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US Coast Guard searches for survivors of boat strikes as odds diminish days later
The Coast Guard said it's still searching for people who had jumped off alleged drug-smuggling boats when the U.S. military attacked them days earlier.
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Minnesota must provide documents to US government in child care fraud probe by next week
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Swiss investigators believe sparkling candles atop wine bottles ignited fatal bar fire
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FBI says it disrupted a New Year's Eve attack plan inspired by Islamic State group
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Judge refuses to order release of man charged with planting pipe bombs on eve of Capitol riot
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At least 7 explosions and low-flying aircraft are heard in Venezuela's Caracas
Six people injured in the fatal fire at a Swiss bar remain unidentified. It's an unbearable wait
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Helicopter crashes in Arizona mountains, killing 4 people aboard
Big Tech's fast-expanding plans for data centers are running into stiff community opposition
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What to know about the Uvalde school shooting's first trial over police response
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Trial to begin for police officer charged in delayed response to Uvalde school shooting
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What to know about the Ukrainian general picked by Zelenskyy to be his new chief of staff
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Firefighters battle major blaze at Denver apartment complex under construction
Transport Canada warns Air India on drinking rules after pilot's Vancouver arrest
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Japan says Trump has invited its leader to the US. It comes as ties with China are strained
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Coast Guard suspends search for 77-year-old woman who went overboard from a cruise ship
Fans mourn closure of cupcake vending machine company Sprinkles Cupcakes
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What to know about Carnival season, Louisiana's biggest celebration
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Earthquake with 6.5 magnitude rattles southern and central Mexico killing 2
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Zelenskyy names Ukraine's head of military intelligence as his new chief of staff
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Trump and top Iranian officials exchange threats over protests roiling Iran
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Woman killed in suspected mountain lion attack while hiking in northern Colorado
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Zohran Mamdani's first full day as NYC mayor: subway rides, new offices and backlash from Israel
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President Trump orders divestment in $2.9 million chips deal to protect US security interests
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Rhode Island firefighters rescue a yellow Lab from an icy pond on New Year's Day
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Federal judge dismisses Louisville police reform agreement spurred by Breonna Taylor's death
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Man fought off a mountain lion weeks before a suspected fatal Colorado attack
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College football's Urban Meyer joins board of Florida college transformed by DeSantis
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How one Swiss hospital coped with the injured from the Alpine bar fire
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