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Man found dead inside plane engine at Utah airport
Investigators do not know what caused the man’s death
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Gunman breaks into Colorado Supreme Court building; intrusion unrelated to Trump case, police say
Authorities say a gunman leaving the scene of a car wreck shot his way into the Colorado Supreme Court building and inflicted “extensive damage” to the building
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Jeffrey Wright was dubbed by another actor after refusing to censor n-word
The actor was asked to record new dialogue for a version of 1999’s ‘Ride with the Devil’
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Biden’s biggest weakness and biggest strength going into 2024
His biggest weakness is a lack of enthusiasm while Biden’s biggest asset is people are starting to feel better about the economy
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Proposed merger of New Mexico, Connecticut energy companies ends; deal valued at more than $4.3B
Officials with New Mexico’s largest electric utility say a proposed multibillion-dollar merger with a U.S. subsidiary of global energy giant Iberdrola has ended
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A car carrying gas canisters crashed into a crowd on New Year’s Day. Three people including the suspect are dead
Suspect was seen buying gas canisters a few days before his rental car killed two people in a crash which also took his own life, writes Amelia Neath
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Man found dead at Salt Lake City airport after climbing inside jet engine
A man has been found dead at Salt Lake City International Airport after police say he breached an emergency exit door and climbed inside a jet engine
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Woman behind infamous failed horse show reaches plea deal in husband’s murder-for-hire plot
The 43-year-old unknowingly told an undercover detective ‘how wanted her husband killed and his body disposed’
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Killers of the Flower Moon star Lily Gladstone embraces she/they pronouns to ‘decolonise gender’
The actor who is of Blackfeet and Nimiipuu heritage explained that there are no gendered pronouns in most Indigenous languages
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Frank Ryan, the last quarterback to lead the Cleveland Browns to an NFL title, has died at 87
Frank Ryan, the quarterback who led the Cleveland Browns to their last NFL title in 1964, has died
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Mickey Mouse becomes horror film star as Steamboat Willie copyright expires
Copyright on the 1928 Disney short animation Steamboat Willie has entered the public domain
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California law that toy stores must have gender neutral aisles takes effect
New legislation doesn’t force stores to remove any section geared specifically to boys or girls, simply requiring large retailers to add neutral section
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Rare newborn ‘dancing lemur’ settles into home at Chester Zoo
Chester Zoo has released the first video of a critically endangered Coquerel’s sifaka baby, also known as “dancing lemur,” that was recently born.
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Israeli teen jailed for refusing to enlist in army during Hamas war
Tel Aviv teen is first conscientious objector jailed during Israeli war against Hamas
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Bodies suspected to be pregnant woman and boyfriend were shot, police in Texas say
Police say the dead bodies that Texas investigators believe to have been a pregnant woman and her boyfriend were found with gunshot wounds days after they were reported missing
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Cherelle Parker publicly sworn in as Philadelphia's 100th mayor
Cherelle Parker has been sworn in as Philadelphia's 100th mayor, becoming the first woman in that role
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South Africa's genocide case against Israel sets up a high-stakes legal battle at the UN's top court
South Africa has launched a case at the United Nations’ top court alleging that Israel’s military campaign in Gaza amounts to genocide
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'Bachelorette' Rachel Lindsay's husband, Bryan Abasolo, files for divorce after 4 years of marriage
The bloom is off the final rose for “Bachelorette” star Rachel Lindsay and husband Bryan Abasolo, who found love on the reality dating franchise
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A car carrying gas canisters crashed into a crowd on New Year’s Day. Three people including the suspect are dead
Suspect was seen buying gas canisters a few days before his rental car killed two people in a crash which also took his own life, writes Amelia Neath
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Jordan Peele says next movie could be his favourite
Production of Peele’s fourth film was delayed by last year’s Hollywood strikes
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Eric Adams restricted migrant buses entering New York, so some took the train
Texas governor escalates standoff NYC’s mayor over national border policy
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10-year-old arrested for shooting dead another 10-year-old with father’s stolen gun
The child has been charged with murder
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The Independent daily cartoon
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Harvard president Claudine Gay to resign following new plagiarism charges, reports say
Dr Gay faced harshbacklash for her comments to lawmakers about antisemitism on campus following Hamas atatck on Israel
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Man found dead at Salt Lake City airport after climbing inside jet engine
A man has been found dead at Salt Lake City International Airport after police say he breached an emergency exit door and climbed inside a jet engine
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Andrew Scott forced to halt Hamlet after audience member started working on laptop
Scott said there was ‘no way’ he could deliver the famous ‘to be or not to be’ soliloquy while they were sending emails
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The 1972 Andes plane crash story has been told many times. 'Society of the Snow' is something new
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North Carolina pastor accused of trying to push head of wife’s McDonald’s coworker into deep fryer
Dwayne Waden, a 57-year-old pastor at Elevated Life International Ministries in High Point, was charged with assault
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Social media companies made $11 billion in US ad revenue from minors, Harvard study finds
A study from Harvard says social media companies collectively made over $11 billion in U.S. advertising revenue from minors last year
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Plane struggles to land in high winds at Heathrow airport as Storm Gerrit batters UK
Watch the moment a Boeing 777 struggles to land due to heavy winds from Storm Gerrit at Heathrow Airport on Wednesday, 27 December.