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Barabak: The congressional landmine stirring fears about the midterm election — and a Trump power grab

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Cartel war takes surprising turn as CIA involvement in Mexico surfaces

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Trump rushed off stage after shooting at White House Correspondents' Assn. dinner

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Millions of Americans may now also be considered Canadian under new law

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Tunisia suspends one of Africa's oldest rights groups as crackdown widens

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Shooter's path to White House press gala prompts security questions

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Trump was set to 'let it rip' with the press. Then came shots, chaos and a call for unity

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From tuxedos to trenches: How media's biggest black-tie party became a violent story

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U.S. may soon target Mexican politicians in anti-corruption campaign

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D.C. gala gunman wrote 'manifesto,' traveled from California before attack, officials say

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Critics slam Trump's purge of National Science Board: 'Wholesale evisceration of American leadership in science'

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Palestinian authorities call local elections in Gaza and the West Bank a success

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Magnitude 6.1 earthquake shakes northern Japan

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Chicago police officer killed in hospital shooting identified; second officer in critical condition

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Despite Iran tensions, King Charles will follow his mother's lead in celebrating U.S.-U.K. bonds

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Georgia blaze shows how climate change has led to more wildfires in the East

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The Flores twins built a drug empire with 'El Chapo' — then betrayed him

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Cuba's collapse: From Obama's historic opening to Trump's crippling embargo

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Mexico's new top diplomat: A gay millennial with deep knowledge of the U.S.

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Amid blackouts and distress, a Havana couple keep their weekly dance night alive

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As U.S. threatens, Cubans look ahead, with hope and trepidation

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

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Appeals court rules that Trump's asylum ban at the border is illegal

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Trump administration flies 10-year-old back from Cuba amid custody fight involving gender identity

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Civil rights groups condemn Southern Poverty Law Center's indictment and prepare for legal fights

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Death toll from bus bombing in southwestern Colombia rises to 20 during a wave of violence

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Mexico says 2 U.S. federal agents who died were unauthorized

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U.S. soldier charged with using classified intel to win $400,000 on Maduro raid is being released on bond

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Syria's first public trial of Assad-era officials opens in Damascus

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With goals of Iran war unfulfilled, Israel's Netanyahu faces unhappy public as elections loom

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Iran's top diplomat briefly returns to Pakistan. Trump says the two sides can talk by phone

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At least 16 dead in strikes in Ukraine and Russia on Chernobyl anniversary

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Russia and Ukraine exchange attacks, killing and wounding dozens, as Zelensky calls for more talks

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Chernobyl, 40 years later: Ukrainians thought they had reduced the risks. Then Russia invaded

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Offshore wind farms rise along Rhode Island's coast, even as Trump tries to stop them

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Billionaire-tax backers say they have enough signatures — times two — to qualify for ballot

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Sickness, cold killed about 30 sloths at a Florida import warehouse in recent years

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Tornado in Texas leaves at least 2 dead and destroys homes

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Mali defense minister killed in attack that saw jihadis and rebels seize towns, military bases

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Sabastian Sawe breaks fabled two-hour marathon barrier, shatters world record

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Suspect wrote of anger in reported manifesto, due in federal court today

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