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A bison gored a woman who got too close to it in Yellowstone National Park

Wednesday, June 01, 2022

The 25-year-old Ohio woman got within 10 feet of the bison before the animal gored her and tossed her 10 feet into the air. She sustained a puncture wound and other injuries.

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Sex Pistols aim to give Queen Elizabeth's jubilee a touch of punk

Wednesday, June 01, 2022

A certain anti-authoritarian anthem linked to the punk rock pioneers and the British monarch, is being re-released as Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her platinum jubilee.

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Canceled flights over Memorial Day weekend offer travelers a peek of the summer

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

U.S. airlines canceled more than 2,800 flights from Thursday through Monday, or about 2% of their schedules, according to tracking service FlightAware.

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The National Spelling Bee returns to its usual venue for the first time in 3 years

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Spellers were greeted with a new preliminary-round format that gave them no time to get comfortable. They had to get through three words in one turn at the microphone to continue in the bee.

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Uvalde locals grapple with the school police chief's role

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Uvalde residents struggle to reconcile what they know of the well-liked lawman, Pete Arredondo.

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Texas authorities say a teacher closed a propped-open door before the attack

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Police initially said the gunman entered through a door that was propped open by a teacher. Now they say the teacher had actually shut the door, but it didn't lock.

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Denmark will hold a referendum on EU defense amid Ukraine war

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Danish voters are being asked to choose whether to abandon the country's decision three decades ago to opt out of the bloc's common defense policy.

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Shanghai eases into gradually reopening from its COVID-19 lockdown

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

China's largest city and global financial hub plans to restore mass transit and gradually reopen schools

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A tabernacle was stolen and an angel statue was beheaded at a Brooklyn church

Monday, May 30, 2022

The incident happened between 6:30 p.m. Thursday and 4 p.m. Saturday at St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church, known as the "Notre Dame" of Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood.

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Indian rapper Sidhu Moose Wala was shot dead at 28

Monday, May 30, 2022

Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, also known around the world by his stage name Sidhu Moose Wala, was killed Sunday evening while driving his car in Mansa, a district in northern India's Punjab state.

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Canada's government moves to make selling or importing handguns illegal

Monday, May 30, 2022

The laws to freeze Canada's total number of handguns likely will be enacted this fall. Other new rules strengthen "red flag" laws and require all rifles be modified to hold no more than five rounds.

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The EU will block most Russian oil imports as Hungary's Orbán fights off a total ban

Monday, May 30, 2022

Pipeline deliveries, which are critical to Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, won't be affected by the ban. The much more complicated issue of Russian natural gas remains unresolved.

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Pelosi's husband was arrested on suspicion of DUI in California

Monday, May 30, 2022

The 82-year-old husband of U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi was taken into custody late Saturday in Napa County north of San Francisco, according to a sheriff's office online booking report.

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1 billion pills: The number of seized drugs reaches ominous record in Asia

Monday, May 30, 2022

A U.N. official calls for new policies across East Asia to halt the soaring production of methamphetamines.

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China falls short on big deal in South Pacific but finds smaller wins

Monday, May 30, 2022

Beijing's hopes to developing a marine plan for fisheries holding police training fell short over some countries' concerns over increasing geopolitical tensions and threatening regional stability.

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A leftist will face a businessman as Colombia's presidential race heads to a runoff

Monday, May 30, 2022

The results represent a major shift in the Latin American country's presidential politics that conservatives and moderates had long dominated.

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Children among 31 killed at church fair stampede in Nigeria

Sunday, May 29, 2022

A stampede Saturday at a church charity event in southern Nigeria left 31 people dead and seven injured at a program that aimed to offer hope to the needy.

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Unrest erupts at Jerusalem site ahead of nationalist march

Sunday, May 29, 2022

Jewish pilgrims visited early Sunday ahead of a nationalist parade through the Old City, prompting Palestinians to throw rocks and fireworks.

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U.N. human rights chief asks China to rethink Uyghur policies

Sunday, May 29, 2022

The top U.N. human rights official said Saturday that she raised concerns with Chinese officials about the impact of measures on the rights of Uyghurs in China's Xinjiang region.

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'Triangle of Sadness' wins Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Fest

Sunday, May 29, 2022

Swedish director Ruben Ostlund's class warfare comedy "Triangle of Sadness" won the Palme d'Or at the 75th Cannes Film Festival, giving Ostlund the prize for the second time.

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