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What Our Phones, Cars and Refrigerators Need: More Buttons

In certain cases, screens can be cumbersome or even dangerous.

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Toll rises to 13 after fire at three Spanish nightclubs

The death toll in a fire in the Spanish city of Murcia has risen to 13. Three nightclubs were affected by the blaze, the emergency services said. The flames broke out in one of the three nightclubs at around 6

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Ukraine Aid Is Dropped From Government Funding Bill, Raising Questions About U.S. Support

WASHINGTON — Congressional supporters of Ukraine say they won’t give up after a bill to keep the federal government open excluded President Joe Biden’s request to provide more security assistance to the war-torn nation. Still, many lawmakers acknowledge that winning

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Jimmy Carter celebrating 99th birthday with family – POLITICO

Jimmy Carter celebrating 99th birthday with family  POLITICO As he turns 99, Jimmy Carter’s hometown honors the former president as a global humanitarian – and a good friend  CNN 7 Months Into Hospice Care, Jimmy Carter to Celebrate 99th Birthday | VOANews  Voice

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Feinstein’s body, accompanied by Pelosi, arrives in California on plane from president’s military fleet – CNN

Feinstein’s body, accompanied by Pelosi, arrives in California on plane from president’s military fleet  CNN What’s next for Feinstein’s vacant Senate seat  Washington Post Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s remains brought home to the Bay Area  KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco Opinion | Running San

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The U.S. Military’s Weighty Challenge: ‘Skinny-Fat’ Recruits

The Pentagon is doing a gut check on how it decides if a soldier is fit. Goodbye measuring tape, hello full-body scans.

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Been Caught Stealing? You Aren’t Trea Turner

The Phillies shortstop has gone 30-for-30 in stolen base attempts this season, highlighting a bonanza on the basepaths thanks to baseball’s new rules.

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Slovakia elects pro-Russian politician who wants to cut military support for Ukraine

A pro-Russian politician has won Slovakia’s parliamentary elections, throwing NATO’s unity amid the Russia-Ukraine war into question.

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In China, a Uyghur scholar has been sentenced to life in prison

China has secretly given a life prison sentence to a prominent Uyghur scholar of Uyghur culture and religion.

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