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Denver Shooting Suspect Self-Published Books Previewing Rampage That Left 5 Dead

(DENVER) — A man accused of killing five people in a rampage in Denver is believed to have written fictional books self-published online that named some of his real-life victims and described similar attacks. The writings are part of the

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Outrage, boycott calls grow as food giant Osem announces price hikes

Producer of a raft of Israeli staples says prices will go up between 3% to 7% from February; price-controlled dairy products also expected to go up

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2021: A year of space tourism, flights on Mars, China’s rise

In this handout image courtesy of NASA released on November 23, 2021, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches with the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, spacecraft onboard, November 23, 2021 in California Washington (AFP) – From the Mars Ingenuity

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U.S. calls on China and Hong Kong to release Stand News employees

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday called on Chinese and Hong Kong authorities to immediately release staff members of the pro-democracy media outlet Stand News who were arrested after a police raid. (Reporting by Eric

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Biden and Putin to speak on Thursday amid Ukraine tensions

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON/REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak on Thursday, the White House said, as Washington crafts a common response to Russia’s military build-up on the Ukraine

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Just before Christmas, Cuban authorities handed decades-long sentences to July 11 protesters

In the middle of holiday festivities last week, the families of some Cubans who took to the streets to protest against the island’s communist government in July received dreadful news: Their loved ones would spend decades in jail. In a

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Putin says Nord Stream 2 link ready to calm gas prices

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday the Nord Stream 2 undersea gas pipeline would help to calm a surge in European gas prices and was ready to start exports now a second stretch of the pipeline

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Abramovich claim of Sephardic descent to get Portuguese citizenship draws scrutiny

Questions raised after Russian-Israeli billionaire uses law that repatriates descendants of Sephardic Jews expelled during the Inquisition; officials say criticism ‘unjustified’

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14-Year-Old Sought in Garland Triple Murder, Is ‘Armed and Dangerous’: PD – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

14-Year-Old Sought in Garland Triple Murder, Is ‘Armed and Dangerous’: PD  NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth Texas cops hunt for 14-year-old ‘armed and dangerous’ suspect in triple homicide  Fox News 14-year-old guns down three other teens in Texas store shooting: cops  New York Post

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As Omicron Spreads, Officials Ponder What It Means to Be ‘Fully Vaccinated’

The contagious new variant has companies and government officials wondering whether Americans can really be considered vaccinated without booster shots.

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