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Cornell suspends fraternity parties, gives state police role in investigating campus assault reports
Cornell University is suspending parties and other social events at fraternity houses for the rest of the academic year
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A Wyoming grad student who allegedly poisoned a colleague has been arrested fleeing to China
A Wyoming microbiology graduate student from China has been arrested on accusations she poisoned the tea of a fellow student who had pending patents and with whom she didn’t get along, then tried to flee the country after police questioned her
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US hits Bank of America with $1.2 billion fine, saying it violated money laundering, sanctions laws
The U.S. Treasury Department says it’s imposing $1.2 billion in fines on Bank of America for allegedly violating anti-money laundering and sanctions laws
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Cyberattacks hit European supermarket chains and disrupt refrigeration systems
Cyberattacks have disrupted European supermarket chains, causing refrigeration systems to overheat at hundreds of stores in France
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US stocks edge back from their record following the first big batch of profit reports for the summer
The first big batch of summertime profit reports from U.S. companies made waves on Wall Street after topping analysts’ expectations, but many canceled each other out
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Congo's confirmed Ebola cases exceed 9,000 as containment efforts falter
Congo's Ebola outbreak has surpassed 9,000 confirmed cases, with over 4,300 deaths, according to government figures
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Florida executes a prisoner who killed his cellmate in hopes of getting a death sentence
Florida has executed a prisoner who killed his cellmate in 2008 so he could get on death row and avoid spending the rest of his days in jail
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Trump's ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, resigns after allegations of improper conduct
President Donald Trump says he didn't like what he was reading about Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle before asking for and getting her resignation as she faces allegations she engaged in improper and possibly illegal conduct
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Katie Zacharia, Trump's new White House press secretary, makes a brief appearance before reporters
New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia has faced reporters for the first time for a very brief turn at the lectern
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IMF raises its forecast for world growth this year but warns of risks from AI boom and debt
The International Monetary Fund has slightly upgraded its outlook for the world economy for this year, but it's forecasting growth at a still sluggish 3.1%
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