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Today in History: May 24, America's first telegraph line transmits 'What hath God wrought'

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Today in History: May 23, cigarette smoke linked to lung disease in non-smokers

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Giant inflatable artworks have taken over The Hague

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Why a Mexico City nightclub charges Americans $300 just to enter

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Flotilla activists describe beatings, tasers and mistreatment by Israeli forces

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Legal fight could delay a proposed $7B settlement for lawsuits in Roundup cancer claims

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Body of missing 'Virgin River' actor Stewart McLean found; disappearance now a murder investigation

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A look at the Hajj pilgrimage and Eid al-Adha and their significance to Muslims around the world

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Rare public appearances, low profile mark Raúl Castro's life since stepping down as Cuba's president

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The game's afoot as armchair detectives mark Sherlock Holmes Day

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Taiwan's government says US hasn't notified it of any pause in a planned $14B arms sale

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Ukrainian protesters in Kyiv urge veto of a bill families fear could declare missing soldiers dead

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NATO allies bewildered by Trump's about-face on US troop moves in Europe

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Congo curtails funeral wakes in Ebola outbreak as WHO upgrades risk assessment

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Today in History: May 22, Johnny Carson hosts final 'Tonight Show'

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Artist JR, the 'French Banksy' creates a 'cave' installation over Paris' oldest bridge

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Mussolini's granddaughter wins Italy's 'Big Brother,' gets $116K

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Air France flight to US diverted to Montreal due to Ebola travel restrictions

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Indictment of former Cuban president includes 5 fighter jet pilots involved in 1996 plane downings

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US and Mexico pledge ongoing joint security efforts during DHS Secretary Mullin visit

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Russia holds nuclear drills on land, sea and air, joined by its ally Belarus

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A displaced Lebanese grandmother feeds thousands of compatriots who fled war

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In many ways, Brits admire the US. But as America hits 250, they say one man defines it: Trump

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Europe faces stray Ukrainian drones as Kyiv targets Russian oil exports

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Germany urges the EU to offer Ukraine 'associate membership' and boost talks with Russia

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A record 274 climbers scale Mount Everest in a single day

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United Nations' top court says right to strike is protected by a key labor treaty

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Ukraine says its drones hit another refinery deep inside Russia as long-range strikes escalate

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The differences — and similarities — in the Trump and Putin visits to China

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Residents burn an Ebola center in Congo as fear and anger grow over the outbreak

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This hard-line Iranian general is a major player in talks with US over war

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Israel deports hundreds of Gaza flotilla activists after international backlash

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Today in History: May 21, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus takes final bow

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Holy deception: Rome's 'sexy priest' calendar star never set foot in a seminary

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Netanyahu's coalition alliances with religious parties put his reelection at risk

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US sanctions hit alleged Sinaloa cartel fentanyl network, including a Chihuahua restaurant

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Demand soars for Israel's battle-tested weapons tech despite global criticism of its wartime conduct

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Trump's portrait hits New Delhi traffic as US Embassy rolls out 'Happy Birthday America!' rickshaws

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Ukraine ally Britain eases new sanctions on Russian oil as fuel prices surge over Iran war

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Residents of Lithuania's capital told to shelter as drone alarm underlines NATO's eastern jitters

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US test fires mobile rocket system near Mount Fuji in rapid 'shoot and scoot' drill

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In Iran's capital, weapons demonstrations send a signal at home and abroad as threat of war remains

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Poland welcomes U.S. statements that troop reduction there is temporary

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Netanyahu scolds Israeli security minister for releasing videos taunting detained flotilla activists

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'90 Day Fiance' reality star Jenny Slatten is battling ALS

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EU overcomes fierce internal debate to agree on tariff deal with the US

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Putin and Xi hail their friendship and growing energy trade at their meeting in Beijing

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Ebola fears surge on the ground in Congo over rapid spread of a rare type

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Today in History: May 20, white mob attacks Freedom Riders bus

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Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon kill 19, including children and women, officials say

