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Death toll rises to 5 in Brooklyn building collapse as rescuers dig through rubble @WashTimes trib.al/7lybUYu
Death toll rises to 5 in Brooklyn building collapse as rescuers dig th

Death toll rises to 5 in Brooklyn building collapse as rescuers dig th

Firefighters early Thursday removed the bodies of three more people who died after a three-story building in Brooklyn collapsed at the edge of a construction site, bringing the death toll to five, and

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The easy choice for Fairfax, Virginia, native Ilia Malinin would have been to take some time off. Off the ice. Out of the skates. Away from the public eye. The best figure skater of his generation had been heavily favored to win Olympic gold when he... trib.al/Ktsh4ng
After Olympics disaster, Ilia Malinin starts long road back to the nex

After Olympics disaster, Ilia Malinin starts long road back to the nex

The easy choice for Ilia Malinin would have been to take some time off.

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A prisoner was found dead at North Branch Correctional Institution in Cumberland, Maryland, and two other inmates are suspected of being responsible, according to the Maryland State Police. The deceased inmate, who has not been publicly named, was... trib.al/VWmDqHV
Prisoner found dead at maximum security Maryland state prison

Prisoner found dead at maximum security Maryland state prison

A prisoner was found dead at North Branch Correctional Institution in Cumberland, Maryland, and two other inmates are suspected of being responsible, according to the Maryland State Police.

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Former owner of Peanut the squirrel detained by ICE @WashTimes trib.al/l5imwZJ
Former owner of Peanut the squirrel detained by ICE

Former owner of Peanut the squirrel detained by ICE

When New York wildlife officers euthanized a couple's pet squirrel, Peanut, two years ago, Republicans including JD Vance seized on the critter's killing as just another example of governmen

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Black University of Mississippi students wrestle with forgiveness in wake of racist gestures @WashTimes trib.al/YIM5klf
Black University of Mississippi students wrestle with forgiveness in w

Black University of Mississippi students wrestle with forgiveness in w

Three Black University of Mississippi students who shared a now-viral Ring camera video of two white students making monkey-like sounds and gestures outside their front door say they received an apolo

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After 40 years apart, a Chilean mother reunites with two children stolen during dictatorship @WashTimes trib.al/TckHT2C
After 40 years apart, a Chilean mother reunites with two children stol

After 40 years apart, a Chilean mother reunites with two children stol

Four decades after a brutal separation, Teresita de Jesus Padilla was able to embrace two of her children again, after they were taken from her native Chile by hospital workers in one of the thousands

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Alaska judge rules request by Peltola campaign for ballot data in Senate race 'not reasonable' @WashTimes trib.al/hSiFhyq
Alaska judge rules request by Peltola campaign for ballot data in Sena

Alaska judge rules request by Peltola campaign for ballot data in Sena

A judge in Alaska ruled Wednesday that a request by Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola's campaign for a list of absentee voters whose ballots have been rejected is "not reasonable

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Former NFL coach Rex Ryan accused of running over Nashville pedestrians' feet @WashTimes trib.al/KbnbeUk
Former NFL coach Rex Ryan accused of running over Nashville pedestrian

Former NFL coach Rex Ryan accused of running over Nashville pedestrian

Former NFL coach Rex Ryan turned himself in to Nashville police Wednesday on misdemeanor charges after he allegedly hit two pedestrians with his truck in a popular area downtown last week and then dro

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The U.S. Park Police are investigating after human remains were found in a wooded area adjacent to Arlington’s Spout Run Parkway on Wednesday. The Park Police told WJLA-TV that it got word about the body at around 9 a.m. from the Arlington County... trib.al/DMqe7q4
Human remains found in a wooded area next to Spot Run Parkway in Arlin

Human remains found in a wooded area next to Spot Run Parkway in Arlin

The U.S. Park Police are investigating after human remains were found in a wooded area adjacent to Arlington's Spout Run Parkway on Wednesday.

