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Family of Mississippi teen who died after July 4 trip calls for transparency, deeper investigation

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Trump is taking longer to approve disaster aid and denying Democratic states more frequently

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Hegseth announces new policy to test troops for low testosterone

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Rudolph Marcus, Caltech chemist who won Nobel Prize, dies at 102

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7.3 quake hits off southern Mexico, but no damage reported

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A new piece of Democrats' midterm strategy: Being 'practical'

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Trump repeats debunked claims about voting vulnerabilities in prime-time speech

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Trump seeks prime-time spotlight for election claims, sparking concerns he'll intervene

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Californians back CEQA reform, reject AI data centers by huge margins, poll finds

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Why public health officials are 'cautiously optimistic' about Trump's CDC pick

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Darline Graham weighs running for full Senate term as funeral scheduled for Lindsey Graham

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A former prime minister who led Israel out of Lebanon fears mistakes are being repeated

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Israel's parliament dissolves ahead of Oct. 27 elections

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Japan enacts law to punish national flag vandals. Opponents say it's a threat to free speech

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Japan enshrines male-only succession for its shrinking imperial family

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L.A. firefighters helped rescue Venezuela quake victim buried for 8 days

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When three presidents died on the Fourth of July, Americans saw the work of God

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His family trapped in Venezuelan quakes, he turned to social media for help

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Deported to Venezuela, then trapped beneath quake rubble

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Why an ancient battle feels closer than ever in one war-weary Lebanese town

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From the death of Ali Khamenei to now: The latest from the Iran war

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ICE officer in Maine shooting has history of terrifying, violent behavior, family and records say

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Trump administration revives rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits

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Homeland Security finds itself back in the headlines after 3 fatal ICE encounters

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U.S. designates 2 new Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations

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A mass trial of MS-13 gang members in El Salvador wraps up

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Why so many Latin Americans are rooting against Argentina in the World Cup

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An Israeli strike on a funeral in Gaza kills 7 people and wounds 22, a local hospital says

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U.S. and Iran escalate strikes across Mideast; bridges and a water plant hit

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More than half of House Democrats vote to cut Israel aid in growing split

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Ukrainians protest Zelensky's ouster of his popular defense minister

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European troops and warplanes join Paris Bastille Day parade in a show of unity for Ukraine

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Ukraine downs 5 Russian ballistic missiles as Kyiv looks to boost its air defenses

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Substandard work and evasion of oversight helped fuel deadly Hong Kong fire, investigators told

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Maine Democrats running to replace Platner as Senate nominee scramble to woo his voters

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A school bus crash in Uganda kills at least 20 children and an adult

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Trump's envoy faces protests in Venice on latest stop of super-yacht diplomacy tour

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Trump administration races the clock to rebuild the tariff wall

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Why American elections are so complicated — and secure

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Trump immediately fires the new court-appointed top prosecutor in Seattle

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