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Taliban claims partial US withdrawal imminent
A Taliban representative says the U.S. has promised to withdraw half of its troops from Afghanistan by the end of April. Abdul Salam Hanafi made the remarks on the sidelines…
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Political crisis engulfs Virginia’s top 3 elected officials
The political crisis in Virginia spun out of control Wednesday when the state's attorney general confessed to putting on blackface in the 1980s and a woman went public with detailed…
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San Francisco police release sketch of “Doodler’ killer
More than 40 years after a serial killer dubbed the "Doodler" terrorized San Francisco's gay community, police released a sketch Wednesday of what the man might look like today and…
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More than two-thirds of young people face online violence: UNICEF
UNICEF has warned that 71 percent of 15 to 24 year-olds are facing online violence, cyberbullying, and digital harassment. On Safer Internet Day on Tuesday, the agency called for concerted…
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Paris building fire claims 10 lives; arson suspected
A fire in a Paris apartment building early Tuesday that authorities suspect was an arson attack killed eight people and sent residents fleeing to the roof or climbing out their…
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Third of Himalayan glaciers can no longer be saved: study
One-third of Himalayan glaciers will melt by the end of the century due to climate change, threatening water sources for 1.9 billion people, even if current efforts to reduce climate…
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Wildfire victims living in RVs ordered to leave properties
Hundreds of Northern California wildfire victims desperate for housing and living in recreational vehicles on their burned-out lots were ordered off their properties Monday after federal authorities threatened to cut…
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US prepares to start building portion of Texas border wall
The U.S. government is preparing to begin construction of more border walls and fencing in South Texas' Rio Grande Valley, likely on federally owned land set aside as wildlife refuge…
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Federal prosecutors subpoena Trump’s inaugural committee
Federal prosecutors in New York issued a subpoena Monday seeking documents from Donald Trump's inaugural committee, furthering a federal inquiry into a fund that has faced mounting scrutiny into how…
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Neighbors: Plane ‘sounded like a missile’ as it broke apart
A small plane shook homes and "sounded like a missile" as it broke apart and rained chunks of metal into a Southern California neighborhood, igniting a house fire that killed…