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Today in History: September 20, Queen Elizabeth 2 christened in Scotland

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Today in History: September 19, mortgage crisis bailout plan sends stock market soaring

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West African scientists warn of weakening health systems and urge stronger outbreak detection

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Ms. Rachel calls for 'wealthy white celebrities' to match her $1M Gaza donation

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Cuba hit with another blackout as millions across the island are left without electricity

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Sun, sea and soldiers: Greek island tourists get front-row seats for military drills

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Nepal holds a day of mourning after floods kill at least 1,300 people

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Princess Diana's famous 'revenge dress' goes on show ahead of Sotheby's auction

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Indonesia welcomes its first aircraft carrier, prompting debate over cost and military ambitions

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Preparing to leave office, with world beset by problems, UN chief talks of a way forward

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Britain's Prince William reveals finalists for Earthshot environmental prize

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Iran claims it struck an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, and other Mideast developments

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At least 4 killed as floods inundate more than 16,000 homes in Vietnam

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Taiwan holds first joint military drills using attack drones ahead of Trump-Xi summit in the US

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UK air traffic controller blames a millisecond-software glitch for flight cancellations

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Russia begins 3 days of voting in a parliamentary election set to cement the Kremlin's power

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Zelenskyy hosts leaders from 7 countries for a regional summit

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EU chief floats 'associate membership' for Canada. But that doesn't exist yet

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Fatal building collapse highlights dangers plaguing Gaza nearly a year after ceasefire

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Hundreds of thousands attend Iran's biggest government-organized rally since the war began

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Today in History: September 18, Congress passes Fugitive Slave Act

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Why the discovery of 9 women's bodies have raised fears of a serial killer in South Africa

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At least 48 dead in Nigeria after consuming drink suspected to contain methanol, authorities say

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A week after Houthis seized a Red Sea city, the Iranian-backed rebels eye the oil-rich east

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A tip about a swerving van leads police to 66,000 US silver coins in a fraud case

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The king and AI: UK monarch Charles meets artificial intelligence leaders as safety concerns swirl

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Buckingham Palace hits back at claims in a book by Princess Diana's brother

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Russia votes in wartime parliamentary election set to secure the Kremlin's power

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The Iran war is driving clean energy development. It's not enough to help the planet, yet

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Tens of thousands flee as Iran-backed rebels draw Yemen into the wider war

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Rescuers dig 4 bodies from a Nepal hydropower tunnel as families demand answers

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Russian missile and drone attacks injure at least 19, including children, in Ukraine

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Saudi Arabia says debris from an intercepted Houthi drone killed 1, and other Mideast developments

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Carney embraces EU associate membership proposal as Trump pushes Canada closer to Europe

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Today in History: September 17, Robert Durst convicted of murder

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US indictment exposes Russian global assassination network

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UN chief urges global AI cooperation saying world can't afford 'a race to the bottom on AI safety'

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Iran hesitates to clamp down on defiance of headscarf rules as war and economic pressures mount

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Inquiry into New Zealand man, who hid his kids in forest for years, lambasts officials' actions

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Sudan gold mine collapse kills at least 82 people with many more missing

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Centenarians living in Japan exceed 100,000 for the first time

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Philippine lawmaker pleads not guilty to taking kickbacks in flood control projects

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Why Yemen's Houthis have only grown stronger through years of war

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In wartime Russia, veterans who fought in Ukraine are running for parliament

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Belarus frees 25 prisoners in exchange for the US lifting some sanctions, envoy says

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EU chief von der Leyen calls for EU security mechanism to respond to drone incidents and sabotage

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WHO sees 'encouraging signs' in Congo Ebola fight, but warns cases in one eastern region are surging

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Russian drone strike on a passenger bus in Ukraine kills 5 people and wounds at least 7 others

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EU chief Ursula von der Leyen says she wants Canada to become the bloc's 1st associate member

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Satellites show Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland, Antarctica in 47 years

