue to pave the way for Moscow to annex occupied regions of Ukraine
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Pope appeals to young people to save planet, find peace
The pontiff speaks to a gathering of about 1,000, some of them economists.
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Fiona washes houses away, knocks out power in Canada
The post-tropical cyclone has the lowest pressure ever recorded for a storm making landfall in the nation.
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LePage team rebuts report that he enjoyed Florida property tax breaks while living in Maine
An adviser to the former Maine governor says the properties in question were both owned only by his wife, Ann LePage.
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After 90 years, German bakery to close as energy costs soar
The family-run business in Cologne can no longer afford rising energy prices resulting from Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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Amended autopsy: Black man died due to sedative, restraint
Despite the finding, the death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old massage therapist, was still listed as undetermined, not a homicide.
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Stocks hit lowest level since 2020, revive fear of recession
The selling capped another rough week on Wall Street, leaving the major indexes with their fifth weekly loss in six weeks.
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Syrian official says so far, 77 dead in migrant boat sinking
The incident was deadliest so far as a rising number of Lebanese, Syrians, and Palestinians have been trying to flee crisis-hit Lebanon by sea.
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Alabama halts execution because of time, IV access concerns
Alan Miller was sentenced to death after being convicted of a 1999 workplace rampage in which he killed Terry Jarvis, Lee Holdbrooks and Scott Yancy.
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Jury sent home; Alex Jones’ testimony to continue next week
The plaintiffs’ lawyers were concerned by comments made by Jones, accusing him of trying to undermine the trial and taint the jury.