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 Twin bombings in Afghanistan's capital kill dozens
[Video]Two large bombings near government offices in Afghanistan's capital on Tuesday killed at least 38 people, including civilians and military personnel, officials said.
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 Court rejects bid for new trial in Meredith Kercher murderAn appeals court in Florence Tuesday rejected a bid for a new trial and possible acquittal by the only person convicted of the 2007 murder of British university student Meredith Kercher.
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 North Korea threatens to launch ICBMWith Donald Trump getting ready to take office as president, North Korea is talking about launching a newly perfected intercontinental ballistic missile. Officials in Washington are saying that if Pyongyang launches anything that threatens the territory of the U.S. or its allies, it will be shot d
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 Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner getting senior White House roleU.S. President-elect Donald Trump appointed his influential son-in-law Jared Kushner as a White House senior adviser Monday, putting the young real estate executive in position to exert broad sway over both domestic and foreign policy, particularly Middle East issues and trade negotiations.
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 Iran's former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani dead at 82Mourners from all walks of life in Iran -- from the country's president to passersby on the street -- paid their respects on Monday to the late Iranian leader Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani following his death over the weekend at the age of 82.
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 Long-distance birdie call: Sex-crazed pipers travel for tailYou fly more than 100 miles for love. You get rejected. You fly another 100 miles. Another rejection. And another.
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 T.O. sisters accused of sextortion Vegas bound
[Photos]Two Toronto sisters at the heart of a Nigerian sex scandal are rolling the dice and planning to hit Las Vegas next.
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 Trump accepts Russia responsible for hacking: PriebusU.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his aides are entering a crucial week in his presidential transition as he and his Cabinet nominees undergo public questioning about their approach to Russia and potential conflicts of interests.
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 'We have no IDs, we have no passports, no money'; Thousands stranded in Fort Lauderdale after shooting
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Dan and Janice Kovacs and their two children were passing through airport security when the gunfire erupted.
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 Public areas of airports seen as most vulnerable to attackIn a post-9-11 world, American airports have taken all sorts of steps to keep travellers safe. But significant vulnerabilities remain.
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 Charles Manson back in prison after hospital stayCharles Manson is back in a California prison after a hospital stay for an unspecified medical problem.
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 SeaWorld San Diego ending killer whale showSeaWorld San Diego is ending its long-running killer whale show after years of outcry and falling attendance prompted it to renounce theatrical orca displays.
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 Wheelchair-bound accused killer Robert Durst laughs in courtHe's charged with murder and is looking frail in a wheelchair, but multimillionaire Robert Durst found himself laughing in a Los Angeles courtroom Friday during the most dramatic moment of a lengthy hearing mired in technical legal arguments.
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 Mexican Ford plant workers blame Trump for dashed dreamsVILLA DE REYES, Mexico -- Word spread quickly through cellphone messages and shouts between co-workers that Ford Motor Co. had cancelled its new $1.6 billion car plant at its sprawling 700-acre high desert site in north-central Mexico.
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 Chicago Hobos gang leaders guilty of racketeering: JuryJurors who heard the biggest gang trial in recent Chicago history on Wednesday convicted the core leadership of the Hobos, a group described by prosecutors as an "all-star team" of criminals whose ruthlessness contributed to the city's alarming spike in homicides.
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 Mexican man charged with rape had 19 deportations, removalsWICHITA, Kan. -- A Mexican man accused of raping a 13-year-old girl on a Greyhound bus that travelled through Kansas had been deported 10 times and voluntarily removed from the U.S. another nine times since 2003, records obtained by The Associated Press show.
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 Man convicted in death of mom who led double life as escortA man was convicted Tuesday of murder and kidnapping in the 2007 death of a single mother from Colorado who led a double life as a paid escort.
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 No survivors in Tennessee plane crashAuthorities say a small plane with three people aboard has crashed in the mountains of eastern Tennessee, and no one survived.
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Gaffes and blunders in the public eye In the digital world, it's hard to make a mistake and keep it quiet.
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 Mexican girl's 15th-birthday party seen around the worldLooking overwhelmed by the attention, yet resplendent in an elaborate fuchsia dress and gleaming tiara, Rubi Ibarra is celebrating her 15th birthday party on a ranch in central Mexico after the invitation to the event by her father went viral and made her the toast of the country.
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 Inmate still on lam after Christmas Day jail breakAuthorities in Tennessee say they have recaptured five of the six inmates who broke out of jail on Christmas.
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 Evacuation of Aleppo nears end
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[Video]BEIRUT -- The evacuation of the last remaining civilians and fighters from the last rebel-held sliver of eastern Aleppo will be completed in the coming hours, the Red Cross and state TV said Thursday, as 4,000 people were evacuated overnight and more gunmen and civilians braved freezing temperatures to leave.
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 Driver arrested after truck plows through Christmas market in Germany, killing at least 9
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[VideA truck rammed into a crowded Christmas market in central Berlin on Monday evening, killing at least nine people as it tore through tables and wooden stands. Many others were injured.
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 Austrian home where Hitler was born to house charity agencyVIENNA -- Austrian government officials have decided to transform the home where Adolf Hitler was born into a base for a charity, not tear down the property as some demanded.
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 'Affluenza' teen's dad convicted of pretending to be officerThe father of a Texas teenager who used an "affluenza" defence in a fatal drunken-driving wreck has been found guilty of falsely identifying himself as a peace officer two years ago.
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