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$4.5M in settlements over deaths tied to doc in murder case

Wed., June 19, 2019, 5:34 p.m.

An Ohio hospital system has reached nearly $4.5 million in settlements so far over the deaths of patients who allegedly received excessive painkiller doses ordered by a doctor now charged with murder

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Media in Russia’s south protest journalist’s arrest

Wed., June 19, 2019, 12:34 p.m.

Journalists in southern Russia are protesting the arrest of a newspaper editor on charges of terrorism widely seen as trumped up.

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3 guilty in Kenya Garissa University attack that killed 148

Wed., June 19, 2019, 12:16 p.m.

A Kenyan court Wednesday found three people guilty of conspiracy to commit a terror attack after phone records and handwriting linked them to the 2015 Garissa University assault that killed 148 people.

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Sullenberger criticizes Boeing for mistakes on 737 Max

UPDATED: Wed., June 19, 2019, 4:06 p.m.

Retired pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger told a congressional panel Wednesday that pilots should practice the failure of Boeing flight-control software on simulators, not planes full of passengers.

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Cancer patient accuses UCLA gynecologist of sex abuse

Wed., June 19, 2019, 12:01 p.m.

A cancer patient is the latest woman to accuse a retired University of California, Los Angeles gynecologist of sexually abusing her during treatment.

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Trump to honor US military during Fourth of July address

Wed., June 19, 2019, 11:59 a.m.

President Donald Trump’s participation in the nation’s annual Fourth of July celebration will include a Trump speech honoring America’s armed forces, along with music, military demonstrations and flyovers, the administration announced Wednesday, about two weeks before the patriotic holiday.

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Old spy images reveal Himalayan glaciers are melting fast

Wed., June 19, 2019, 11:49 a.m.

Cold War era spy satellite images are showing scientists that glaciers on the Himalayas are now melting about twice as fast as they used to.

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US Navy: Mine in tanker attack bears Iran hallmarks

UPDATED: Wed., June 19, 2019, 4:11 p.m.

The limpet mines used to attack a Japanese-owned oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz last week bore “a striking resemblance” to similar mines displayed by Iran, a U.S. Navy explosives expert said Wednesday, stopping short of directly blaming Tehran for the assault.

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Pelosi rules out Trump censure if House can’t impeach him

UPDATED: Wed., June 19, 2019, 4:10 p.m.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday ruled out censuring President Donald Trump if the House doesn’t impeach him, downplaying a less drastic censure as “a day at the beach” for the president.

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Thief takes Marilyn Monroe statue from Hollywood gazebo

Wed., June 19, 2019, 11:15 a.m.

Goodbye, Norma Jean? Officials say someone climbed a more than two-story tall Hollywood public art piece and stole a statue of Marilyn Monroe.

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Trump campaign raises $24.8M in less than 24 hours

Wed., June 19, 2019, 11:05 a.m.

President Donald Trump raised $24.8 million less than 24 hours after kicking off his reelection campaign, a figure that dwarfs what the top Democratic contenders took in over the course of months.

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‘Joints will be separated’: Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, retold

UPDATED: Wed., June 19, 2019, 7:05 p.m.

Independent UN probe cites “credible evidence” to warrant further investigation into the possible role of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman into killing of critic Jamal Khashoggi.

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4 charged in downing of Malaysian airliner over Ukraine

Wed., June 19, 2019, 10:47 a.m.

International prosecutors announced murder charges Wednesday against four men – three of them Russians with military or intelligence backgrounds – in the missile attack that blew a Malaysia Airlines jet out of the sky over Ukraine five years ago, killing all 298 people aboard.

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Norway islanders want to go ‘time-free’ when sun doesn’t set

Wed., June 19, 2019, 10:41 a.m.

Residents of a Norwegian island where the sun doesn’t set for 69 days of the year want to go “time-free” and have more flexible school and working hours to make the most of their long summer days.

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Senate panel approves emergency aid for migrant refugees

UPDATED: Wed., June 19, 2019, 4:14 p.m.

A key Senate panel has given bipartisan approval to a modified version of President Donald Trump’s $4 billion-plus request to care for tens of thousands of migrant refuges massing at the southern border.

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EPA defies climate warnings, gives coal plants a reprieve

UPDATED: Wed., June 19, 2019, 4:18 p.m.

The Trump administration has carried out a sweeping about-face on Obama-era efforts to fight climate change, easing restrictions on coal-fired power plants.

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Hicks rebuffs questions on Trump White House in interview

UPDATED: Wed., June 19, 2019, 4:18 p.m.

Former top White House adviser Hope Hicks is refusing to answer questions related to her time in the White House in an interview with the House Judiciary Committee, according to several frustrated Democrats who have been in the meeting.

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33K pounds of cocaine seized in one of biggest US drug busts

UPDATED: Tue., June 18, 2019, 10:05 p.m.

U.S. authorities seized more than $1 billion worth of cocaine Tuesday from a ship at a Philadelphia port, calling it one of the largest drug busts in American history.

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McConnell on reparations for slavery: Not a ‘good idea’

UPDATED: Tue., June 18, 2019, 4:20 p.m.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday rejected reparations for slavery in part because it would be hard to know whom to pay.

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Investigation: Many US jails fail to stop inmate suicides

Tue., June 18, 2019, 12:37 p.m.

Increasingly, troubling questions are being raised about the treatment of mentally ill inmates in the nation’s 3,100 local jails, possible patterns of neglect — and whether better care could have saved lives.

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$4.5M in settlements over deaths tied to doc in murder case

Media in Russia’s south protest journalist’s arrest

3 guilty in Kenya Garissa University attack that killed 148

Sullenberger criticizes Boeing for mistakes on 737 Max

Cancer patient accuses UCLA gynecologist of sex abuse

Trump to honor US military during Fourth of July address

Old spy images reveal Himalayan glaciers are melting fast

US Navy: Mine in tanker attack bears Iran hallmarks

Pelosi rules out Trump censure if House can’t impeach him

Thief takes Marilyn Monroe statue from Hollywood gazebo

Trump campaign raises $24.8M in less than 24 hours

‘Joints will be separated’: Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, retold

4 charged in downing of Malaysian airliner over Ukraine

Norway islanders want to go ‘time-free’ when sun doesn’t set

Senate panel approves emergency aid for migrant refugees

EPA defies climate warnings, gives coal plants a reprieve

Hicks rebuffs questions on Trump White House in interview

33K pounds of cocaine seized in one of biggest US drug busts

McConnell on reparations for slavery: Not a ‘good idea’

Investigation: Many US jails fail to stop inmate suicides

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