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U.S., China consulate closures deal losses to both nations

The United States and China have done more than strike symbolic blows in their escalating feud by shutting each other’s consulates. They’ve also dimmed each other’s ability to observe critical regions of their countries.

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Appeals court vacates Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence, orders new penalty trial – CNN

Appeals court vacates Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence, orders new penalty trial  CNN Federal appeals court vacates Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence  Fox News Court overturns death sentence of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev  New York Post Federal appeals court tosses

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Jail Inmates Recaptured After Escaping Oklahoma Jail Using Bedsheets to Climb From 12th Floor Cell

(OKLAHOMA CITY) — Two county jail escapees, including a murder suspect, have been arrested after breaking out of the Oklahoma County jail in Oklahoma City early Friday by using sheets tied together to climb down the outside of the building

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Syria Is Overwhelmed By Coronavirus As Govt Conceals Outbreak, Health Worker Says

Medical workers in and outside the country say there’s a lack of medicine and tests. (Image credit: Louai Beshara/AFP via Getty Images)

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Teen ‘mastermind,’ two others charged in massive Twitter hack, Bitcoin theft

British man, Florida man and Florida teen hacked Twitter accounts of prominent politicians, celebrities and tech moguls to scam people around globe out of more than $100,000

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Trader Joe’s Won’t Change Trader Jose, Trader Ming Product Labels After Viral Petition Labels Them Racist

(LOS ANGELES) — Trader Joe’s, which indicated earlier this month it might change the names of some of its products after an online petition denounced them as racist, now says it will stick with labels like Trader Jose’s and Trader

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A 37-Year-Old Opposition Candidate Challenges The Longtime Leader Of Belarus

“I’m tired of being silent. I’m tired of being afraid,” said opposition presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who entered the race after her blogger husband was jailed. (Image credit: Celestino Arce/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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Appeals Court Overturns Boston Marathon Bomber’s Death Sentence

A federal appeals court on Friday tossed the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man convicted in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. A three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a new penalty-phase trial, finding that

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Israeli institute’s vaccine candidate said highly effective in animal trials

Secretive research center’s shot shows near 100% efficacy in non-human trials, is on par with US company Moderna’s candidate, TV report says

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Congress leaves town without a coronavirus stimulus deal, allowing $600 unemployment benefit to end – USA TODAY

Congress leaves town without a coronavirus stimulus deal, allowing $600 unemployment benefit to end  USA TODAY Trump pleads with Dems to agree to extend $600-a-week unemployment boost 24 hours before it expires  Daily Mail Pelosi slams Republicans over stimulus impasse  Reuters Mitch McConnell

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