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Inside Antwerp, Europe’s Cocaine Gateway

Authorities in Antwerp have seized 88 metric tons of cocaine stashed in containers from Latin America this year, nearly 10 times the figure in 2014. It is far more than any other European port.

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Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted. Now attention turns to Prince Andrew. – NBC News

Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted. Now attention turns to Prince Andrew.  NBC News Prince Andrew: what next after Ghislaine Maxwell guilty verdict? – BBC News  BBC News Ghislaine Maxwell could cooperate or appeal after guilty verdict  Insider The spotlight must now turn to the

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The top destination for Biden during his first year in office? Pennsylvania

Biden traveled there seven times since taking office, more than any other president in recent history. The reasons for his visits there and other states have to do with policy, politics and more. (Image credit: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

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The COVID antiviral drugs are here but they’re scarce. Here’s what to know

Paxlovid and molnupiravir have been authorized for emergency use to keep COVID-19 patients out of the hospital, but don’t expect to be able to go to your usual pharmacy and get them. (Image credit: Thomas Hansmann/Pfizer)

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Retired general warns the U.S. military could lead a coup after the 2024 election – NPR

Retired general warns the U.S. military could lead a coup after the 2024 election  NPR

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The story of marriage equality is more complicated — and costly — than you remember

Sasha Issenberg, author of The Engagement, a history of marriage equality, says he doesn’t see the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges being overturned anytime soon. (Image credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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High winds, severe drought, and warm temps led to Colorado’s historic wildfire

The Marshall Fire and Middle Fork Fire are considered the most destructive wildfires in Colorado history. (Image credit: Jason Connolly/AFP via Getty Images)

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Parents selling children shows desperation in Afghanistan

Many of Afghanistan’s growing number of destitute people are making desperate decisions as their nation spirals into a deeper poverty. (Image credit: Mstyslav Chernov/AP)

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On final day of 2021, another Arab killing brings year’s death toll to 126

Man shot dead in Umm al-Fahm in week’s fourth murder in a community plagued by violent crime

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Israel okays 4th shots for elderly at care homes as daily COVID cases near 5,000

HMOs start administering fourth shots to immunocompromised people; long waits reported at testing sites throughout the country as Omicron spreads

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