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Ohio Police: 9 Dead, Dozens Hurt in Early Morning Shooting in Dayton

Speaking at a press conference Sunday, Lt. Col. Matt Carper said the suspect in the deaths of nine people was shot to death by responding officers in the Oregon...

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After being asked to step out of her pick-up truck, she repeatedly refuses and eventually drives away, prompting a brief pursuit. That's when the officer uses t...

Senate Passes 2-Year Budget Deal And Sends It To Trump

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Moscow Police Arrest 800 During Local Election Protests

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Indian army using cluster bombs to target civilians across LoC: ISPR

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Veteran politician Pedro Pierluisi was named as his replacement but not sworn in, a move The Associated Press says is certain to throw the US territory into a...

Bank Of England Cuts UK Growth Forecasts As Brexit Uncertainty Slows Economy

The pound was little moved by the announcement, hovering around the $1.21 mark. "Profound uncertainties over the future of the global trading system and the f...

Gilroy Garlic Festival shooter died of self-inflicted gunshot

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India Sends 10000 More Troops To Kashmir

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Trans-Canada Highway closed near Irvine following train derailment

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Several small explosions in Thailand`s capital Bangkok

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Three Israeli soldiers wounded by Palestinian gunman near Gaza border

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Freed from Swedish jail, rapper A$AP Rocky lands in US

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North Korean Leader Kim Oversaw Latest Test-Firing of New Rocket System

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Houthis target military parade, kill 25 in Aden, Yemen

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