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Uganda's 'shameful' new anti-gay law
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US births did not return to pre-pandemic levels in 2022
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Armie Hammer won't face charges in sexual assault case
Meta threatens to block news stories in California over new bill
Meta threatens to block news stories in California over new bill
Feds reportedly have 'important' tape of Trump discussing classified documents
Feds reportedly have 'important' tape of Trump discussing classified documents
First-generation high school graduate engineers his own success
First-generation high school graduate engineers his own success
House gives broad bipartisan approval to bill raising debt limit
House gives broad bipartisan approval to bill raising debt limit
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What's in Biden and McCarthy's deal to suspend the debt limit
What's in Biden and McCarthy's deal to suspend the debt limit
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House passes deal to raise debt limit, sending it to Senate
Report: Prosecutors have recording of Trump discussing classified document
Report: Prosecutors have recording of Trump discussing classified document
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Drones hit 2 refineries in southern Russia
Trump lawyers ask judge in criminal case to step aside
Trump lawyers ask judge in criminal case to step aside
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Ryan Gosling responds to Barbie fans claiming he's too old to play Ken
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Taika Waititi catches heat for claiming no one can name the director of 'Casablanca'
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US births did not return to pre-pandemic levels in 2022
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Meta threatens to block news stories in California over new bill
Feds reportedly have 'important' tape of Trump discussing classified documents
Feds reportedly have 'important' tape of Trump discussing classified documents
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Xi Jinping tells national security team to prepare for 'worst-case scenario'
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Putin blames Kyiv for 'terrorist' drone attack as war comes home to Moscow
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Air New Zealand to weigh international passengers as part of safety survey
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