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School Searched 6-Year-Old’s Backpack Before Newport News Shooting, Officials Say
No weapon was found during the search, according to the school district. The 6-year-old boy is accused of later shooting…
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‘We Will Die for Brazil’: How a Far-Right Mob Tried to Oust Lula
As the bus made its way from Brazil’s agricultural heartland to the capital, Andrea Barth pulled out her phone to…
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George Santos’s Deceit: A Secret Shared Among Some Republicans
In late 2021, as he prepared to make a second run for a suburban New York City House seat, George…
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Russia’s Claim to Seize a Ukrainian Town Exposes Rifts Among Forces
After Russia’s Defense Ministry said its troops had taken Soledar, a leader of the Wagner mercenary group accused the military…
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Leader of Biden’s Covid Vaccine Effort Is Stepping Down
Dr. David A. Kessler took over Operation Warp Speed when President Biden entered office, and his departure signals the end…
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Presidents and Their Prosecutors
Since the dark days of Watergate, every president but one has faced a special prosecutor scrutinizing them or their associates.…
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Casey Hayden, a Force for Civil Rights and Feminism, Dies at 85
While working for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in the early 1960s, she helped write two memos that spurred the…
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Hannes Keller, Swiss Deep-Sea Diving Pioneer, Is Dead at 88
His 1,020-foot descent to the Pacific Ocean floor in a diving bell in 1962 made headlines and set a record.…
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Robbie Knievel, a Motorcycle Daredevil Like his Father, Dies at 60
Mr. Knievel followed his father, Evel Knievel, into the high-flying, bone-shattering world of motorcycle stunts, jumping the Grand Canyon, a…
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Lisa Marie Presley, Singer-Songwriter and Daughter of Elvis, Dies at 54
Her death in Los Angeles on Thursday, after a life tinged with tragedy, came after a medical emergency and brief…