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Virginia state senator charged with drug trafficking and money laundering, DOJ says
The charges, including drug trafficking and money laundering, came after the FBI searched Lucas' hometown office and a cannabis shop in which she has a stake in May.
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Iran says 7 tankers damaged in Strait of Hormuz, and other Mideast news
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Judge orders Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11
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Russian missiles pound Kyiv as Moscow says over 800 Ukrainian drones downed
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Quest Diagnostics reports cyber breach affecting 'certain patient records'
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Immigration
NY officials failing to hand over immigrants charged with crimes, DHS says
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Tumultuous politics of immigration could upend governor's race
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ICE shooting prompts LI Democrats to call for ICE oversight while GOP blames sanctuary laws
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2 killed in fire that destroyed Mississippi senior living center
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Republican Gov. Mike DeWine denounces Ramaswamy ad featuring Democrat Amy Acton's estranged mother
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An Austrian and a Swiss woman freed in Niger after a year and half in captivity
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European Union awards top rights prize to International Criminal Court days after Trump sanctions
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Twice a year, a golden sunbeam illuminates a 3,000-year-old Egyptian temple
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A magnitude 7 earthquake shakes China's Tibet
Federal judge orders Trump administration to halt noncitizen voting investigation in 9 states
A man with Down syndrome killed in an Israeli raid in southern Syria, residents say
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Detained Myanmar leader Suu Kyi is allowed her first call with her son in 5 years
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The Latest: Many states deciding control of the Senate are seeing a big boost in early voting
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Brazil's Congress's shift to the right could change Latin America's powerhouse. Here's what to know
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France reports first human case of livestock virus Shamonda in patient who later died
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Almost all coral reef ecosystems face risk of collapse in 50 years, study warns
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Violent Arizona storms bring possible tornado, toppled trees and golf ball-size hail
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Deportations climb under Trump but fall short of White House target, a new report finds
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Waze rejects Malaysia's data risks claims after civil servants barred from using the app
At Cadillac Mountain, a missing Wabanaki marker and the fight over what national parks should tell
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Foreign citizen beaten to death during march in South Africa as anti-immigrant tensions flare
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Health insurance costs keep climbing for American workers, a new survey finds
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Serb voters abroad face long trips in tight election after officials move polling stations
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Canada and Turkey forge trade and defense deals as Carney looks beyond US
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Voters prioritize costs and Iran over investigating Trump for next Congress, AP-NORC poll finds
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Australian coroner moved to tears by the death of a child denied insulin on religious grounds
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Experts cast doubt on Venezuela's longtime claim of 300 billion barrels of reserve oil
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