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Italian police say the man filmed carving his name on the Colosseum lives in Britain

Friday, June 30, 2023

The identification was made using photographic comparisons, Italian Carabinieri said in a press release. The statement did not provide the name of the suspect nor his whereabouts.

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Fatal police shooting of teenager triggers protests and arrests across France

Thursday, June 29, 2023

The killing of a 17-year-old boy, captured on video, shocked the country and stirred up long-simmering tensions between young people and police in disadvantaged neighborhoods around France.

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Presumed human remains and more Titan debris have been recovered, Coast Guard says

Thursday, June 29, 2023

The news came hours after the announcement that debris from the Titan, collected from the seafloor more than 12,000 feet below the surface of the North Atlantic, had arrived in Newfoundland.

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That's no pizza: A wall painting found in Pompeii doesn't depict Italy's iconic dish

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

A fresco discovered at the Pompeii archaeological site looks like a pizza, but it's not, experts say. Tomatoes and mozzarella were not available when the fresco was painted some 2,000 years ago.

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NASCAR great Jimmie Johnson's in-laws found shot to death in Oklahoma

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Police in Muskogee, Oklahoma, confirmed Tuesday they are investigating the shooting deaths of three relatives of seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson.

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Russia drops charges against mercenary leader and others involved in brief rebellion

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

The announcement follows the Kremlin's earlier pledge not to prosecute Yevgeny Prigozhin and his fighters after he stopped the revolt, even though President Vladimir Putin labeled them as traitors.

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A man is fatally shot in a New Mexico movie theater over a seat dispute

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

The Albuquerque Police Department filed charges Monday in court against a 19-year-old man in connection with the Sunday evening shooting at a cinema complex next to an interstate highway.

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BET Awards honor hip-hop as stars pay tribute to legends such as Tina Turner

Monday, June 26, 2023

Sunday's biggest surprise at the 2023 BET Awards came when Quavo and Offset, the surviving members of Migos, performed in front of an image of Takeoff, who died in a shooting last December.

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Sarah, the Duchess of York, undergoes surgery following breast cancer diagnosis

Sunday, June 25, 2023

The 63-year-old was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer following a routine mammogram. The surgery was a success and Sarah's prognosis is good, the duchess's spokesperson said.

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The conservative New Democracy party wins a landslide victory in Greek elections

Sunday, June 25, 2023

Greece's conservative New Democracy party won a landslide victory in the country's second election in five weeks, with partial results showing it gaining a comfortable parliamentary majority.

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Human remains have been found in the area where actor Julian Sands disappeared

Sunday, June 25, 2023

Authorities in California said hikers discovered the remains in a mountain area where the British-born actor best known for his role in the film "A Room With a View" went missing five months ago.

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A train carrying hazardous materials plunges into Yellowstone River after bridge fails

Saturday, June 24, 2023

A bridge that crosses the Yellowstone River in Montana collapsed early Saturday, plunging portions of a freight train carrying hot asphalt and molten sulfur into the rushing water below.

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Russian mercenary chief says his forces are rebelling to oust the defense minister

Friday, June 23, 2023

Yevgeny Prigozhin, owner of the Wagner private military contractor, made his most direct challenge to the Kremlin yet on Friday, calling for a rebellion aimed at ousting Russia's defense minister.

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FDA warns stores to stop selling Elf Bar, the top disposable e-cigarette in the U.S.

Friday, June 23, 2023

The warning from the Food and Drug Administration is the latest attempt by regulators to crack down on illegal disposable vapes that have poured into U.S. stores in recent years.

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Judge temporarily blocks Wyoming's 1st-in-the-nation abortion pill ban

Friday, June 23, 2023

Attorneys for Wyoming failed to show that the ban wouldn't harm the plaintiffs before their lawsuit is resolved, Teton County Judge Melissa Owens ruled after hearing arguments from both sides.

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3M reaches $10.3 billion settlement over contamination of water systems

Thursday, June 22, 2023

The deal would compensate water providers for pollution with substances known collectively as PFAS, described as "forever chemicals" because they don't degrade naturally in the environment.

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Kesha and Dr. Luke reach a settlement over rape and defamation claims

Thursday, June 22, 2023

Pop star Kesha and producer Dr. Luke said they settled nearly a decade of suits and countersuits over her accusation that he drugged and raped her and his claim that she made it up and defamed him.

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While sub disappearance transfixes some, many say their focus is on other calamities

Thursday, June 22, 2023

The wealth of the submersible Titan's passengers contrasted with the desperation that pushed hundreds of migrants to leave their homes and try to reach Italy by boat last week.

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Cooking gas explosion kills 31 people at a barbecue restaurant in northwestern China

Thursday, June 22, 2023

The blast tore through the restaurant Wednesday night on a busy street in Yinchuan, the capital of the traditionally Muslim Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

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Paris police look for the cause of an explosion and fire that injured 24 people

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

The explosion rocked a building, igniting a fire that sent smoke soaring over monuments and prompting an evacuation. Police were investigating suspicions that a gas leak caused the blast.

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