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2 men are indicted in the tractor-trailer case that left migrants dead in Texas

Thursday, July 21, 2022

A federal grand jury indicted Homero Zamorano Jr. and Christian Martinez, both of Pasadena, Texas, on counts of transporting and conspiring to transport migrants illegally resulting in death.

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On the day of Ivana Trump's funeral, Donald Trump remembers her 'beautiful life'

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

The former president joined all his children, an array of other relatives and friends at a Manhattan church for Ivana Trump's funeral Mass on Wednesday.

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Italian Prime Minister Draghi wins a confidence vote, but his coalition unravels

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

The rapid collapse of Mario Draghi's 17-month-old coalition could prompt President Sergio Mattarella to dissolve Parliament, opening the path to holding an early election.

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Disbarred S.C. attorney Alex Murdaugh pleads not guilty to murdering his wife and son

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Court papers made public to date don't indicate how police linked the once-powerful lawyer to the June 2021 deaths. Prosecutors agreed to keep the evidence secret amid media attention.

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Corruption concerns involving Ukraine are revived as the war with Russia drags on

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Since the start of the war with Russia, the Biden administration has mostly ignored Ukraine's corruption history. Questions resurfaced about its suitability as a recipient of massive infusions of aid.

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Lawmakers in troubled Sri Lanka choose a new president to replace the ousted leader

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

In a vote that risks reigniting political turmoil in the South Asian island nation, six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was chosen to succeed the ousted leader who fled the country.

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The CDC endorses Novavax, a more traditional COVID vaccine, for adults

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Adults who haven't gotten any COVID-19 shots should consider the new option, the agency said Tuesday. The spike protein vaccine is more typical than the mRNA types being broadly used against COVID.

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A toxic chemical was found in the bodies of 21 teens who died in a South Africa tavern

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Methanol was found in all of their bodies and investigations are continuing to determine whether the levels of the toxic chemical were enough to have killed them last month.

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A transformer fire at Hoover Dam was quickly extinguished

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

A transformer exploded Tuesday at the landmark, producing a cloud of thick, black smoke and flames that were quickly extinguished. No one was hurt and the cause of the incident is under investigation.

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Emmett Till's Chicago home will get money designated for preserving Black history

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

A preservation organization said the home will get a share of $3 million in grants being distributed to 33 sites and organizations nationwide that are important pieces of African American history.

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The U.K. breaks its record for highest temperature as the heat builds

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Britain on Tuesday shattered its record for highest temperature ever registered — and the national weather forecaster predicted it would get hotter still in a country ill prepared for such extremes.

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A report warns that Australia's endangered animals will increase because of wildfires

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

The wide-ranging report found the number of Australian species listed as threatened had increased since the 2016 report.

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House to vote on same-sex marriage in an effort to push back against court

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Tuesday's vote in the House is part political strategy in an election-year roll call that will force all lawmakers to go on the record with their views on the high-profile social issue.

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The prosecutor recounted the coldness and cruelty of Parkland gunman as trial begins

Monday, July 18, 2022

The prosecutor seeking the death penalty for the gunman who massacred 17 people at a Parkland, Fla., high school detailed for jurors how he coldly mowed down his victims.

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The Buffalo supermarket shooter pleads not guilty to federal charges

Monday, July 18, 2022

The white gunman charged with killing 10 Black people in a racist mass shooting was arraigned Monday on federal hate crime charges that could be punishable by the death penalty.

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A U.S. judge said he would renege on a promise not to jail Polanski in his sex case

Monday, July 18, 2022

The detail emerged decades after Roman Polanski pleaded guilty to unlawful sex with a minor and fled the U.S. on the eve of his sentencing because he didn't think he was getting a fair deal.

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France fights spreading wildfires as heat wave fries Europe

Monday, July 18, 2022

Authorities in southwestern France announced plans to evacuate more towns.

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Indian lawmakers are voting for president, and the winner may be a tribal woman

Monday, July 18, 2022

If elected, Draupadi Murmu will become the first tribal president and the second-ever female president of India.

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3 people were fatally shot and 2 injured at an Indiana mall, police say

Sunday, July 17, 2022

A 22-year-old man who was legally carrying a firearm at the mall shot and killed the gunman, police say. The identity of the gunman and a possible motive weren't immediately known.

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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck got married in Las Vegas

Sunday, July 17, 2022

The couple dated in the early 2000s before rekindling their romance last year.

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