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Civil jury finds Bill Cosby sexually abused teenager in 1975

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

The jurors' decision is a major legal defeat for the 84-year-old entertainer once hailed as America's dad.

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Cleveland Browns' Deshaun Watson settles 20 of 24 sexual misconduct lawsuits

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Watson could still be suspended if the NFL determines he violated the league's personal conduct policy.

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U.S. military reinstitutes its landmine ban — except for Korea

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

The White House announced Tuesday that it would restrict use of the weapons, aligning the country's policy more closely — though not fully — with an international treaty banning the deadly explosives.

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Major stations across the U.K. are deserted as a rail strike begins

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

More strikes are planned later this week in a rail dispute over pay, working conditions and job security.

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World's largest freshwater fish, almost 660 pounds, is found in Cambodia

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Scientists say a fisherman caught a giant stingray that measured almost 13 feet from snout to tail in the Mekong River.

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Japan court says ban on same-sex marriage is constitutional

Monday, June 20, 2022

The Osaka court ruling underscores how divisive the issue remains in Japan, the only member of the Group of Seven major industrialized nations that does not recognize same-sex unions.

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Hong Kong's iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant capsizes at sea

Monday, June 20, 2022

The iconic restaurant capsized in the South China Sea less than a week after it was towed away from the city.

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Maryland Apple store workers face hurdles after their vote to unionize

Monday, June 20, 2022

Workers at a Maryland Apple store voted to form a union. But forming a union is a lengthy process that labor experts say is heavily stacked against workers in favor of their employers.

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Gas tax holiday? Biden says a decision could come by the end of the week

Monday, June 20, 2022

Gas prices are finally dropping a bit after topping $5 per gallon, but the president says he's still considering suspending the federal gas tax, which could save Americans up to 18.4 cents per gallon.

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Pain at the gas pump is being felt around the world

Monday, June 20, 2022

Across the globe drivers are rethinking their habits and personal finances amid skyrocketing prices for gasoline and diesel.

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New body armor rules in New York miss the vest worn by the Buffalo killer

Monday, June 20, 2022

Vests carrying steel, ceramic or polyethylene plates, which can potentially stop rifle rounds, aren't explicitly covered by the New York state legislation.

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Australia's leader refuses to publicly intervene for Julian Assange

Monday, June 20, 2022

The recently elected Australian prime minister declined to say whether he had spoken to U.S. President Joe Biden about the case.

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The daughter of the outgoing Philippine president takes oath as vice president

Monday, June 20, 2022

The electoral triumphs of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte extend a Philippine political history that has long been dominated by politicians belonging to the same bloodlines.

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More than 200 killed in attack in Ethiopia, witnesses say

Sunday, June 19, 2022

Witnesses blamed a rebel group for the attack on ethnic Amhara people. The rebel group blamed the military and a local militia.

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French President Macron's alliance is projected to lose its parliamentary majority

Sunday, June 19, 2022

The strong performance of the leftist coalition, led by hard-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon, is expected to make it harder for Macron to implement the agenda he was reelected on in May.

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Tight Colombian runoff pits former rebel, millionaire

Sunday, June 19, 2022

Voters in Colombia will choose between a former rebel and an unpredictable millionaire when they vote in a presidential runoff that promises to reshape the country.

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Apple workers vote to unionize at Maryland store

Sunday, June 19, 2022

Apple store employees in a Baltimore suburb voted to unionize by a nearly 2-to-1 margin Saturday, joining a growing push across U.S. industries to organize for workplace protections.

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Biden falls while getting off his bike after a beach ride

Saturday, June 18, 2022

President Biden fell when he was getting off his bike after a ride near the beach in Delaware. He quickly collected himself and the White House said he is "fine."

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A Philadelphia firefighter died in a building that caught fire and collapsed

Saturday, June 18, 2022

Four other firefighters and an inspector with the city's Department of Licenses and Inspections had been rescued from the rubble and were in stable condition at hospitals.

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Europe wilts under early heat wave from Med to North Sea

Saturday, June 18, 2022

A blanket of hot air stretching from the Mediterranean to the North Sea is bringing much of Western Europe its first heat wave of the summer.

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