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NTSB: Impaired driver likely cause of GOP train crash

The driver's blood contained the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana as well as an anti-seizure medication for which investigators found no prescription.

World European Union offers UK more time to leave the bloc
BRUSSELS — Worn down by three years of indecision in London, European Union leaders on ...
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World New Zealand banns 'military-style' guns immediately
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced an immediate ban Thursday on semiautomatic and automatic weapons like the ones used in the attacks on two mosques in Christchurch that killed 50 worshippers.
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World Women's health issues focus of conference
UNITED NATIONS — Jincy Chacko, a registered nurse at Northwell Health in New Hyde Park, ...
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Nation LI and NYC photos of Jimmy Carter, who tied a record today
On Thursday, Jimmy Carter, who is 94, tied George H.W. Bush's record for the oldest living former president in U.S. history.
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Nation Video shows teen's beating during W. Virginia traffic stop
A police dashcam video released Thursday shows a West Virginia police officer kicking and punching a handcuffed teenage boy on the ground and kneeling on his shoulder during a November traffic stop.
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Nation Trump signs order on colleges and free speech
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to withhold federal research ...
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New York Mail pipe bomb suspect pleads guilty in NYC
Alleged pro-Trump mail bomber Cesar Sayoc pleaded guilty in a brief proceeding in Manhattan federal ...
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World Photos: Extreme weather and natural disasters
See photos of extreme weather, natural disasters and their aftermath from around the globe.
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Nation Trump: U.S. recognizes Israeli control of Golan Heights
JERUSALEM — President Donald Trump said Thursday that it's time for the United States to ...
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Nation LI and NYC photos of Jimmy Carter, who tied a record today
On Thursday, Jimmy Carter, who is 94, tied George H.W. Bush's record for the oldest living former president in U.S. history.
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Nation Forecasters: 'Historic' flooding could threaten South
Scientists are warning that historic flooding could soon deluge parts of several Southern states along ...
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World Arrest order issued for ex-President Temer in Brazil
A judge in Rio de Janeiro has issued an arrest warrant for ex-President Michel Temer, who is being investigated in several corruption cases.
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