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Building collapse in Gaza kills at least 21 people, and other Mideast developments

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Today in History: September 16, Metropolitan Opera opens at the Lincoln Center

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They are paid to bring rain. When it fails — or leads to floods — violence can follow

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Muslim region in southern Philippines holds first elections

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China can block citizens from leaving the country over national security or tech export violations

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William, Kate even colder toward Harry, Meghan since U.K. return

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An Israeli documentary on the war in Gaza sets off a firestorm at home after Venice award

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An artist captures how summer's heat waves hit Paris and its homeless so hard

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As the last US troops pack up in Iraq, militias signal their weapons will stay

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EU chief to lay out priorities and vision for tackling the bloc's challenges in major speech

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Carney says Canada can wait for the right conditions in Trump trade war and emerge stronger

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Carney heads to Europe for high-stakes speech and deeper EU ties as Canada clashes with Trump

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Inquiry blasts hospital for failure to protect babies after nurse Lucy Letby convicted of 7 murders

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NATO jets down drone over Lithuania and Russian ship fires flares at Danish helicopter

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As the world debates the risks of AI, China closes the technology gap with the US

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Saudi crown prince goes to Egypt for support amid Houthi strikes, and other Mideast developments

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Today in History: September 15, commuter train plunges into Newark Bay, killing 48

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What the closure of Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline could mean for oil flows

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Pope celebrates his 71st birthday but it's Vatican employees who get the gift

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North Korea says its recent live-fire drill demonstrated 'huge destructive power'

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Some Russians are fleeing abroad, citing draft fears and a loss of freedom

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Zelenskyy says Ukraine will pause strikes on Russia if Kremlin spares critical infrastructure

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European leaders meet as Arctic thaw opens shipping routes and Russian buildup stokes security fears

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Iran denounces Austria for blocking its nuclear chief from a meeting in Vienna

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China bristles at Anthropic CEO's 'fearmongering' about its AI development

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Houthis seize 2 strategic Red Sea islands, and other Mideast developments

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Today in History: September 14, MLB season ends on 34th day of players strike

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Today in History: September 13, Margaret Chase Smith elected to US Senate

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Trump says he'd 'love' to see Ireland reunified amid protests over his visit

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Today in History: September 12, anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko dies in police custody

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Death toll in Philippine ferry fire rises to 35 as more bodies are recovered

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Former Canadian leader Jean Chrétien tells US: 'Never mistake our generosity for weakness'

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Canadian town that inspired Broadway's 'Come From Away' holds 9/11 event

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A New York jeweler has been released from prison in Iran but is banned from leaving war-torn country

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After tragedy, a Greek couple welcomes a daughter born from an embryo frozen for 22 years

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6 Nigerians being extradited to US for swindling women out of $6M in romance scams

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Emma Bonino, leader of the abortion battle that changed Italy, dies at 78

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A man fights for a new life in Cuba after the US expels him in an immigration crackdown

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Residents of southern Lebanon gather to watch Israeli drones drop explosives on their village

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More than 500,000 Russian troops killed in Ukraine, UK defense chief says

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Ebola outbreak in Congo spreads to a 7th province

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Yemen's Houthis capture a Red Sea island in a threat to shipping, and other Mideast developments

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Today in History: September 11, US suffers deadliest terror attack in history

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Dutch tour bus overturns in Switzerland, leaving several people dead, police say

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A fire on a passenger ferry in the Philippines leaves at least 5 dead and dozens missing

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Little Mercury may be shrinking faster than scientists expected

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Switzerland publishes a 200-page dossier on Nazi war criminal Mengele nicknamed 'Angel of Death'

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South Korea trying to learn if Kim Jong Un has a son but daughter's status as heir appears solid

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Gold, gems and Renoir: France's museums grapple with a wave of smash-and-grab thefts

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Hong Kong court convicts Wall Street Journal publisher of deterring reporter from taking union role

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