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Two teenage basketball players, a coach and a trainer from the Tulsa, Oklahoma, area were among eight people killed in a fiery head-on highway crash in eastern Kansas

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Cancer remains one of the leading causes of death in America, killing more than 600,000 people each year

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The fate of three former Memphis police officers charged in the beating of Tyre Nichols is in the hands of 12 jurors as deliberations began in the Black man's death

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Authorities say a man was arrested after crashing a car into the front gate at Jennifer Aniston’s home in Los Angeles

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The U.S. trade deficit soared to a monthly record of $140.5 billion in March, signaling a rush for imports from businesses and consumers alike ahead of President Donald Trump’s latest — and most sweeping — tariffs taking effect

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The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for seven people who went missing after a boat believed to be carrying migrants capsized off the San Diego coast

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A man has been booked for felony vandalism after crashing through the front gate at Jennifer Aniston’s home.

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Chief executive Wael Sawan said Shell ‘delivered another solid set of results in the first quarter of 2025’.

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The local election results are being declared as councils tally up votes.

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The ship issued an SOS distress call after being hit 17 nautical miles east of Malta

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Firefighter planes from Greece, Cyprus, Croatia and Italy were sent to Israel

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Nigel Farage never won a by-election afresh with Ukip, but has now done so for the first time with Reform UK

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Simon Patterson tells trial the lack of inquiries ‘intrigued’ him

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Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine Chapel that will signal the election of a successor to Pope Francis

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Farage’s Reform overturns Labour majority of nearly 15,000 votes in Runcorn and Helsby as Dame Andrea Jenkyns wins Greater Lincolnshire mayoralty

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As Europe marks Victory Day over Nazi Germany, Londoner John Goldsmith still remembers the rationing, the blackouts and the bombs that devastated his neighborhood in east London

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Former English soccer player and style icon David Beckham turns 50 on May 2, 2025.

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Some hieroglyphics may give different messages depending on direction they are read in

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“Conclave,” the film may have introduced movie-goers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic voting to elect a new pope has been going on for centuries and created a whole genre of historical trivia

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The Runcorn and Helsby by-election was the first major electoral test for the prime minister

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Allegations were subject of civil rights complaint from same teacher under first Trump administration

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A 15-year-old autistic Nigerian has set a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest art canvas in a bid to raise awareness for autism

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DOGE shows up in force on Fox as Musk vows its mission will continue even though he’s not longer at the White House

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War monitor says Russia and North Korea will likely use Tumen river bridge for material transportation

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An employee of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sent an email Wednesday that mistakenly included plans to terminate more than 150 research grants related to child and family well-being

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