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Names revealed of suspects in assassination of mob boss Benny Shlomo

Identity of a fourth suspect in underworld hit remains under gag order; police allege the group were hired guns contracted by a third party

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Remarks by President Biden at Democratic National Committee Reception – The White House

Remarks by President Biden at Democratic National Committee Reception  The White House

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‘They Are in a Panic’: Ukraine’s Troops Size Up the Enemy

Ukrainian soldiers are exulting in their smashing of Russian lines in the northeast. They engaged enemy troops up close, and gained confidence from it.

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Biden Says Risk of Nuclear ‘Armageddon’ Is Highest Since 1962 Crisis

The president’s blunt warnings, highly unusual for an American president, were delivered informally to a group of Democratic donors in New York City.

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Iran: 16-year-old protester jumped off a roof, wasn’t killed by security forces

Iranian judiciary claims Sarina Esmailzadeh took her own life at building in city of Karaj; rights group has said she ‘died after being severely beaten in the head with batons’

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‘There’s No Point in Going if I Have No Teachers.’ How the Educator Shortage Is Affecting One New Jersey School District

Shaye Brown is uniquely familiar with the nation’s teacher shortage. About a week into the school year, she learned that her 9-year-old son, who is in a specialized class for students with autism, would not have a full-time teacher because

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Iranian medical report claims Mahsa Amini died from illness, not beatings in custody

Source quoted by state TV says death of Amini, who fell into a coma after being arrested by morality police, related to ‘surgery for a brain tumor at the age of eight’

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Iranian medical report claims Mahsa Amini died from illness, not beatings in custody

Source quoted by state TV says death of Amini, who fell into a coma after being arrested by morality police, related to ‘surgery for a brain tumor at the age of eight’

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Lula Will Likely Win Brazil’s Tight Election. But After That, Things Will Really Get Difficult

The first round of Brazil’s presidential election, held last weekend, promises greater drama to come. The lead story from those results was that President Jair Bolsonaro trailed challenger and favorite to win Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva by just five

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Distraught parents lay white roses for Thai nursery massacre victims

One by one, grieving parents came to lay single white roses on the steps of the Thai nursery where nearly two dozen of their children were murdered. Some bowed their heads in prayer, some hugged each other in consolation as

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