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Russian envoy says visit to Iran aimed at averting return to war - Russia's top diplomat is visiting Tehran for the first time since the U.S. launched its war with Iran, aiming, he says, to avert a return to major hostilities. Updated 6m ago

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France vows to crack down after protests spiral out of control - French leaders call for local curfews and say an "ultra-left movement" was behind widespread violence and vandalism amid anti-government protests. Updated 48m ago

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Europe's surging populist right reshapes establishment politics -- A wave of anti-immigration populism is bringing new parties to the fore in many European nations, at the expense of the entrenched center-right.

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Starvation cult leader found guilty of murder of 190 children - Paul Mackenzie is alleged to have incited his acolytes to starve to death in order to "meet Jesus." Updated 32m ago

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California billionaire tax could backfire, Stanford study says

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Elon Musk pledges to give a SpaceX share to every U.S. child -- Updated 8m ago

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The AI doom scenario you've never heard of may be hardest to stop -- The time to prepare for "gradual disempowerment" is now, according to researchers. One calls it "a civilization-scale problem."

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New evidence points to alleged O.J. Simpson accomplice in 1994 murders -- A new investigation offers a different account of what might have happened the night O.J. Simpson's ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman were stabbed to death.

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Ex-OpenAI worker who allegedly planted bug contacted Saudi royal -- The wife and infant son of the ex-OpenAI engineer left the U.S. for Saudi Arabia in October with business-class tickets purchased by a Saudi military official, prosecutors allege.

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Trump signs executive order on women's health -- "Who the hell wouldn't have a women's health division?" President Trump said Monday.

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Zelenskyy says it's Putin who wants an endless war, not him -- Ukraine's leader rejects Trump's accusations, says Putin is refusing peace, not him, and the U.S. military is delaying "vital supplies."

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Federal actions around voting system expand weeks ahead of midterms -- With early voting for the midterms underway, federal actions around the U.S. voting system are expanding. Election officials explain their response, and the Justice Department says "there should be no interruption" with the results.

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Supreme Court to decide legality of ban on distilling liquor at home -- The Supreme Court on Monday said it will consider the constitutionality of a nearly 160-year-old federal ban on distilling liquor at home.

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Supreme Court turns away appeal from alleged 9/11 mastermind

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Fighter jets intercept plane violating airspace over Cincinnati -- Military fighter jets intercepted a plane flying through restricted airspace over Cincinnati, Ohio, while President Trump was speaking at a nearby rally in Kentucky.

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Falling crucifix kills priest during livestreamed Mass -- "Father, Father! Call an ambulance!" people at the church could be heard shouting just before a livestreamed broadcast cuts out.

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U.S. lauds Israel for arresting 10 over West Bank settler attacks -- Israeli police say they arrested 10 people over alleged Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians and a U.S. journalist as more attacks on Palestinians are reported.

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National Guardsman injured in shooting in Washington, D.C. -- D.C. police said the National Guardsman suffered a non-life-threatening injury, and the suspect was also shot.

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Trump spurs states to dump laws regulating new hospitals -- The Trump administration has tied billions in rural health funding for states partly to the policy commitments they make, including ending their certificate of need, or CON, laws governing the construction of new hospitals.

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Helium, critical for tech, faces supply chain crisis

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Ukraine, Sudan immigrants to retain deportation protections for now

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