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What happened at the Tuam mother and baby home - and why is the site now only being excavated?

A long-awaited excavation at a former mother and baby home in Ireland hopes to identify the remains of infants who died there.

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Flight diverted after recently released psychiatric patient claimed laptop was a bomb

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Colleges will soon have to fork over millions of dollars as Trump’s bill extends a tax on their endowments

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‘Serial rapist’ accused of three attacks more than two decades ago has been arrested

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Leading medical bodies sue RFK Jr and HHS over Covid vaccine rollback

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Shooter is killed after opening fire at border agents as they arrived to work

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Texas floodwaters send trees crashing into river

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Epstein 'client list' doesn't exist, Justice Department says, walking back theory Bondi had promoted

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Jeffrey Epstein seen shortly before his death in new footage

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Remains of seven victims are recovered after deadly explosion at fireworks warehouse

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Ted Cruz denies National Weather Service cuts contributed to loss of life in Texas floods

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16 & Pregnant star arrested for involuntary manslaughter in Georgia after ‘providing victim a lethal cocktail of drugs’

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These are the most boring cities in the US

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Democratic voters are demanding reps fight dirty against Trump and MAGA: ‘There needs to be blood’

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British passengers tell of 'pure hell and chaos' as 18 injured leaping from Ryanair plane following fire alert

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Employers to be banned from silencing harassed or abused staff

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Why were the central Texas floods so deadly?

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Trump claims he struck side deal with Skydance for additional $16 million in ‘60 Minutes’ settlement

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Here is where the flash flooding has hit Texas

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Kids in the U.S. have become increasingly unhealthy over the past 17 years, new study finds

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Dad accused of killing his three daughters and spending a month on the run is reportedly spotted in the woods

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Trump plans to delay tariff start to August 1 as he announces 25% levy for Japan and South Korea

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Chicago lifeguard accused of shooting dead a 15-year-old at neighborhood pool

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I interviewed ‘The Salt Path’ author Raynor Winn – now I feel duped

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SEND reform is needed – but No 10 can’t afford another party meltdown

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Full moon calendar 2025 – full list of dates and when July’s will fall

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SEND units in mainstream schools set to replace individual care plans for children

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Underwater turbine spinning for 6 years off Scotland's coast is a breakthrough for tidal energy

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Trump sends tariff letters, placing 25% levies on top allies

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Israeli officials think Trump could give them green light to attack Iran again

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Remains of 7 people recovered after explosion at California fireworks factory

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U.S. revokes foreign terrorist listing for HST, group behind Assad ouster

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Dirt bike rider, 15, killed in crash with deer: Manitoba RCMP

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Laura Loomer rips AG Pam Bondi over Epstein files: ‘She was always lying’

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Trump plans to visit Texas later in the week after devastating floods have killed at least 82

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Ex-forecasters at National Weather Service defend Texas meteorologists and say warnings were as timely as they should have been

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Russian transport minister 'shoots himself dead' hours after being sacked by Vladimir Putin

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Shocking time-lapse video shows speed Texas road engulfed by water during fatal Guadalupe River floods

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Wimbledon champion hits back at ‘unfair and inaccurate’ nature of huge fine

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