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What to know about the Bundibugyo virus, a species of Ebola causing an outbreak in Congo

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Cocaine worth $9.4M found in shipment of Kim Kardashian SKIMS brand garments

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NATO's top officer doesn't expect more American drawdowns beyond the 5,000 troops Trump announced

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Israeli minister orders West Bank hamlet evicted after hearing he may face arrest warrant overseas

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Lettuce introduce you to the live frog found in this grocery store salad bag

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The UAE's image as a Middle Eastern haven is tested by the Iran war

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Board of Peace will ask the UN Security Council to press Hamas to disarm

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Kyiv holds a funeral for 2 young sisters killed by a Russian missile strike

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UK police investigate allegations of child sex abuse dating back to 1980s after Epstein file release

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Police say dozens of people and organizations could be charged over deadly 2017 London fire

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Putin visits China to reaffirm Russia ties as Xi also seeks stable US relations after Trump summit

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The UAE says drones that targeted its Barakah nuclear power plant came from Iraqi territory

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Israeli forces intercept the remaining activist flotilla vessels headed for Gaza

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Video and satellite photos show Iran war oil spill on Persian Gulf island

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WHO chief concerned over 'scale and speed' of Ebola outbreak as Congo reports 134 dead

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Today in History: May 19, Rubik's Cube debuts as teaching tool

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Police break out tear gas to control crowds clamoring for new Swatch drop

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Prince William to sell 20% of Duchy of Cornwall to fund housing, clean energy

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The Ebola outbreak in Congo went unnoticed for weeks. This is what we know

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A humanitarian aid ship from Mexico docks in Havana as US-Cuba tensions escalate

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Argentina's icy outpost at the end of the world fears the hantavirus will chill tourism

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Ebola and hantavirus have Africa talking 'health sovereignty' as donor support fades

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Pope and co-founder of Anthropic to launch pontiff's AI encyclical on May 25

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Lebanon death toll reaches 3,000 in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah

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Greenland's prime minister tells Trump's envoy self-determination cannot be negotiated

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Congo opens more centers to treat rare type of Ebola that has killed nearly 120

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Israeli troops intercept flotilla boats trying to breach the blockade of Gaza

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Pop star Shakira is acquitted in a Spanish tax fraud case

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Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship docks in the Netherlands for disinfection

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Today in History: May 18, only 1 survives Boeing 737 crash near Havana airport

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Barbra Streisand to miss Cannes and Palme d'Or acceptance due to knee injury

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Today in History: May 17, televised Watergate hearings begin

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Israeli strike kills Hamas' military wing leader, who Israel says was an architect of Oct 7 attacks

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Today in History: May 16, Queen Elizabeth addresses US Congress

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Scientists find climate change is reducing oxygen in rivers worldwide

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Belarus authoritarian leader welcomes US evangelist Franklin Graham to hold massive gathering

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Palestinians in Gaza mark anniversary of 1948 mass uprooting and say today's catastrophe is worse

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War worsens Lebanon's economic crisis with job losses, price gouging and slow business

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Iran war energy shock drives interest in ethanol and other biofuels across hard-hit Asia

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What to know about the outbreak of a rare kind of Ebola as cases and deaths rise

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6 passengers from hantavirus-hit ship arrive in Australia for 3-week quarantine

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Kyiv mourns as death toll from Russian attack in the Ukrainian capital rises to 24

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Today in History: May 15, first McDonald's opens in California

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CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Raul Castro's grandson in Havana, US and Cuban officials say

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New round of Lebanon-Israel talks kicks off as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continues

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Over 40% of Sudan's population faces high levels of acute food insecurity, monitoring group warns

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Cuba's power grid collapses and plunges eastern provinces into a major blackout

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After bombs, blackouts and bank restrictions, Gaza's digital workers are still coding

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Ultranationalist Jews chant racist slogans during annual march into Jerusalem's Old City

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Hungary summons Russian ambassador after drone attack in Ukraine

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