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Brittney Griner is back home in the U.S. after a prisoner swap with Russia

Friday, December 09, 2022

American basketball star Brittney Griner returned to the United States early Friday after being freed in a high-profile prisoner exchange following nearly 10 months in detention in Russia.

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Ukraine is calling for a boycott of 'The Nutcracker.' Ballet companies aren't budging

Friday, December 09, 2022

Ukraine's culture minister said his country's allies could stop Russia from weaponizing its culture by temporarily boycotting Russian artists, including The Nutcracker composer Tchaikovsky.

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The Club Q suspect's bomb threat case was dismissed because victims wouldn't testify

Friday, December 09, 2022

A court has unsealed documents in a 2021 bomb threat case involving felony charges for the Club Q shooting suspect. The district attorney said a conviction would've required family testimony.

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Céline Dion was diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome. Here's how it affects people

Thursday, December 08, 2022

The singer repeatedly postponed performances in the past year because of severe muscle spasms. In a tearful Instagram post, she revealed she has been diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder.

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Tampa police chief resigns after she flashed her badge to escape a traffic stop

Tuesday, December 06, 2022

Body camera footage showed Police Chief Mary O'Connor saying "I'm hoping you'll just let us go tonight" after a deputy pulled her and her husband over for driving an unregistered golf cart.

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They ran a voter suppression scheme. Now they're sentenced to register voters

Thursday, December 01, 2022

Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman robocalled roughly 85,000 voters across five states, falsely telling them that voting by mail would risk "giving your private information to the man."

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Jacinda Ardern and Sanna Marin shut down a reporter's sexist question about their ages

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Asked whether she met with her Finnish counterpart "just because" of their similarities in age and gender, New Zealand's leader questioned whether reporters would ask the same of her male predecessor.

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A teary Will Smith opens up to Trevor Noah about the 'rage' behind his Oscar slap

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

In his first big interview since March, the blockbuster actor said he "just lost it" over Rock's joke about his wife's hair. "That was a rage that had been bottled for a really long time," he said.

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Police find the remains of 4 infants inside a Boston apartment

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Police say they discovered "what appeared to be a human fetus or infant" and additional remains at an apartment in South Boston. An autopsy has revealed four infants: two female and two male.

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Balenciaga is suing the producers of its own ad campaign after facing backlash

Monday, November 28, 2022

The luxury fashion house is taking legal action against the production company North Six after back-to-back ad campaigns have left the luxury fashion house embroiled in controversy.

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The Buffalo Tops shooting suspect pleads guilty to state murder charges

Monday, November 28, 2022

The 19-year-old will be sentenced to life without parole for the state charges. He faces an additional 27 charges at the federal level, one of which carries a possible death sentence.

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Elon Musk says Twitter will re-launch its verification program next week

Friday, November 25, 2022

The embattled CEO tweeted Friday that the company will re-launch its paid verification program next week. He says accounts will be manually verified and color coded, but has yet to offer details.

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Virginia Walmart gunman left a 'death note' saying he felt harassed by coworkers

Friday, November 25, 2022

The store supervisor who fatally shot six coworkers apologized for what he was about to do while simultaneously blaming others for mocking him.

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Inflation looms large as Black Friday shoppers head to the stores

Friday, November 25, 2022

More than 60% of shoppers say the economy is affecting their holiday plans. Many say they'll be more selective in their purchases, going for cheaper goods and less expensive stores.

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6 people and the gunman are dead in a shooting at a Walmart in Virginia

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

A Walmart employee opened fire in a Virginia store late Tuesday during what are normally popular pre-Thanksgiving shopping hours. It's the second high-profile mass killing in a handful of days.

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1 dead, 16 injured after an SUV slammed through a Massachusetts Apple Store

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

A driver has been charged with reckless homicide after crashing through the plate glass window of an Apple Store on Monday.

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FIFA bans beer sales at Qatar's World Cup stadiums in a last-minute reversal

Friday, November 18, 2022

Just two days before the World Cup is set to kick off, FIFA announced that only non-alcoholic beer will be sold at the 64 matches in Qatar. The tournament is sponsored by Budweiser.

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The UVA shooting suspect is in custody after 3 football players were killed

Monday, November 14, 2022

Three football players were killed on a bus late Sunday after returning to the University of Virginia from a field trip. Police arrested the suspected gunman after a 12-hour manhunt.

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Disney revealed its first plus-sized heroine. Not everyone is happy about her

Saturday, October 29, 2022

Bianca is a young ballerina who appears in a short film that's streaming on Disney+. But some fans aren't thrilled that her struggle with body image drives the two-minute plotline.

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Got election questions? NPR's Domenico Montanaro has answers

Saturday, October 29, 2022

The final day of voting for the 2022 midterm elections is fast approaching. Tell us what questions are still looming large for you, and we'll answer as many as we can next week.

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