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• Rapper ASAP Rocky acquitted of assault charge over alleged Hollywood shooting

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• 'The Baldwins,' Alec and Hilaria's TLC show, addresses 'Rust' shooting and PTSD

  Alec and Hilaria Baldwin star in a reality series premiering Sunday on TLC that documents their home life and discusses the actor's trial for manslaughter on the set of a film.
  
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  Andrew Tate’s alliance with Trump has been in the making for a long time

  Trump’s attempts to intervene in Tate’s rape and human trafficking cases in Romania might seem strange, but their worlds are intimately linked. Ever since I began reporting on Andrew Tate four ...
  
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• Activists to hold vigils to protest death penalty in Singapore as a Malaysian man awaits execution

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  Starmer warns cabinet about Blairism — while bringing in New Labour era staff

  Prime minister’s note to ministers repudiates older views on globalisation and immigration
  
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  Andrew Garfield, Percival Everett and Attica Locke among L.A. Times Book Prize finalists

  Andrew Garfield, Percival Everett and Attica Locke are among the finalists for the 45th Los Angeles Times Book Prizes.
  
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  MLB free agency: Pirates add lefty Andrew Heaney on one-year deal to boost pitching depth, per report

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• Dickson Despommier Dies at 84; Championed Farming in Skyscrapers

  A Columbia microbiologist, he popularized “vertical farming” — raising crops in tall buildings — to remediate climate change and feed more people.
  
  The New York Times - 1d
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  Souleymane Cissé, Celebrated Malian Filmmaker, Dies at 84

  He won multiple awards during his 50-year career, including the jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and spent his life championing African cinema.
  
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  Netanyahu vows 'revenge' after Israel says Hamas sent back wrong body for Shiri Bibas

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  Trump's pick for FBI director confirmed in 51-49 vote

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• Luigi Mangione to appear in NYC court

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• Israel warns Hamas will pay "full price" for handover of wrong remains

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• Judge allows Trump's government workforce cuts to continue

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