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Zoe Saldaña responds to Karla Sofía Gascón controversy: 'We are responsible for everything we say'
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"Narco sub" loaded with 5,000 pounds of cocaine seized off Colombian coast
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Conductor Daniel Barenboim says he's been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease
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Head of NGO coalition says U.S. foreign aid freeze has been "devastating"
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Palestinians and Israelis respond to President Trump's Gaza plans
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Scientists say they've produced world's first IVF kangaroo embryo
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Wisconsin couple sues Walgreens and Optum Rx, saying son died after $500 price rise for asthma meds
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Progress made on House budget, key holdout says
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Senate panel set to advance budget next week, Graham says
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Judge says Elon Musk's claims of harm from OpenAI are a 'stretch' but welcomes possible trial
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Trump says he will continue funding Ukraine's war effort — but he wants something rare in return
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US Vice President JD Vance will attend AI summit in Paris, French official says
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Rats! More rodents are infesting cities as scientists say warmer temperatures mean more rat babies
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Cocaine-Funded Gangs Shake Colombia Years After Peace Pact
Attacks by powerful militias against civilians reflect the state’s inaction eight years after a peace accord removed a powerful rebel group from the field.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 27 -
Italy Supports Saudi Arabia Joining Fighter-Jet Program, PM Meloni Says
The U.K., Italy and Japan have already partnered on the Global Combat Air Programme, which aims to put a new stealth fighter with supersonic capability in the skies by 2035.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 27 -
Trump Says Colombia Will Accept Deportees, Ending Tariff Standoff
The president has made immigration an early priority to start second term, with ICE making more than 900 arrests Sunday.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 26 -
Trump Says He Wants to 'Clean Out' Gaza, Send Refugees to Egypt and Jordan
The president, calling the heavily bombed enclave “a demolition site,” proposed relocating Palestinians temporarily or long-term, a move rejected by Arab countries since the war began.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 26 -
About 70 people killed in attack on hospital in Sudan's Darfur region, WHO chief says
Around 70 people were killed in an attack on the only functional hospital in the besieged city of El Fasher in SudanABC News - Jan. 26 -
Hamas Took More Than 200 Hostages From Israel. Here's What We Know.
Israel says 91 hostages abducted on Oct. 7 remain in captivity, including the bodies of at least 34.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 25 -
Dan Marino says quarterbacks are more comfortable with today's rules protecting them
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‘Let it rot’: artist says Stroud’s ‘racist’ blackboy clock should be destroyed
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More than 100,000 homes in England could be built in highest-risk flood zones
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Now more than ever, AI needs a governance framework
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Canadian foreign interference agency says it detected a 'malicious activity' targeting candidate
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Canadian foreign interference agency says it detected a 'malicious activity' targeting candidate
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Trump says he is cutting off Biden's access to intelligence material
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Elon Musk's DOGE entered NOAA headquarters, sources say
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Springfield, Ohio, sues neo-Nazi group that it says led Haitian intimidation
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Ecuador chooses president against backdrop of gang violence
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A Russian spy ship caught fire off Syria, officials say. Here's what it broadcasts
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South African president alludes to Trump's threat in speech to the nation: 'We will not be bullied'
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Virginia Legislature Says It Will Study Trump’s Attack on Federal Jobs
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More TikTok views than Taylor Swift: Report says women’s sport ecosystem is ‘thriving’
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Grenfell Tower, Where Fire Killed 72, Will Be Demolished, Families Say
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Trump's aid freeze will worsen Sudan famine and cost lives, workers say
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Argentina says it will withdraw from the World Health Organization
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