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North Carolina’s Fort Bragg drops Confederate namesake, renamed Fort Liberty

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Judge approves settlement in “Rust” shooting lawsuit by Halyna Hutchins’ family

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Three killed, three hurt in California crime spree; suspect in custody

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Scripps National Spelling Bee crowns champion after he confidently spells ‘psammophile’

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Texas cheerleader who was shot after friend got into the wrong car speaks out

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With only dozens left, South Dakota zoo welcomes litter of ‘critically endangered’ red wolf pups

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Cadaver dogs arrive at Iowa building collapse in race against time to find survivors

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Judge rules Andrew Lester case to be partially sealed in the shooting of teenager Ralph Yarl

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South Carolina teen killed after shoplifting allegations remembered as ‘intelligent, humorous’

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Former Houghton University employee claims he was fired for using pronouns in email signature

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Daniel Penny chokehold death case before grand jury: Sources

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Appeal planned after Ed Sheeran win over copyright infringement lawsuit involving ‘Thinking Out Loud’

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Judge involved in Trump criminal case previously did work for a Trump entity

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Lottery addictions are not being addressed seriously, experts say

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How Vegas is changing the odds for blackjack players

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Indianola mayor urges ‘patience’ amid probe into police shooting of 11-year-old boy

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Child accidentally kills another child with father’s gun

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Search suspended for man who fell overboard from Carnival cruise ship near Florida

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Son of Home Depot worker who was fatally attacked during theft seeks crackdown on organized retail crime

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Structural engineer reported issues ahead of Iowa building collapse, documents show

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Top DHS official warns of ‘absolute threat’ to public safety, economy from organized retail crime

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Three teens charged after village’s swan killed, then eaten: Police

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Elderly man, passerby help save sleeping family from New Jersey house fire

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Inside the movement to ban caste discrimination across the US

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Man with weapons arrested after allegedly spotted with gun near a California movie theater: Police

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Lawyer arrested in over decade-old rapes after being identified by genetic genealogy

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The challenges to US security posed by ‘salad bar’ extremism

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Wildfires in eastern Canada affecting air quality in major US cities

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Son desperate for answers in wake of Iowa apartment collapse: ‘My dad’s in there and there’s nothing I can do’

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Limo company operator sentenced to 5 to 15 years for manslaughter in crash that killed 20

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