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Police raid Starbucks' South Korean HQ over ad campaign that evoked massacre
South Korean police say they’ve raided the headquarters of Starbucks’ local operation as part of an investigation into a marketing campaign perceived as defaming 1980s' pro-democracy movements
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WHO chief says Ebola outbreak is outpacing response as aid workers strike over pay
The world’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in Congo is still spreading faster than efforts to track it, according to the head of the World Health Organization
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Wildfire near Athens leaves rescuers scrambling to reunite hundreds of animals
A wildfire that swept across mountains and coastal areas west of Athens has left hundreds of animals displaced
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Drone with explosives found at German airport, official sees 'new quality' of threat
Authorities say a drone with explosives was found at Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport and the device was defused
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How Abdul El-Sayed went from political oblivion to progressive breakthrough in Michigan Senate race
Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan’s Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in a victory for the party’s progressive wing in a battleground state
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Investigators look at why a plane was allowed to take off as President Trump's helicopter approached
It's not clear why a plane was allowed to take off as President Donald Trump’s helicopter was approaching Reagan National Airport in an apparent violation of safety procedures put in place after last year’s midair collision between an airliner and an Army helicopter near that busy Washington D.C. airport
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US suspends avocado inspections in Mexican state of Michoacan due to threat
The United States says it has suspended all government operations in the Mexican state of Michoacan because of a “threat to U_S_ interests."
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Iran and the US say a Strait of Hormuz deal is close, but one or both would have to back down
Iran and Oman have moved closer to an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz
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State of New Mexico sues Justice Department and Todd Blanche, saying they blocked its Epstein probe
The state of New Mexico has sued the Department of Justice and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, saying the federal government has blocked it from carrying out its own investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's sex crimes
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Judge criticizes the Justice Department as he dismisses Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy case
A federal judge is decrying efforts to rewrite the history of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol as he reluctantly dismissed the seditious conspiracy case against members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group at the administration’s request
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