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World
Opium is surging in Myanmar, a top heroin producer, since its military took over
The production of opium in Myanmar has flourished since the military's seizure of power as the faltering economy has led more people toward the drug trade, according to a new United Nations report.
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Environment
The U.S. reinstates road and logging restrictions on the largest national forest
A federal agency said it is reinstating restrictions on road-building and logging on the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska. USDA's move repeals a Trump administration-era decision.
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Europe
Survey shows a lack of Holocaust awareness in the country that was home to Anne Frank
The survey commissioned by a U.S.-based group found that the number of Dutch respondents who believe the Holocaust is a myth was higher than in any of the other five nations previously surveyed.
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National
A judge orders the release of a Hawaii man in the case of a 1991 rape and murder
A judge ordered Albert Schweitzer released from prison after his attorneys presented evidence and argued he didn't commit the 1991 murder, kidnapping and sexual assault of a woman visiting Hawaii.
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Environment
Oregon lawmaker introduces a bill that would ban the sale of kangaroo parts
A bill that would ban the sale of kangaroo parts has been introduced in the Oregon Legislature, taking aim at sports apparel manufacturers that use leather from the animals to make their products.
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World
A firefighter's 1943 photos of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising have been found
The photos were taken inside the Warsaw Ghetto by a 23-year-old Polish firefighter as the Nazis were brutally crushing the Jewish uprising of 1943. The photos were discovered in a family collection.
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National
Three active-duty Marines are charged in the Jan. 6 riot
Micah Coomer, Joshua Abate and Dodge Dale Hellonen were arrested on misdemeanor charges after fellow Marines helped investigators identify them in footage among the pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6, 2021.
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National
Ex-convict who abused his daughter's college roommates gets 60 years in prison
An ex-convict who obtained millions of dollars by subjecting his daughter's ex-roommates at Sarah Lawrence College to forced labor and prostitution was sentenced Friday to 60 years in prison.
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National
A judge fines Trump and his lawyer for a 'frivolous' suit against his political foes
In a blistering filing Thursday, U.S. District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks described Trump as "a prolific and sophisticated litigant" with a "pattern of abuse of the courts."
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National
T-Mobile says breach exposed personal data of 37 million customers
T-Mobile said data exposed to theft — based on its investigation to date — did not include passwords or PINs, bank account or credit card information, Social Security numbers or other government IDs.