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Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis Presley's only child and a singer in her own right, dies

Thursday, January 12, 2023

"It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us," Priscilla Presley said in a statement.

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At least 7 people were killed as a giant storm system hits the Southern U.S.

Thursday, January 12, 2023

The system spawned a tornado that shredded homes, toppled roofs and uprooted trees in Selma, Ala.

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DOJ announces a $31 million redlining settlement with LA-based City National Bank

Thursday, January 12, 2023

The Justice Department accused the bank of discrimination by refusing to underwrite mortgages in predominately Black and Latino communities.

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UAE names its oil company chief to lead U.N. climate talks

Thursday, January 12, 2023

The United Arab Emirates nominated Sultan al-Jaber, who both leads Abu Dhabi's state-run oil company and oversees its renewable energy efforts, to be the president of climate negotiations in Dubai.

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U.S. women's soccer tries to overcome its past lack of diversity

Thursday, January 12, 2023

While the U.S. women's national soccer team has steadily become more representative, players say there's still work to be done. That means ensuring young women of color feel included in the sport.

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Antigovernment protests spread across Peru and near tourist draw of Machu Picchu

Thursday, January 12, 2023

Protests against Peruvian President Dina Boluarte's government that have left dozens of people dead since they began a month ago spread through the south of the Andean country.

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Tatjana Patitz, one of the original supermodels of the '80s and '90s, dies at age 56

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

The German-born Patitz was among an elite group of famed fashion supermodels who graced magazine covers. She famously appeared in George Michael's "Freedom! '90" music video.

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Islamic State claims responsibility for Kabul attack that killed 5 people

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Thursday for a deadly bombing that killed at least five people near the foreign ministry in the Afghan capital the previous day.

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NTSB head warns of risks posed by heavy electric vehicles colliding with lighter cars

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Jennifer Homendy, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board, expressed concern about the safety risks that heavy electric vehicles pose if they collide with lighter vehicles.

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Turkish medical group leader sentenced to prison after urging chemical weapons probe

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

The Turkish Medical Association chief was convicted of spreading propaganda. She had called for an investigation into allegations the Turkish military used chemical weapons against Kurdish militants.

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A man stabs 6 people at a central Paris train station before police shoot him

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

The unnamed assailant is seriously injured after being shot in the chest. He used "a bladed weapon" during the attack at the French capital's busy Gare du Nord train station Wednesday morning.

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The Mega Millions jackpot grows to its second-highest ever after no winner is named

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

The Mega Millions prize has grown again to an estimated $1.35 billion after there was no winner of the lottery's latest giant jackpot. The prize for the next drawing is Friday night.

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Suspect in the New Year's Eve machete attack near Times Square faces federal charges

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

A man accused of attacking police with a machete near New York's Times Square on New Year's Eve is now facing federal terrorism charges, authorities announced Tuesday.

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Buu Nygren has been sworn in as the next Navajo Nation president

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Nygren beat out incumbent President Jonathan Nez in the tribe's general election by about 3,500 votes. The 36-year-old had never held political office before now.

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Cardinal George Pell, whose sex abuse convictions were overturned, dies at 81

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Pell was the most senior Catholic cleric to be convicted of child sex abuse and spent 404 days in solitary confinement in his native Australia only to have his convictions overturned.

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A suspect linked to Albuquerque shootings at elected officials' homes is in custody

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Police said a suspect believed to be linked to at least one of the shootings at or near the homes or offices of several elected officials was in custody.

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Colombia's VP says a bomb discovered near her home was an assassination attempt

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Vice President Francia Marquez said that her security team found more than seven kilos of explosives buried next to a rural road that leads to her home. She has previously faced death threats.

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A Romanian court upholds Andrew Tate's arrest on human-trafficking charges

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

A court in Bucharest upheld the 30-day arrest of self-described misogynist Andrew Tate on charges of organized crime, human trafficking and rape, an official said late Tuesday.

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Forest lizards have genetically morphed to survive life in the city, researchers say

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

The Puerto Rican crested anole has sprouted special scales to better cling to smooth surfaces like walls and windows and grown larger limbs to sprint across open areas, scientists say.

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Lawyers for a jailed Hong Kong publisher ask to meet the British prime minister

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Lawyers for Jimmy Lai, a jailed Hong Kong pro-democracy publisher, have asked for an urgent meeting with U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, a leading member of his international legal team said Tuesday.

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