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The murder capital of the US and a former mayor on crack: DC’s history of crime problems

The murder capital of the US and a former mayor on crack: DC’s history of crime problems

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Trump eyes Ivanka for bizarre new White House gig despite her swearing off politics

Trump eyes Ivanka for bizarre new White House gig despite her swearing off politics

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Inside the remote military base where Trump and Putin will hold historic summit

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Ukraine believes Putin has just ‘one card left to play’ in ceasefire talks – and it gives Kyiv an upper hand

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Britain, France and Germany threaten to reimpose sanctions on Iran as nuclear program deadline nears

Britain, France and Germany threaten to reimpose sanctions on Iran as nuclear program deadline nears

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Dash cam footage captures pillar of fire sparked by dramatic lightning strike

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Trump suffers another geography fail after calling Alaska ‘Russia’ as he rants ahead of Putin meeting: ‘Leningrad free’

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Russia’s sinister doomsday radio bursts into life days before Trump-Putin summit

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Inside Vox’s Entrepreneurship, Explained panel

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How tightening inheritance tax gifting loopholes would impact families

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I moved to Copenhagen from London – and got 10 hours of my life back every week

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Reeves would risk being Truss 2.0 if she opts for alternative to big tax rises

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Nicola Sturgeon does not spare Alex Salmond in her excoriating memoir

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Savers hit by rate cuts up to double Bank of England’s 0.25% reduction

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The best exercises for back pain, and what to avoid

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Japanese pop idol Kenshin Kamimura convicted of indecent assault but avoids jail in Hong Kong

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Bangladeshi officials testify against former British minister Tulip Siddiq in anti-corruption trial

Bangladeshi officials testify against former British minister Tulip Siddiq in anti-corruption trial

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Turkey says Israel and Kurdish fighters should stop destabilizing Syria

Turkey says Israel and Kurdish fighters should stop destabilizing Syria

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Typhoon Podul brings no major damage as it crosses Taiwan and heads for China

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Heavy rain pounds South Korea's capital region, leaving 1 person missing

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European leaders, Zelenskyy set to talk with Trump ahead of Putin summit

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The chicest black summer looks to wear now

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‘I swapped my fan for a smart 3-in-1 cooling duvet and it changed how I sleep’

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One-year-old baby killed by charging giraffe as mum paralysed in horror attack

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Mum 'murdered and cut up her son into three pieces' with help from his wife

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Horror moment superyacht bursts into flames off Ibiza coast before sinking

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Shocking moment huge brawl breaks out on Ryanair flight over child screaming

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Shocking moment British tourist 'attacks home belonging to Thailand holiday fling after she tells him to move out' - and is now wanted by police

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Anti-corruption officials give evidence against Labour's former anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq, accused of using family connections to obtain state-owned land in Bangladesh

Anti-corruption officials give evidence against Labour's former anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq, accused of using family connections to obtain state-owned land in Bangladesh

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Moment Ukrainian forces wipe out Russian platoon on front line as drone footage shows personnel carrier destroyed and soldiers picked off - after Putin secured biggest 24-hour gains for a YEAR

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New Zealand prime minister accuses Netanyahu of ‘losing the plot’

New Zealand prime minister accuses Netanyahu of ‘losing the plot’

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The national debt has reached a record $37 trillion, the Treasury Department reports

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New Zealand woman who ‘thought she was being kidnapped’ detained by ICE at US-Canada border

New Zealand woman who ‘thought she was being kidnapped’ detained by ICE at US-Canada border

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New Zealand MP ejected from Parliament again over Gaza comments

New Zealand MP ejected from Parliament again over Gaza comments

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Spain’s octopus capital forced to import octopus as numbers dwindle

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Tech execs are paying top dollar to breed smarter babies, report claims

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Four children aged between 11 and 13 arrested for ‘fatally mowing down woman, 71, in stolen car’

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Could Putin be arrested in the US during Trump meeting?

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The islands where America and Russia are 2 miles and 21 hours apart

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Netanyahu Is Getting What He Wants

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The 25 pieces of culture that explain the last 25 years

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How The Fellowship of the Ring explains post-9/11 America

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The Joe Rogan Experience is a mirror for America

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One big question hanging over every Premier League club this season

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I feel the stigma of being single every damn day

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At least 3 dead and thousands displaced as wildfires rage across southern Europe

At least 3 dead and thousands displaced as wildfires rage across southern Europe

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Atlantic Canada sees more sweltering temperatures, relief expected in Ontario

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Doug Ford teases new details of Ontario’s $5B tariff response plan

Doug Ford teases new details of Ontario’s $5B tariff response plan

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Trump has suggested Ukraine swap land with Russia – but that’s illegal

Trump has suggested Ukraine swap land with Russia – but that’s illegal

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Adidas designer apologizes for ‘appropriating’ Mexican shoe design

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Netanyahu suggests ‘allowing’ Palestinians to leave Gaza to go to South Sudan

Netanyahu suggests ‘allowing’ Palestinians to leave Gaza to go to South Sudan

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Mayor calls for DC to become 51st state after Trump’s National Guard crackdown

Mayor calls for DC to become 51st state after Trump’s National Guard crackdown

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The polluted city struggling to enforce single-use plastic ban

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DC takeover latest: National Guard hit streets of Washington DC as mayor attacks Trump’s ‘authoritarian push’

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Second person dies after eating sausage and broccoli sandwich during botulism outbreak

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The health risks from climate change that almost no one talks about

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What happens to your body after eating UPFs for a day, a year and a lifetime

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Moderate 4.9 magnitude quake jolts New Zealand's lower North Island

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