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How Kenyans got caught in $130m US ghost student scam
The alleged scheme used stolen identities to claim US student aid, with Kenyans among those charged.
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How Kenyans got caught in $130m US ghost student scam
Crypto giant Binance hit by $6.3bn hack suspected to be largest in history
Hyrox athlete who soiled herself in race tells BBC she put others at risk but says backlash was traumatic
Syrians struggle with soaring prices as crisis challenges post-Assad recovery
Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen: A friendship that surpassed the stage and screen
New York police will now investigate Cornell sex complaints, governor says
Record number of purges as Xi emphasises 'party discipline' at China political gathering
Trump cancels weekend rallies in Iowa and Kansas in favor of holding numerous tele-rallies
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Crypto giant Binance hit by $6.3bn hack suspected to be largest in history
Two analytics firms have attributed the incident to a North Korean hacking unit called TraderTraitor.
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Hyrox athlete who soiled herself in race tells BBC she put others at risk but says backlash was traumatic
In her first interview since the incident, Joanna Wietrzyk told the BBC she takes responsibility for it but did not deserve such a severe backlash.
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Syrians struggle with soaring prices as crisis challenges post-Assad recovery
End of subsidies and rising prices drive discontent, testing support for Ahmed al-Sharaa's government.
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Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen: A friendship that surpassed the stage and screen
“He wore his heart on his sleeve, which made him a man to rely on, to admire and in my case, love,” McKellen said in a statement on Stewart’s death.
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New York police will now investigate Cornell sex complaints, governor says
The change was announced amid backlash over the school's handling of gang rape allegations involving a fraternity on campus.
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Record number of purges as Xi emphasises 'party discipline' at China political gathering
Xi's anti-corruption campaign has become "an effort to consolidate and maintain authority", observers say.
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Trump cancels weekend rallies in Iowa and Kansas in favor of holding numerous tele-rallies
Senate races in both states are considered toss-ups and could be key in either party’s path to control of Congress.
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Three dead after two helicopters collide midair near Oregon airport
The collision involving a Robinson R22 and an Airbus helicopter occurred on Thursday afternoon, with both aircraft crashing in a field adjacent to a highway.
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Democrats have an identity crisis - it won't be an easy fix
Whatever the result of the midterm elections, the party is facing tough questions over what they stand for and who should represent them.
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Pope Leo requested an absentee ballot in Illinois to vote in the midterms
It’s not clear whether Leo, who has been critical of the Trump administration, has mailed off his ballot yet.
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More than 43 million ballots cast so far in midterms early voting surge
Hispanic voters have helped drive the early voting numbers, which appear to outpace overall turnout for previous elections in some battleground counties.
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Israel’s final election results show neither Netanyahu nor rival can immediately form government
Parties led by Israel’s Arab minority made historic gains, winning a combined 19 seats in a race in which Palestinians with Israeli citizenship headed to the polls in record numbers.
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Mushroom murderer fails to overturn convictions in Australian court challenge
Erin Patterson argued her trial was unfair due to seven grounds but three appeal judges dismissed them all.
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Woman pleads guilty to killing friend’s 6-week-old son, said she had compulsion to harm kids
Nicole Virzi was visiting Savannah Roberts in Pittsburgh and offered to look after her baby twins, then used that position of trust to kill one and severely injure the other, prosecutors said.
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Many Cubans voted for Trump - now they're turning on Republican immigration policies
President Trump's fellow Republicans might feel the brunt of frustration among Cubans at the ballot box, writes the BBC's Will Grant.
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Student-backed election winners demand sweeping resignations in Serbia
Days after ousting Aleksandar Vučić's party from power, Student List MPs call for top figures to stand down.
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Criminal probe launched into alleged noncitizen voting in California
The subpoenas come just a day after a federal judge called into question the process the Trump administration used to identify alleged noncitizens.
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Death toll rises from train collision
New video tonight from that deadly train collision in Spain shows the urgent race to help the wounded. And new audio appears to reveal fateful moments leading up to the crash. NBC News’ Raf Sanchez reports.
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Houston grandmother forced to unretire to make ends meet
At 77, the grandmother of six is working part-time to earn enough, in addition to Social Security, to cover basic living expenses. NBC News’ Christine Romans reports for the series “Affording America.”