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A Black Hawk helicopter from the Tennessee National Guard has crashed

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Officials said both of the people on board were killed when the helicopter crashed in Alabama during a training flight.

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A new study offers hints that healthier school lunches may help reduce obesity

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

The national study found a small but significant decline in the average BMI of more than 14,000 schoolkids after implementation of a 2010 federal law that boosted nutrition standards for school meals.

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A hazardous spill in Arizona closes down an interstate and forces an evacuation

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

A portion of the main freeway that links the state's two largest cities remains closed outside Tucson a day after a deadly crash caused a hazardous material leak and forced evacuations nearby.

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One of 12 boys rescued from the Thai cave dies at a British school

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

The captian of the boys soccer team rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand in 2018 was found unconscious in his room at the sports academy he was attending in England.

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U.N. agencies seek $5.6 billion to help Ukraine, its refugees abroad

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

The U.N.'s humanitarian aid and refugee agencies are seeking $5.6 billion to help millions of people in Ukraine and countries that have taken in fleeing Ukrainians in the wake of Russia's invasion.

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U.S. arrests 4 in Florida over the assassination of Haitian president

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

U.S. authorities have arrested four more people in the slaying of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, including the owner of a Miami-area security company, prosecutors announced.

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New Zealand fears more deaths after a cyclone kills 4

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Cyclone Gabrielle has brought more destruction to the country than any weather event in years. Police have "grave concerns" for other residents who remain unaccounted for, the prime minister said.

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After a big recovery, the wood stork may soon fly off the endangered species list

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

The ungainly yet graceful wood stork, which was on the brink of extinction in 1984, has rebounded dramatically in Florida and other Southern states, officials say.

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Air India orders a record 470 Boeing and Airbus aircrafts

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

India's second-largest domestic carrier placed orders for 220 Boeing aircraft valued at $34 billion and 250 Airbus planes in a separate deal that could be worth tens of billions of dollars.

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Mars Wrigley fined after workers fall into vat of chocolate

Monday, February 13, 2023

Federal workplace safety authorities have fined a central Pennsylvania confectionary factory more than $14,500 following an accident last year in which two workers fell into a vat of chocolate.

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The Philippines accuses a Chinese ship of aiming a laser at a Filipino boat crew

Monday, February 13, 2023

The Philippines has accused a Chinese coast guard ship of hitting a Philippine coast guard vessel with a military-grade laser and temporarily blinding some of its crew in the disputed South China Sea.

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Turkey detains building contractors as the quake death toll rises to more than 33,000

Sunday, February 12, 2023

As rescuers still pulled some from the rubble, Turkish officials detained those allegedly involved in constructing buildings that toppled down and crushed their occupants.

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Survivors are still being found as the earthquake's death toll tops 28,000

Saturday, February 11, 2023

Rescue crews pulled more survivors, including entire families, from toppled buildings despite diminishing hopes as the death toll of the quake in Turkey and Syria surpassed 28,000.

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The IRS now says most state relief checks last year are not subject to federal taxes

Friday, February 10, 2023

A week after telling payment recipients to delay filing returns, the agency won't challenge the taxability of payments related to general welfare and disaster.

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Moldova's government, stressed by war in neighboring Ukraine, undergoes a shakeup

Friday, February 10, 2023

Moldova's president tapped her defense and security adviser, pro-Western economist Dorin Recean, to succeed the prime minister who resigned 18 months into a tenure tested by Russia's war in Ukraine.

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Halyna Hutchins' Ukrainian relatives sue Alec Baldwin over her death on 'Rust' set

Friday, February 10, 2023

The parents and sister of the slain cinematographer are seeking damages from actor Alec Baldwin in Hutchins' fatal shooting on the movie set. Her widower reached an earlier settlement with Baldwin.

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HarperCollins and striking union reach tentative agreement

Friday, February 10, 2023

HarperCollins Publishers and the union representing around 250 striking employees reached a tentative agreement providing increases to entry-level salaries. A ratified contract would run through 2025.

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In France, Macron faces calls to rescind Vladimir Putin's Legion of Honor medal

Friday, February 10, 2023

Some French legislators and activists are calling on the French president to rescind the award to the Russian leader because of the Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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The world's deadliest earthquakes in the past 25 years, at a glance

Thursday, February 09, 2023

The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey and war-torn Syria on Monday has killed more than 20,000 people. Here are some of the world's deadliest earthquakes in the past quarter-century.

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The Brooklyn Nets are trading Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns, AP source says

Thursday, February 09, 2023

The Suns will send Cam Johnson, Mikal Bridges, Jae Crowder, four first-round picks and additional draft compensation to the Nets for Durant, a 13-time All-Star who averages nearly 30 points per game.

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