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National
Gypsy Rose Blanchard released from prison early in the case of abusive mother's murder
The Missouri woman persuaded her boyfriend to kill her mother, Dee Dee, after she had forced her daughter to pretend for years that she was suffering from leukemia and other serious illnesses.
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Politics
In talks with the U.S., Mexico's priority appears to be opening border crossings
Both sides in the talks face pressure to reach an agreement after past steps like limiting direct travel into Mexico or deporting some migrants failed to stop the influx.
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Arts & Life
Tom Smothers, one half of TV comedy legends the Smothers Brothers, dies at 86
Tom Smothers was the co-host of one of the most socially conscious and groundbreaking television shows in the history of the medium.
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World
Biden orders strike on Iranian-aligned group after 3 U.S. troops injured in Iraq
President Biden ordered the U.S. military to carry out retaliatory strikes against Iranian-backed militia groups after three U.S. servicemembers were injured in a drone attack in northern Iraq.
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National
Iowa, Nebraska won't participate in U.S. food assistance program for kids this summer
The federal program gives $40 per month to each child in a low-income family to help with food costs while school is out. A Democratic Iowa lawmaker called it a "cruel and short-sighted decision."
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World
Missing Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is located in an Arctic penal colony
Associates of the imprisoned Russian opposition leader said Monday that he has been located at a prison colony above the Arctic Circle nearly three weeks after contact with him was lost.
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World
At least 68 killed in central Gaza in airstrike, adding to weekend's bloodshed
At least 68 people were killed by an Israeli strike in central Gaza, health officials said Sunday, while the number of Israeli soldiers killed in combat over the weekend rose to 17.
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World
A pro-peace Russian presidential hopeful is blocked by election commission
Yekaterina Duntsova is a former journalist-turned-politician who opposes the Ukraine war and hopes to challenge Putin, but her efforts to run stalled after election officials rejected her nomination.
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Environment
Biden administration unveils hydrogen tax credit plan to jump-start industry
The plan outlines a tiered system, with cleaner energy projects receiving more, and smaller credits going to those that use fossil fuel to produce hydrogen.
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World
10 people are killed in a mass shooting in downtown Prague
A mass shooting in downtown Prague killed 10 people and injured about 30 others, and the person who opened fire also is dead, Czech police and the city's rescue service said Thursday.