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Death toll in Pakistan mosque blast climbs above 80

Rescuers find more bodies buried beneath rubble, but no more survivors expected following bombing targeting police near restive Afghan border; other provinces go on high alert

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Biden Administration Plans to End Covid Public Health Emergency in May

The end of the emergency, planned for May 11, will bring about a complex set of policy changes and signals a new chapter in the government’s pandemic response.

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Videos Contradict Initial Police Report on Tyre Nichols Arrest

The police report was the latest instance in which video evidence offered a starkly different account of police violence than what officers had reported themselves.

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10 Wounded from Drive-By Shooting in Florida

LAKELAND, Fla. — Ten people were injured Monday afternoon during a drive-by shooting in a central Florida neighborhood, police said. Lakeland Police Chief Sam Taylor said during a news conference that two of the victims were critically injured, while the

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Cindy Williams, Star of Laverne & Shirley, Dies at 75

LOS ANGELES — Cindy Williams, who was among the most recognizable stars in America in the 1970s and 1980s for her role as Shirley opposite Penny Marshall’s Laverne on the beloved sitcom “Laverne & Shirley,” has died, her family said

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A Highly Radioactive Capsule Fell Off a Truck Somewhere in an 870-Mile Australian Expanse

PERTH, Australia — Authorities in Western Australia are searching for a tiny but potentially deadly radioactive capsule that got lost while being transported on a truck from a mine to a depot in the city of Perth, officials said Saturday.

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U.S. Pushes for Military Sites in Philippines to Counter China

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin plans to meet this week with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

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IMF Upgrades Global Economic Outlook as Inflation Eases

The International Monetary Fund said the world economy was poised for a rebound as inflation eases.

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Tyre Nichols’s Parents to Attend State of the Union Address

“It’s important for them to be here in the gallery that night to listen to the president,” said the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, who invited them.

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The Jonas Brothers receive Walk of Fame star and announce new album’s release date

The pop group, composed of brothers Joe, Kevin and Nick Jonas, formed in 2005. Their next album, titled The Album, will be released May 5. (Image credit: Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)

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