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Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as state's first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction @WashTimes trib.al/TAjfas2
Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as state’s first Black U

Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as state’s first Black U

Democratic nominee Scott Colom has defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi's closely contested U.S. Senate race after a prolonged ballot counting process, giving the state its fi

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Italy's Meloni says bomb hoaxes aim to stoke fear as schools in Italy, Ireland, Scotland threatened @WashTimes trib.al/Hlrb9KI
Italy’s Meloni says bomb hoaxes aim to stoke fear as schools in

Italy’s Meloni says bomb hoaxes aim to stoke fear as schools in

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni said law enforcement found no concrete threat during checks of thousands of school buildings that were evacuated Wednesday after an emailed bomb threat, the latest in a

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U.N. peacekeepers failed to protect civilians before South Sudan massacre, Amnesty says @WashTimes trib.al/Ybnd6jj
U.N. peacekeepers failed to protect civilians before South Sudan massa

U.N. peacekeepers failed to protect civilians before South Sudan massa

United Nations peacekeepers and South Sudanese authorities failed to take adequate action despite warnings weeks before insurgents raided a village and killed more than 200 people earlier this year, A

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Baltimore resident Ronald Jones thought he was in the clear when he went live on Instagram on July 29, 2024. Instead, cops with a warrant for his arrest easily found him — and two illegal guns. After being shot on June 29, 2024, Jones had spoken with... trib.al/FiaRfdt
Baltimore man wanted by police revealed his location by going live on

Baltimore man wanted by police revealed his location by going live on

Baltimore resident Ronald Jones thought he was in the clear when he went live on Instagram on July 29, 2024. Instead, cops with a warrant for his arrest easily found him — and two illegal guns.

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Rapper Yella Beezy convicted of hiring gunman who fatally shot rapper MO3 on busy Dallas interstate @WashTimes trib.al/P4ot7cF
Rapper Yella Beezy convicted of hiring gunman who fatally shot rapper

Rapper Yella Beezy convicted of hiring gunman who fatally shot rapper

Rapper Yella Beezy was found guilty on Wednesday of hiring the gunman who fatally shot rapper MO3 in a brazen daylight attack on a busy Dallas interstate in 2020.

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Former Italian Red Brigades member escapes house arrest in Argentina while awaiting extradition @WashTimes trib.al/5SqWkUC
Former Italian Red Brigades member escapes house arrest in Argentina w

Former Italian Red Brigades member escapes house arrest in Argentina w

A 74-year-old Italian convicted of terrorism-related crimes for his involvement in a far-left militant group escaped house arrest in Buenos Aires by descending from a fifth-floor apartment using a har

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Former NFL coach Rex Ryan turns himself in after alleged Nashville hit-and-run @WashTimes trib.al/8Uk2twr
Former NFL coach Rex Ryan turns himself in after alleged Nashville hit

Former NFL coach Rex Ryan turns himself in after alleged Nashville hit

Former NFL coach Rex Ryan turned himself in to Nashville police Wednesday on misdemeanor charges after he allegedly hit two pedestrians with his truck in a popular area downtown last week and then dro

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Trump administration to pursue public land sales and a decrease in federal ownership @WashTimes trib.al/KviZkYG
Trump administration to pursue public land sales and a decrease in fed

Trump administration to pursue public land sales and a decrease in fed

President Donald Trump's administration wants to sell public lands to states, tribes and local governments as part of an effort to "decrease the size of the federal estate," according t

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Missing South Carolina infant rescued after being buried alive in a dog crate for 24 hours @WashTimes trib.al/hOOQHBr
Missing South Carolina infant rescued after being buried alive in a do

Missing South Carolina infant rescued after being buried alive in a do

When an 11-month-old infant was reported missing in South Carolina, dozens of first responders combed the countryside for the "bright boy with reddish-blond hair" who, the sheriff's off

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Trump says the towering arch he wants to be build might be dedicated to military veterans @WashTimes trib.al/614cI1v
Trump says the towering arch he wants to be build might be dedicated t

Trump says the towering arch he wants to be build might be dedicated t

President Donald Trump observed Veterans Day by suggesting that the towering arch he wants to build in his own honor would also be dedicated to the U.S. military and those who served in its ranks.

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D.C. police are searching for a suspect who broke into an elementary school and stole at least six donated violins worth around $5,000. Anyone with information can call 202-727-9099 or text 50411. trib.al/dhgmHEA
D.C. police looking for person accused of stealing violins from elemen

D.C. police looking for person accused of stealing violins from elemen

The Metropolitan Police Department is looking for a person they say stole violins from John Burroughs Elementary School in Northeast.

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