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Latin America
A sailor has been rescued after being adrift in Caribbean for 24 days
Elvis Francois, 47, told Colombian authorities that he had survived off a bottle of ketchup, garlic powder and Maggi cubes.
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National
The husband of a missing woman sought info on dismembering a body, prosecutors say
At a hearing, lawyers said that in the days after his wife's disappearance, Brian Walshe did searches on "dismemberment and best ways to dispose of a body" and "hacksaw best tool to dismember."
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National
Shooter kills a teen mother holding her baby and 4 other family members in California
The attack early Monday morning in central California took place at a home linked to drugs and guns. "None of this was by accident," a sheriff said. "It was deliberate, intentional and horrific."
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Environment
A polar bear kills a woman and a boy in a remote Alaska village
A polar bear entered the remote northwestern village of Wales and chased multiple people before being fatally shot by a local resident, according to the Alaska State Troopers.
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National
Derek Chauvin's lawyer is expected to ask a court to throw out his murder convictions
The former Minneapolis police officer was convicted in the murder of George Floyd. Chauvin, who is white, pinned the Black man to the ground with his knee on his neck for 9 1/2 minutes.
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National
A University of Alabama basketball player has been charged with murder
Crimson Tide forward Darius Miles and another man have been charged in the fatal shooting of Jamea Harris, 23, near campus. Fourth-ranked Alabama says Miles is no longer on the team.
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Business
China's economic growth falls to 3% in 2022 but slowly reviving
The world's No.2 economy grew by 3% in 2022, less than half of the previous year's rate, official data showed Tuesday as China faced pressure from anti-virus controls and a real estate slump.
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Health
China records 1st population fall in decades as births drop
China has announced its first population decline in decades as what has been the world's most populous nation ages and its birthrate plunges.
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World
Kabul's mannequins hooded and masked under Taliban rules
Under the Taliban, the mannequins in women's dress shops across the Afghan capital are a puzzling sight, their heads sometimes covered in silk, cloaked in cloth sacks or wrapped in black plastic bags.
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World
Expanded US training for Ukraine forces begins in Germany
The U.S. military's new, expanded combat training of Ukrainian forces began in Germany on Sunday. Until now the Pentagon had declined to say exactly when the training would start.