The mega iceberg known as the A23a was met on Friday as it drifts out of Antarctica.
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Former career U.S. diplomat charged with spying for Cuban intelligence for decades
The Justice Department’s complaint provides a case study of what American officials say are long-standing efforts by Cuba and its sophisticated intelligence services to target U.S. government officials.
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Double mass shootings over weekend set grim U.S. record
The deadliest shooting of 2023 took place Oct. 25 in Lewiston, when Army reservist, Robert Card opened fire in a bowling alley and a bar. He killed 18 people and wounded 13.
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Zelensky to address U.S. senators as White House pushes Congress to support aid for Ukraine
‘We are out of money – and nearly out of time,’ Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young wrote in a letter to House and Senate leaders.
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Divers have found wreckage, 5 remains from Osprey aircraft that crashed off Japan
The Air Force Special Operations Command said 2 of the 5 newly located remains have been recovered but their identities have yet to be determined.
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Supreme Court wrestles with OxyContin maker’s bankruptcy deal, with billions of dollars at stake
The Supreme Court is wrestling with a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company.
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Doug Burgum suspends long shot campaign for Republican presidential nomination
North Dakota governor Doug Burgum has suspended his campaign on Monday, after failing to gain momentum with voters in a crowded primary field.
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Pilots flying tourists over national parks face new rules. None are stricter than at Mount Rushmore
Critics argue that the sound of helicopters is drowning out the sound nature which is disrupting the experiences of visitors and tribes who call the land around the parks home.
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Israel widens ground offensive, pushing Palestinians into ever-shrinking territory
The expanded assault poses a deadly choice for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians – either stay in the path of Israeli forces or flee within southern Gaza with no guarantee of safety.
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Biden’s allies in Senate demand Israel reduce civilian deaths in Gaza as Congress debates aid
Sen. Bernie Sanders and a robust group of Democratic senators say they’re done ‘asking nicely’ for Israel to do more to reduce civilian casualties in its war against Hamas.