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Two US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent 'friendly fire' incident, US military says
The U.S. military says two U.S. Navy pilots have been shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident
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The water was their livelihood. Now Thailand's sea nomads work to preserve a vanishing way of life
The Moken, a group of indigenous people from Thailand and Myanmar, once sailed freely between the archipelago of 800 islands off the coast of the two countries
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Family of Wisconsin school shooting victim say they hold ‘no bitterness’ against teen killer Natalie Rupnow
Rubi Vergara’s uncle, Andrew Remus, said that Natalie Rupnow’s family ‘lost a daughter too’
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Gareth Southgate reveals Stormzy makes him proud to be British
Former England manager chose an Ed Sheeran hit featuring the rapper as one of his ‘Desert Island Discs’
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Three people arrested two decades after murder-for-hire plot to gain custody of a child
Kim Burgess, 56, Tonya Burgess, 49, and Mack Hanna, 60, have all been charged in connection to the 2004 death of 19-year-old Lindsey Simmons
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FDA restricts psychoactive mushroom used in some edibles
The regulator warned food manufacturers that Amanita muscaria – more commonly known as the fly agaric – and the compounds it contains are not authorized to use
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Home Alone star recalls Joe Pesci biting Macaulay Culkin’s finger during filming: ‘He’s a scary dude’
Culkin recently revealed that he still has a scar from the incident
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Stranger Things stars bid farewell to series in emotional tributes: ‘Nowhere near ready to leave you guys’
The hit Netflix series wrapped filming for its fifth and final season, which will premiere in 2025
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Greek authorities say boat capsizing victims and survivors were from Afghanistan. 2 Turks arrested
Greece's coast guard says it continues to search for survivors or victims of a speedboat that capsized carrying migrants off the eastern Greek island of Rhodes
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Justice Clarence Thomas did not disclose additional luxury trips funded by billionaire patron
All of the gifts Justice Thomas has accepted from a Republican donor are valued at $4.75 million, according to a new report
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Revealed: Pensioners waiting more than 100 days for winter fuel payments
The Department for Work and Pensions backlog has grown to 91,000 and continues to rise
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Ex-OpenAI engineer who raised legal concerns about the technology he helped build has died
Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI engineer and whistleblower who helped train the artificial intelligence systems behind ChatGPT and later said he believed those practices violated copyright law, has died, according to his parents and San Francisco officials
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A road accident in a remote part of western Iran left 9 dead and 14 injured
State media in Iran reports that an intercity bus has plunged into a ravine in the country's west after the driver lost control of the vehicle, killing nine passengers
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Tensions over Essequibo region resurface as Venezuela completes a bridge to a disputed border base
Guyana’s government has formally protested to Venezuela following the completion by Venezuela’s armed forces of a bridge built on a remote river island shared by both countries
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What we know about the deadly Christmas market attack in Germany
Officials say five people have been killed, including a 9-year-old, after a Saudi doctor drove into a Christmas market teeming with holiday shoppers in the German city of Magdeburg on Friday
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The water was their livelihood. Now Thailand’s sea nomads work to preserve a vanishing way of life
The Moken, a group of indigenous people from Thailand and Myanmar, once sailed freely between the archipelago of 800 islands off the coast of the two countries
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Fleeing motorist is dead after driving into Texas shopping mall and injuring 5
Authorities in Texas say law enforcement has fatally shot a fleeing motorist who drove into a JCPenney at a busy shopping mall Saturday
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Lara Trump drops out of running for the Senate, teases ‘big announcement’
Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law was floated as a possible replacement for Marco Rubio, the president-elect’s choice for secretary of state
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UK should designate China a national security threat, claims Priti Patel
Shadow foreign secretary accuses China of ‘all sorts of incursions in our country’
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Stolen base king Rickey Henderson dies at 65
Baseball Hall of Famer and stolen base king Rickey Henderson has died
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New York's governor orders firing of prison staffers involved in inmate's fatal beating
New York’s governor has ordered more than a dozen state prison staffers fired over the fatal beating of an inmate earlier this month
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PHOTO COLLECTION: Germany Christmas Market
This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.
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Santa Claus joins sharks for a holiday swim at a Rio de Janeiro aquarium
Santa Claus has arrived in Rio de Janeiro — under water
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A Native American tribe is closer to acquiring more land in Arizona after decades of delay
Federal officials have joined with the state of Arizona to begin fulfilling a settlement agreement that was reached with the Hopi Tribe nearly three decades ago
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Penn State opens the College Football Playoff by steamrolling mistake-prone SMU in 38-10 rout
Dominic DeLuca and Tony Rojas returned interceptions for touchdowns and Penn State toyed with mistake-prone SMU in a 38-10 victory in the opening round of the College Football Playoff
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14-year-old killed in Wisconsin school shooting shared gifts of music and art with many, friends say
The 14-year old student killed at a Wisconsin Christian school this week is remembered as a talented teenager who shared her gifts of music and art with many
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NYPD Chief resigns amid allegations of demanding sexual favors for overtime hours
The accuser recently came under scrutiny for her exorbitant overtime pay — upward of $200,000 — during her role in a desk job in Maddrey’s office
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Mom ‘lied to doctor’s about daughter’s health’ and tried to raise money off her fake conditions
Denise Zamora falsely claimed her now-15-year-old daughter had medical conditions which led to treatments she did not need, including having a feeding tube inserted
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German Christmas market attack: Child aged 9 among five killed
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German city mourns as death toll rises following market attack just days before Christmas
Magdeburg in grief as at least five people killed in attack on bustling market days before Christmas