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US eases some Russian oil sanctions but crude prices stay high
The U.S. is temporarily easing part of its sanctions measures on Russian oil, a reflection of global worries about sharply higher oil prices due to the Iran war
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WADA to weigh barring Trump, US officials from LA Olympics and possibly World Cup over unpaid dues
The World Anti-Doping Agency is considering rewriting its rules to try barring President Donald Trump and all U.S. government officials from attending the LA Olympics in 2028
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Old Dominion shooter was released from prison early after completing drug program
The man who opened fire in a classroom at Virginia’s Old Dominion University completed a drug treatment program that allowed him early release from federal prison, even though he was convicted of a terrorism charge that should have disqualified him from that benefit
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Man who rammed into Michigan synagogue had just lost family in an Israeli strike in Lebanon
A Lebanese-born man who had learned a week earlier that four of his family members were killed in an Israeli airstrike in his native country, waited in his car outside a Detroit-area synagogue for two hours before ramming into the building
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Justice Department charges man accused of selling gun to Old Dominion University shooter
A man has been charged with selling a stolen gun to Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former member of the Army National Guard who used it to kill one person and wound two others at Old Dominion University
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All 6 crew members on a US refueling plane that crashed in Iraq are dead, US military says
The U.S. military says a KC-135 refueling aircraft supporting operations against Iran crashed in western Iraq, killing all six crew members
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Cuban president confirms US talks as island's energy and economic crises intensify
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel says his government has held recent talks with the U.S. His comments on Friday mark the first time the Caribbean country has confirmed speculation about active communication with the Trump administration which has been openly hostile toward the communist government
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US forecasts blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome and atmospheric river all at once
The United States is getting slammed by a stretch of weather extremes, from flooding rain to record heat and late-season snow
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US stocks lose ground as war with Iran keeps pressure on oil prices
Wall Street’s losses deepened as the ongoing fallout from the war in Iran keeps pushing oil prices higher, ratcheting up inflationary pressure on the global economy
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Jury finds ex-NY trooper guilty of manslaughter in 2020 chase that killed 11-year-old
A former New York state trooper accused of ramming his vehicle into an SUV during a high-speed chase leading to the death of an 11-year-old girl has been convicted of manslaughter at his second trial
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