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Israeli settlers beat AFP photographer covering violence in West Bank
Jaafar Ashityeh, 58, was attacked during reporting the same story — settler attacks during the Palestinian olive harvest — last year, too.
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Israeli settlers beat AFP photographer covering violence in West Bank
Freddie Jackson, R&B star who sang ‘You Are My Lady,’ dies at 70
White House defends Trump comment to let Iran 'take out' LA and San Diego
Dolly Parton’s estate alleges nephew used barbed wire and caution tape to avoid being summoned
California couple with 21 children, most born via surrogates, charged in ‘house of horrors’ abuse case
Protests sweep France, as student walkouts tap into public discontent
CIA officer arrested with gold bars pleads guilty to wire fraud
Seventh person arrested in suspected plot to attack U.S. planes in Britain
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Freddie Jackson, R&B star who sang ‘You Are My Lady,’ dies at 70
Freddie Jackson, whose smooth vocals swept an entire generation off its feet, died Monday night, his family announced on Instagram.
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White House defends Trump comment to let Iran 'take out' LA and San Diego
Gavin Newsom called the remarks "deranged", but the White House said Trump was warning of the risk of a nuclear Iran.
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Dolly Parton’s estate alleges nephew used barbed wire and caution tape to avoid being summoned
She’s Alive, the entity that manages and protects Parton’s professional property, is suing Bryan Seaver, accusing him of threatening the late music icon’s legacy.
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California couple with 21 children, most born via surrogates, charged in ‘house of horrors’ abuse case
A Southern California couple who had 21 children, most of whom were birthed by different surrogate mothers, lied to the surrogates and then subjected the children to vicious beatings and punishments, authorities said.
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Protests sweep France, as student walkouts tap into public discontent
Thousands have been detained and classes were canceled for the rest of this week as the student protests tapped into French anger over austerity measures.
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CIA officer arrested with gold bars pleads guilty to wire fraud
David Rush pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud under an agreement with federal prosecutors. The high-ranking CIA officer was arrested after federal agents said they found roughly 600 pounds of gold bars stashed in his home.
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Seventh person arrested in suspected plot to attack U.S. planes in Britain
A 22-year-old British national was detained in connection with the allegedly Iranian-backed plot.
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Semi-synthetic kratom products linked to four deaths in Utah, state officials say
Four deaths in Utah have been linked to potent semi-synthetic kratom compounds, state officials said Monday.
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FBI says contractor failure led to hack of its jobs website
WASHINGTON — The FBI’s internal review of a hack of its jobs portal last month has so far determined that a “security failure” by a contractor managing the site caused the breach.
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CIA officer arrested with gold bars admits he exposed secret intelligence source to a foreign official
A high-ranking CIA officer arrested after federal agents said they found more than 600 pounds of gold bars stashed in his home pleaded guilty to wire fraud under an agreement with federal prosecutors.
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Lawyer for one of Cornell 7 calls for special prosecutor to be removed over previous comments
New York Attorney General Letitia James is investigating the rape allegations, but the lawyer says comments she made on the case should disqualify her.
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Tear gas in Paris and Marseille as school protests grow across France
Crowds of mainly teenagers called for more resources for schools and an end to what they called police repression.
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Robert Kelker-Kelly, ‘Days of Our Lives’ and ‘General Hospital’ soap opera star, dies at 62
Soap opera star Robert Kelker-Kelly has died, according to a Missouri medical examiner’s office.
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Finland orders halt to work on two Google data centres
The order affecting two planned data centres follows concerns over forest clearance.
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Jury selection begins for Ohio father charged with murdering deputy with car after son killed by police
Jury selection is underway in the murder trial of Rodney L. Hinton, the Ohio father accused of striking a deputy with his vehicle hours after viewing body camera footage of a Cincinnati police officer fatally shooting his son.
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Separatist party projected to win Quebec election, adding new test to Canada's unity
The Parti Québécois, which secured a minority, has vowed to hold an independence referendum in the years to come.
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U.S. military to conduct first firing squad execution since World War II
The former U.S. Army major who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009 will be executed by firing squad. NBC News' Courtney Kube reports on what will be the first time the military has executed someone using the method since World War II
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Consumers sue Starbucks over ‘sugar-free’ drinks containing up to 21g of sugar
A consumer lawsuit is accusing Starbucks of adding sugar, sometimes as much as that in a Kit Kat bar, to drinks marketed as sugar free.
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Germany arrests former intelligence chief in espionage case
August Hanning is accused of selling state secrets to at least one foreign state. It could be the worst breach at the German foreign intelligence agency since the Cold War’s end.