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China spy balloon - live: US military detects high-altitude surveillance balloon hovering over US
Pentagon has been tracking the balloon for several days as it travelled over the northern United States
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Texas woman accused of killing friend, taking baby sentenced
Prosecutors say a Texas woman accused of killing a close friend in 2019 who had just given birth and abducting the baby has pleaded guilty to murder charges
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Tennis star Kyrgios to contest Australian assault charge
Tennis star Nick Kyrgios is due to appear in an Australian court to apply to have an assault charge stemming from events two years ago dismissed on mental health grounds
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Pelosi backs Trump impeachment leader Schiff in Senate race
Nancy Pelosi has made an early pick in California's 2024 U.S. Senate race — providing Sen. Dianne Feinstein doesn't seek another term
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Parole Board due to release serial rapist despite opposition from Dominic Raab
Andrew Barlow, formerly known as Andrew Longmire, is due to be released from jail despite an appeal against this by the Justice Secretary.
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Wild video shows boulder almost crushing woman as it crashes through her Hawaii home
The homeowner said she did not even see the boulder, only the sound it made as it destroyed portions of her house
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Doctor, GOP governor clash over private Medicaid discussion
A former University of Mississippi chancellor says Republican Gov. Tate Reeves spoke privately with him years ago about the benefits of expanding Medicaid to people in low-wage jobs
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US condemns Sudan freeing man convicted in diplomat's death
The United States has asked the Sudanese government to re-arrest a man convicted of killing a U.S. diplomat in the country 15 years ago
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Court: US needs to consider effects of drilling near Chaco
A federal appeals court says the U.S. government failed to consider the cumulative effects of greenhouse gas emissions that would result from the approval of nearly 200 drilling permits issued in an area surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park
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Interior: $580M headed to 15 tribes to fulfill water rights
The Biden administration on Thursday said 15 Native American tribes will get a total of $580 million this year to fund settlements that ensure access to water that's legally theirs
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Adele, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift’s possible wins at the 2023 Grammy Awards could shatter records
Unsurprisingly, a majority of female nominees could break the glass ceiling
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Humza Yousaf: Recovery of Scotland’s NHS will take ‘years’
Scotland’s health secretary has said it would take “years” for the NHS to recover from the impact of Covid, but said progress had been made.
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Democrats say Republicans - including George Santos - wearing assault weapon pins ‘isn’t the flex you think it is’
AOC also had a confrontation with the chairman of the Natural Resources Committee about bringing firearms to the committee
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Extremist Israeli group halts fund-raising effort in US
An Israeli group that assists Jewish prisoners convicted in some of the country’s most notorious hate crimes has halted its fund-raising efforts through a U.S.-based Jewish charity
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Memphis library shooting leaves one dead and police officer injured a day after Tyre Nichols funeral
The shooting comes with the city’s police department facing heavy criticism over the death of Tyre Nichols
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'Boom': FirstEnergy exec text revels in landing state plane
New details have emerged at former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder's federal corruption trial on the use of the state plane scheduled to retrieve out-of-town state lawmakers for a vote on the now-tainted nuclear bailout legislation
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Pentagon: Chinese spy balloon spotted over Western US
The U.S. says it is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted over U.S. airspace for a couple days
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Mississippi House seeks to control Jackson sales tax revenue
Amid a struggling water system, the Mississippi House has voted to further restrict how the capital city of Jackson can spend money from a 1% local sales tax
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Biden and Bill Clinton enjoy light moments as 42nd president returns to White House to celebrate family leave anniversary
Bill Clinton, the 42nd president, returns to the White House to celebrate the anniversary of the first bill he signed into law
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House Democrats fear GOP members could endanger Biden at State of the Union
Members are concerned by the GOP removing metal detectors at the doors to the House chamber
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Cory Booker mum on police reform ‘conversations’ as Congressional Black Caucus meets with Biden to seek a deal
The New Jersey Democrat has led his conference in negotiations with Republicans
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Anthony Lowe: Family brings lawsuit for ‘unacceptable’ LA police killing of double amputee
The family is accusing the city of Huntington Park of failing to train officers and discrimination based off of disability status
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The 5 key takeaways from Rishi Sunak’s interview with Piers Morgan
Rishi Sunak chatted about a range of topics, including the war in Ukraine, industrial action and nurses’ pay
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Have hope: Sunak says he can get the economy growing this year
Mr Sunak, in an interview with Piers Morgan for TalkTV, insisted he could deliver the five priorities he has set for the nation.
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US reunites nearly 700 kids taken from parents under Trump
A federal task force has reunited nearly 700 children who were separated from their families during the Trump administration
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Kate Hudson speaks out on fan hopes for How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days sequel
‘I’m sure there would be some conflict in there somewhere,’ Hudson said of a possible second film
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Jessy Wilson on 'Keep Rising' anthem and the hope it brings
Singer-songwriter Jessy Wilson was questioning her career in music when she landed a song in the action epic “The Woman King.”
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Amazon beats Q4 revenue estimates, but profits slump
Amazon reported worse-than-expected profits, but its revenue beat expectations boosted by sales in North America and its cloud-computing unit AWS
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1st phase of Mexican solar project to be operating in April
Mexico plans to power up the first phase of a huge solar energy project in April near a beach town popular with tourists making the short drive from the United States
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Beloved Canadian groundhog Fred la marmotte found dead hours before Groundhog Day
‘In life, the only thing that’s certain is that nothing is certain’