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EPA warns that even tiny amounts of chemicals found in drinking water pose risks

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

The Environmental Protection Agency is warning that two nonstick and stain-resistant compounds found in drinking water pose health risks even at levels so low they cannot currently be detected.

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U.K. vows more Rwanda deportation flights after legal setback

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

A Tuesday flight was canceled after the European Court of Human Rights, which said the British plan had a chance of causing "irreversible harm."

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Southern Baptists agree to keep list of accused sex abusers

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

The vote on sex-abuse reforms, just weeks after the release of a report on the long-simmering scandal, fell short of what some abuse survivors in Southern Baptist churches sought.

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Happy the elephant is not a person, a court rules

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

The 5-2 decision by the court comes in a closely watched case that tested the boundaries of applying human rights to animals.

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Russia extends Brittney Griner's detention until at least July 2

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

WNBA star Brittney Griner will remain in Russian custody through at least July 2, Russian state media reported. The U.S. says she is being wrongfully detained.

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Scotland's leader starts a campaign for a new independence vote

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Britain's departure from the European Union has changed the political realities for Scots since the 2014 referendum that rejected independence.

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Cambodian court convicts a U.S. lawyer and dozens of others of treason

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Cambodian American rights activist Theary Seng and most of the other defendants had been charged over a failed attempt by the leader of an opposition party to return from exile in 2019.

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A legal loophole may block access to Texas shooting records

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

A law barring information from being released in crimes for which no one has been convicted comes under focus in the Uvalde school shootings.

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Amber Heard says she doesn't blame the jury that awarded Johnny Depp more than $10M

Monday, June 13, 2022

"I actually understand. He's a beloved character and people feel they know him," Heard tells Today co-host Savannah Guthrie in an interview clip aired Monday on NBC.

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Treasure hunters allege the FBI made off with Civil War-era gold and covered it up

Monday, June 13, 2022

The FBI says it recovered nothing of value at the site in Pennsylvania. But treasure hunters who led agents there think the FBI found tons of gold and cut them out of a finder's fee.

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Prolific character actor Philip Baker Hall dies at 90

Monday, June 13, 2022

Hall's many roles included parts in Midnight Run, Hard Eight, Boogie Nights, Magnolia, and he was known for one of the most powerfully funny guest appearances on Seinfeld.

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Flooding at Yellowstone National Park sweeps away a bridge and washes out roads

Monday, June 13, 2022

All entrances are closed at Yellowstone National Park after major flooding swept away at least one bridge, washed away roads and set off mudslides.

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Watch Live: January 6 hearings continue with probe into 'Big Lie'

Monday, June 13, 2022

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot is delving deeper into Donald Trump's false claims of voter fraud that fueled his relentless effort to overturn the 2020 election.

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A COVID-19 cluster at a Beijing nightclub sets off a new clampdown

Monday, June 13, 2022

Dozens of cases linked to a nightclub spurs officials to return to online schooling and indefinitely delay sports gatherings.

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Opponents of the U.K.'s Rwanda deportation plan head to court

Monday, June 13, 2022

The Monday hearing comes as reports emerge of Prince Charles being critical of the government's plan to deport migrants to Rwanda for processing asylum requests.

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2 people were killed in a shooting at a nightclub in Gary, Ind.

Sunday, June 12, 2022

A 34-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman were declared dead at the hospital. Four other people were also wounded, including one was in critical condition, police said.

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Mexico issues nearly 7,000 temporary documents and transit visas to migrants

Sunday, June 12, 2022

The migration agency did not specify what kind of documents were issued. Most of the migrants showed papers that gave them a period of time to leave the country or begin regularization procedures.

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France holds parliamentary election in vital test for Macron

Sunday, June 12, 2022

French voters are choosing lawmakers in a parliamentary election Sunday as President Emmanuel Macron seeks to secure his majority while under growing threat from a leftist coalition.

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China accuses the U.S. of trying to hijack support in Asia

Sunday, June 12, 2022

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had stressed the need for multilateral partnerships in the Indo-Pacific, which China's defense minister suggested was an attempt to back his country into a corner.

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A UK man got a death sentence for fighting for Ukraine. His family wants his release

Sunday, June 12, 2022

A court in the separatist-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic of Ukraine convicted Shaun Pinner of seeking the violent overthrow of power.

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