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3 dead in New Mexico and first responders decontaminated after exposure to unknown substance
New Mexico authorities say three people are dead and more than a dozen first responders were assessed for possible exposure to an unidentified substance after being called to a rural home for a suspected drug overdose
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US raises pressure on Cuba with indictment of former leader as island's president condemns charges
Federal prosecutors have announced charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles
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James Murdoch, media scion, strikes deal for New York Magazine and Vox
Media scion James Murdoch has struck a deal with the Vox Media digital company to acquire New York magazine, the Vox Media Podcast Network and the Vox editorial brand
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Harvard faculty votes to make it more difficult for undergrads to earn A's
Harvard University faculty have voted to limit the number of A grades awarded to undergraduates, approving one of the most sweeping efforts by a major university to curb grade inflation
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Arizona executes inmate who set a man on fire, killing him, in 2002 attack
An Arizona prisoner convicted of killing another man by throwing gasoline at him and lighting a match has been put to the death in the first of three executions planned this week around the U.S. Corrections officials say 63-year-old Leroy McGill received a lethal injection Wednesday for the 2002 killing of Charles Perez
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Eastern US sweats through another hot day before rain, cold move in
Wednesday has been another hot day across the eastern U.S. That comes a day after several spots broke daily heat records
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Attorneys for Tennessee inmate worry state could use expired drugs for lethal injection
Attorneys for a Tennessee death row inmate say they are concerned the state may be planning to use expired lethal injection drugs at a planned execution on Thursday
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Judge refuses to postpone June 1 civil trial over deadly 2024 collapse of Baltimore bridge
A federal judge has refused to postpone a trial next month for civil claims stemming from the 2024 collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge
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Judge bars certain evidence from the trial of the man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire
A federal judge has ruled that attorneys for the man accused of sparking last year’s deadly Palisades Fire in and around Los Angeles can’t introduce evidence or arguments at his arson trial about alleged negligence by the fire department in responding to an earlier blaze
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Sites tied to equality movements join list of America’s most endangered historic places
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has released its annual list of the most endangered historic places in the United States
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