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The family of a man whose body was found in Mississippi calls for a DOJ probe

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

The family of a Mississippi man whose dismembered body was found in November said his newly released autopsy report shows he was murdered, and they called for a federal investigation into the case.

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The U.S. said a Russian fighter jet hit American drone over Black Sea

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

The U.S. military said a Russian fighter jet conducting "an unsafe and unprofessional intercept" struck the propeller of a U.S. drone over the Black Sea, causing U.S. forces to bring it down.

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Cyclone Freddy wrecks Malawi and Mozambique, killing more than 200 people

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Tens of thousands of people have been displaced by heavy rains that triggered floods and mudslides in southern Africa. The death toll is expected to rise.

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Novo Nordisk will cut some U.S. insulin prices by up to 75% starting next year

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

The Danish drugmaker's move follows a similar announcement by rival Eli Lilly earlier this month. More than 8 million Americans use insulin, according to the American Diabetes Association.

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EPA moves to limit toxic 'forever chemicals' in drinking water

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

The EPA proposed limiting the amount of harmful "forever chemicals" in drinking water to the lowest detectable levels, a move it said will save thousands of lives and prevent serious illnesses.

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California court says Uber, Lyft can treat state drivers as independent contractors

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

The ruling mostly upholds a voter-approved law that said drivers for ride-share companies are independent contractors and are not entitled to benefits like paid sick leave and unemployment insurance.

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Have a villain in your life? In Hong Kong, a ritual helps ease anxieties

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Customers pay ritual practitioners to bash an image of their target with a shoe. It could be anyone — rival lovers and unfriendly colleagues, or horrible bosses and unlikeable public figures.

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Former Rep. Pat Schroeder, a pioneer for women's rights, dies at 82

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Schroeder took on the powerful elite with her rapier wit and antics for 24 years, shaking up stodgy government institutions by forcing them to acknowledge that women had a role in government.

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The family of a 'Cop City' protester who was killed releases more autopsy findings

Monday, March 13, 2023

Attorneys for the family of Manuel Paez Terán said the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, which is probing the shooting, has prevented Atlanta police from releasing more evidence to his relatives.

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New England and upstate New York brace for a winter storm

Monday, March 13, 2023

The storm's path could include parts of New England, upstate New York, northeastern Pennsylvania, and northern New Jersey, with snowfall totals expected to range from a few inches to a few feet.

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Japan's Kenzaburo Oe, a Nobel-winning author of poetic fiction, dies at 88

Monday, March 13, 2023

Oe's works, including The Catch and A Personal Matter, were built from his childhood memories during Japan's postwar occupation and from being the parent of a disabled son.

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The U.S. and South Korea hold drills as North launches missiles from sub

Monday, March 13, 2023

North Korea's missile tests Sunday signal the country likely will conduct provocative weapons testing activities during the U.S.-South Korean drills that are to run for 11 days.

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As Biden weighs the Willow oil project, he blocks other Alaska drilling

Sunday, March 12, 2023

The move to limit oil drilling in 16 million acres in Alaska and the Arctic Ocean comes as regulators prepare to decide on the Willow project, a controversial plan pushed by ConocoPhillips.

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Israeli forces have killed three Palestinians in a shootout in the West Bank

Sunday, March 12, 2023

Israeli forces shot and killed three Palestinian gunmen who opened fire on troops in the occupied West Bank, the military said, the latest bloodshed in a year-long wave of violence in the region.

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China has reappointed its central bank governor, when many had expected a change

Sunday, March 12, 2023

China on Sunday reappointed Yi Gang as head of the central bank in an effort to reassure entrepreneurs and financial markets.

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Four astronauts fly SpaceX back home to end 5-month mission

Saturday, March 11, 2023

The U.S.-Russian-Japanese crew returned to Earth late Saturday after spending five months at the International Space Station, arriving last October.

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BBC crisis escalates as players and stars rally behind soccer host Gary Lineker

Saturday, March 11, 2023

The BBC was forced to scrap much of its weekend sports programming as it scrambled to stem a crisis over its suspension of Lineker for comments criticizing the British government's asylum policy.

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China names Xi Jinping ally Li Qiang as premier

Saturday, March 11, 2023

Li Qiang, a close confidant of top leader Xi Jinping, will nominally be in charge of the world's second-largest economy now facing some of its worst prospects in years.

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The man convicted of killing Kristin Smart in 1996 is sentenced to 25 years to life

Friday, March 10, 2023

Smart, 19, disappeared from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo in 1996. Prosecutors maintained that Paul Flores, now 46, killed Smart during an attempted rape.

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A partial Malcolm X quote that sparked protest is removed from a university building

Friday, March 10, 2023

The University of Rhode Island removed the inscription from the facade of its library 30 years after Black students protested because they said it misrepresented the fuller meaning his message.

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