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About half of Medicaid's $18 billion in claims paid to Minnesota programs may be fraudulent, official says

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How Christmas evolved into a global holiday

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Trump wants to attack cartels. Many Mexicans welcome it

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Zelensky works yet again to break Putin's hold on Trump

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Israel-backed Gaza militias tout themselves as part of any post-conflict solution

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California has lost more than a quarter of its immigration judges this year

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Commentary: America tried something new in 2025. It's not going well

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GOP coalescing behind Vance as Trump privately dismisses third-term run

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'Memory manipulation is inevitable': How rewriting memory in the lab might one day heal humans

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Supreme Court rules against Trump, bars National Guard deployment in Chicago

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Democrat Renee Hardman wins Iowa state Senate seat, blocking GOP from reclaiming a supermajority

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Justice Dept. pushed to prosecute Kilmar Abrego Garcia only after mistaken deportation, judge's order says

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In a tumultuous year, U.S. health policy has been dramatically reshaped under RFK Jr.

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Russia's nuclear-capable Oreshnik missiles have entered active service, Moscow says

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Surge in federal officers in Minnesota focuses on alleged fraud at day care centers

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He risked his life for American soldiers in Afghanistan. Would America let him in?

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A British celebrity chef insulted Mexican bread. Mexico took it personally

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Failed emergency alerts during L.A. firestorms eroded public trust. How to fix a broken system?

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Pilgrims flock to celebrate Virgin of Guadalupe — the 'mother of Mexico'

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National Guard to patrol New Orleans for New Year's a year after deadly attack

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U.S. pledges $2 billion for U.N. humanitarian aid as Trump warns agencies must 'adapt or die'

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Trump says the U.S. 'hit' a facility along shore where he says alleged drug boats 'load up'

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Interoceanic Train derails in southern Mexico, killing at least 13 and injuring 98

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Knife attack in Suriname kills at least 9, including children, police say

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Bus accident kills 15 in Guatemala; government declares 3 days of national mourning

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Protests draw largest turnout of Somalis since Israel's recognition of Somaliland

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Escalation in Yemen threatens to reignite civil war and create wider tensions in Gulf region

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Iran Central Bank governor resigns as protests erupt over currency drop

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European and Canadian leaders discuss U.S.-led peace efforts in Russia-Ukraine war

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Russia opens rebuilt Mariupol theater where its airstrikes killed hundreds of trapped civilians

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U.S. offers Ukraine 15-year security guarantee as part of peace plan, Zelensky says

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Hungary's 'water guardian' farmers fight back against desertification

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Ground beef recalled from California and other states for E. coli risk

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'Trump's EPA' in 2025: A fossil fuel-friendly approach to deregulation

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China flexes blockade capabilities near Taiwan on second day of military drills

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Tatiana Schlossberg, a granddaughter of President Kennedy, has died at 35

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41 young males die in South Africa after circumcision initiation ceremonies

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List of aid groups working in Gaza that Israel is suspending

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Kennedy Center renaming prompts new round of cancellations by artists

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