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A more strategic Russian retreat signals long fight ahead in Kherson

A day after Ukrainian forces reclaimed more territory in the south, the jubilation of a breakthrough was tempered by anxiety over what is expected to be a hard fight.

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The FDA was right to warn about the ‘NyQuil chicken challenge’

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Price caps on Russian oil aren’t ideal. But they’re our best option.

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Another queen is dead. Long live Loretta Lynn.

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California family, including baby, found dead after armed kidnapping

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Ian is likely Florida’s deadliest hurricane since 1935. Most victims drowned.

Slightly more than half Ian’s victims drowned, the latest data shows, underscoring what experts call a frequently overlooked reality: Water usually kills more people than wind.

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VP’s minor car accident revives worries of Secret Service’s history of concealing its mistakes

Vice President Harris's sport utility vehicle was immobilized in an accident Monday when her Secret Service driver hit a curb. The alert to senior officials initially failed to include key information about what happened.

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Orca vs. shark: Rare drone footage shows killer whales mauling great whites

New footage from off the coast of South Africa is the first direct proof that orcas are capable of hunting and killing great white sharks, scientists say.

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A new named storm is likely to form soon in the Caribbean

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He escaped North Korea, then risked everything to go back for his mom

In their first interview with a news outlet, defector Kim Kang-woo and his mother recalled their terrifying and winding journey to be together again.

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U.S. weighs aid to Cuba following hurricane and request from Havana

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Texas executes John Henry Ramirez, who won religious rights Supreme Court case

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Governor races in at least five states could determine abortion legality

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By Rachel Roubein and McKenzie Beard