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The package that exploded at Northeastern University had an anti-virtual reality note

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

The rambling note railed against virtual reality and also referenced Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. The hard plastic case exploded in Boston Tuesday evening, injuring one person.

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Queen Elizabeth II's death is renewing interest in British memorabilia in Hong Kong

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

The death of Queen Elizabeth II has sparked a wave of nostalgia and renewed interest in British memorabilia in Hong Kong, where emotions still linger toward U.K. rule.

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At Alex Jones trial, an FBI agent breaks down as he describes the scene at Sandy Hook

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

An FBI agent struggled to control his emotions as he described seeing bodies inside Sandy Hook elementary school — a scene that the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones later claimed was staged by actors.

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William Ruto, sworn in as Kenya's president, touts his chicken seller roots

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Ruto also seemed to have mended fences with his former boss, outgoing president Uhuru Kenyatta, asking him to keep leading talks on regional crises. His ascent concluded a markedly peaceful election.

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A woman whose rape DNA led to her arrest sues the city of San Francisco

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

During a search of a crime lab database, the woman's DNA was tied to a burglary in late 2021. Her DNA had been collected and stored as part of a 2016 domestic violence and sexual assault case.

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An Australian man is killed by a kangaroo in a rare fatal attack

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

The 77-year-old man in a rural part of southwest Australia may have been keeping the wild kangaroo as a pet. It's reportedly the first fatal kangaroo attack in the country since 1936.

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Jury deliberations have begun for R. Kelly's child pornography and trial-fixing case

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Jurors will have to sort through a month of evidence and arguments on charges accusing the singer of producing child pornography, enticing minors for sex and rigging his 2008 child porn trial.

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Justice Department says it is open to one of Trump's picks for Mar-a-Lago arbiter

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

The Justice Department said Monday that it was willing to accept one of Donald Trump's picks for an independent arbiter to review documents seized during an FBI search of Mar-a-Lago last month.

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Sweden enters political limbo in a razor-tight general election

Monday, September 12, 2022

Sweden awoke Monday to the prospect of weeks of political uncertainty after neither of the country's blocs secured a clear governing majority in elections that saw another boost for a far-right party.

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A motorboat flips at Grand Canyon National Park and leaves 1 dead

Monday, September 12, 2022

A 67-year-old man died after a motorboat flipped over during a Colorado River trip inside Grand Canyon National Park, officials said Sunday.

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Russian troops leaving behind weapons and munitions in Ukraine counteroffensive

Sunday, September 11, 2022

Russia attacked power stations and other infrastructure Sunday, causing outages across Ukraine as Kyiv's forces pressed a swift counteroffensive.

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Carlos Alcaraz becomes the youngest No. 1 men's tennis player with his U.S. Open win

Sunday, September 11, 2022

The 19-year-old was appearing in his eighth major tournament. The victory also marks his first Grand Slam title.

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Major credit card companies are making it easier to track gun sales

Sunday, September 11, 2022

The move will likely provoke the ire of gun rights advocates and lobbyists, who have argued that categorizing gun sales would unfairly flag an industry when most sales do not lead to mass shootings.

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The U.S. marks the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks

Sunday, September 11, 2022

Americans remembered the nearly 3,000 lives lost that day with moments of silence, readings of victims' names, volunteer work and other tributes.

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The last reactor at Zaporizhzhia, Europe's largest nuclear power plant, has stopped

Sunday, September 11, 2022

Ukraine's atomic power operator said power lines had been restored to the Zaporizhzhia plant and that they were preparing the reactor to be cooled and transferred to a safer state.

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Iga Swiatek wins her first U.S. Open, cementing herself as a new top figure in tennis

Saturday, September 10, 2022

The top-ranked Swiatek has won seven titles in 2022, the most by a woman since Serena Williams in 2014.

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Holiday planning kicks off at UPS as it aims to hire more than 100,000 workers

Saturday, September 10, 2022

Seasonal drivers with start at $21 per hour, with tractor-trailer drivers making as much as $35 per hour. Package handler starting wages can range from $15 – $21 per hour.

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Hollywood star and blacklist victim Marsha Hunt dies at 104

Saturday, September 10, 2022

Hunt was one of the last surviving actors from Hollywood's Golden Age of the 1930s and 1940s. Her career was disrupted for a time by the McCarthy-era blacklist.

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A boat capsized after a possible collision with a whale. 5 people are dead

Saturday, September 10, 2022

Another six people who had been on the boat off New Zealand were rescued. A local mayor says the water was dead calm and the assumption was that a whale had surfaced from beneath the boat.

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Chief Justice John Roberts defends the Supreme Court — as people's confidence wavers

Saturday, September 10, 2022

After Roe was overturned, polls have shown a sharp drop in approval. Roberts says the court's role should not be called into question just because people disagree with its decisions.

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