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Suspicious powder found at the White House was cocaine, sources say
The Secret Service said in a statement the White House was closed as a precaution as emergency crews investigated, and local fire officials determined that the substance was not hazardous.
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Activists spurred by affirmative action ruling challenge legacy admissions at Harvard
The practice of giving priority to the children of alumni has faced growing pushback in the wake of last week's Supreme Court's decision ending affirmative action in higher education.
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World
Fatal police shooting of teenager triggers protests and arrests across France
The killing of a 17-year-old boy, captured on video, shocked the country and stirred up long-simmering tensions between young people and police in disadvantaged neighborhoods around France.
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Presumed human remains and more Titan debris have been recovered, Coast Guard says
The news came hours after the announcement that debris from the Titan, collected from the seafloor more than 12,000 feet below the surface of the North Atlantic, had arrived in Newfoundland.
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Food
That's no pizza: A wall painting found in Pompeii doesn't depict Italy's iconic dish
A fresco discovered at the Pompeii archaeological site looks like a pizza, but it's not, experts say. Tomatoes and mozzarella were not available when the fresco was painted some 2,000 years ago.
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Russia drops charges against mercenary leader and others involved in brief rebellion
The announcement follows the Kremlin's earlier pledge not to prosecute Yevgeny Prigozhin and his fighters after he stopped the revolt, even though President Vladimir Putin labeled them as traitors.
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A train carrying hazardous materials plunges into Yellowstone River after bridge fails
A bridge that crosses the Yellowstone River in Montana collapsed early Saturday, plunging portions of a freight train carrying hot asphalt and molten sulfur into the rushing water below.
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Russian mercenary chief says his forces are rebelling to oust the defense minister
Yevgeny Prigozhin, owner of the Wagner private military contractor, made his most direct challenge to the Kremlin yet on Friday, calling for a rebellion aimed at ousting Russia's defense minister.
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FDA warns stores to stop selling Elf Bar, the top disposable e-cigarette in the U.S.
The warning from the Food and Drug Administration is the latest attempt by regulators to crack down on illegal disposable vapes that have poured into U.S. stores in recent years.
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Judge temporarily blocks Wyoming's 1st-in-the-nation abortion pill ban
Attorneys for Wyoming failed to show that the ban wouldn't harm the plaintiffs before their lawsuit is resolved, Teton County Judge Melissa Owens ruled after hearing arguments from both sides.