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2 youths were killed in the latest fire blamed on an e-bike in New York City

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

It's the fifth fire-related death this year in New York City where officials have said an e-bike was the cause. A father and his five children were in the second-story apartment when the fire began.

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Biden ends COVID national emergency after Congress acts

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

The U.S. national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic ended Monday as President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan congressional resolution to bring it to a close after three years.

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Hundreds flee from wildfire in South Korean seaside city

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Hundreds of South Koreans were forced to flee a wildfire fueled by strong winds that burned parts of an eastern coastal city Tuesday, destroying dozens of homes.

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Al Jaffee, longtime 'Mad Magazine' cartoonist, dies at 102

Monday, April 10, 2023

Mad Magazine's ageless wise guy delighted millions of readers with the sneaky fun of the Fold-In and the snark of "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions." Al Jaffee had retired at age 99.

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2 people are dead, 20 missing, as a migrant boat sinks off the coast of Tunisia

Monday, April 10, 2023

The boat sank over the weekend in the Mediterranean Sea between Tunisia and Italy. About 25 people were rescued. Thousands of migrants have reached Italy's tiny Lampedusa island in the past few days.

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Saudi officials visit Yemen's capital for talks with rebels

Monday, April 10, 2023

Saudi officials were in Yemen's capital Sunday for talks with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, as part of international efforts to find a settlement to Yemen's nine-year conflict, officials said.

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2 bodies are found after a building exploded and collapsed in Marseille, France

Sunday, April 09, 2023

Firefighters, with the help of urban rescue experts, worked through the night and all day in a slow race against time to find victims.

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In the pope's Easter address, a call to pray for Ukrainians, Russians and refugees

Sunday, April 09, 2023

Pope Francis, along with dozens of prelates and tens of thousands of faithful, celebrated Easter Mass in a flower-adorned St. Peter's Square.

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Israeli military retaliates after rockets fired from Syria

Sunday, April 09, 2023

The Israeli military said its forces attacked targets in Syria after six rockets were launched from Syrian territory in two batches toward Israel in a rare attack from Israel's northeastern neighbor.

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2 Wisconsin police officers killed in traffic stop shooting

Sunday, April 09, 2023

The Wisconsin Department of Justice said in a statement late Saturday that it was investigating the shooting in Cameron, Wisconsin. The suspect in the shooting was taken to a hospital and later died.

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Ben Ferencz, the last living Nuremberg prosecutor of Nazis, has died at 103

Sunday, April 09, 2023

Ben Ferencz tried Nazis for genocidal war crimes and was among the first outside witnesses to document the atrocities of Nazi labor and concentration camps.

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L.A. school district workers have approved a labor deal following a 3-day strike

Saturday, April 08, 2023

The agreement would increase wages by 30% for workers who are paid an average of $25,000 a year, SEIU Local 99 said. The contract still needs approval from the school district's Board of Education.

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Texas governor seeks to pardon Army sergeant convicted of murder

Saturday, April 08, 2023

Army Sgt. Daniel Perry was convicted of murder for fatally shooting an armed protester in 2020 during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice, a Texas jury ruled Friday.

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China flies fighter jets near Taiwan after the leader's trip to the U.S.

Saturday, April 08, 2023

China sent warships and dozens of fighter jets toward Taiwan on Saturday, Taiwanese officials said. The move follows a meeting between the U.S. House speaker and the president of Taiwan.

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Avian flu has killed 3 California condors in northern Arizona

Saturday, April 08, 2023

Authorities are trying to determine what killed five others in the flock. The California condor population fell to near extinction in the '70s, but the total wild population now numbers more than 300.

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Pope Francis skips traditional Good Friday procession at the Colosseum in chilly Rome

Saturday, April 08, 2023

Pope Francis, hospitalized recently with bronchitis, skipped the procession because of cold weather. It was the first time a pope was a no-show at the Colosseum Way of the Cross procession since 2005.

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Denise Lajimodiere is named North Dakota's first Native American poet laureate

Friday, April 07, 2023

A citizen of the Turtle Mountain band of Chippewa Indians, Lajimodiere has written several award-winning books of poetry and is an expert on the history of Native American boarding schools.

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Live Easter reenactments resume in the Philippines despite Catholic Church objections

Friday, April 07, 2023

The real-life reenactments in the farming village of San Pedro Cutud in Pampanga province north of Manila resumed after a three-year pause because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Israeli medics say 2 are killed in an attack in the West Bank

Friday, April 07, 2023

An alleged shooting attack in the northern occupied West Bank killed two women and seriously wounded another, Israeli medics said on Friday.

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A new solar energy deal will bring power to 140,000 homes and businesses in 3 states

Thursday, April 06, 2023

The agreement calls for Qcells and Virginia-based Summit Ridge Energy to deploy community solar projects capable of generating 1.2 gigawatts of electricity in Illinois, Maine and Maryland.

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