A man repeatedly caught trying to smuggle finches from Guyana into New York for birdsong competitions was sentenced to a year and a day in prison.
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The Church of England will look into the use of gender neutral terms to refer to God in prayers, but the centuries-old institution says there are no plans to abolish current services.
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NEW: Ukrainian officials say the fight for the eastern city of Bakhmut has intensified in recent days.
"Bakhmut holds" is a patriotic battle-cry heard across the country, cementing the city as a symbol of resistance.
And the city still holds, for now.
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Professional surfer Bethany Hamilton says she does not intend to participate in upcoming World Surf League events after the organization announced it will allow transgender women to compete in women’s events.
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A former business partner of Jennifer Brown, a Pennsylvania mother who was found dead last month, has been arrested and charged with her murder, the Montgomery County DA announces.
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U.S. Dept. of Transportation says it is investigating Elon Musk’s brain-implant company Neuralink over the potentially illegal movement of hazardous pathogens.
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A Delaware man who carried a Confederate flag through the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot is sentenced to three years in prison.
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If it's determined that Russia violated anti-doping rules, Team USA could be bumped up to gold medalists.
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The defense in Alex Murdaugh's murder trial tried to block testimony by one of the prosecution's witnesses, after it was revealed he had donated to a GoFundMe campaign set up for another trial witness.
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A man repeatedly caught trying to smuggle finches from Guyana into New York for birdsong competitions was sentenced to a year and a day in prison.
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A nonprofit that looks to persuade people to vote with climate in mind has a new target: red states.
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The U.S is pushing for more safe passages for U.N. humanitarian aid across the Turkish border into Syria as the death toll from two earthquakes climbs to over 20,000, a U.N. official tells .
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A former business partner of Jennifer Brown, a Pennsylvania mother who was found dead last month, has been arrested and charged with her murder, the Montgomery County DA announces.
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Black Democratic lawmakers in Missouri accused the state’s Republican House leadership of racism for shutting down a Black lawmaker’s speech and passing a bill that could strip power from the Black woman elected as prosecutor in St. Louis.
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A New York City police officer was arrested in 2020 on federal charges of spying for China. The charges were dropped, and now he wants answers and his job back.
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Professional surfer Bethany Hamilton says she does not intend to participate in upcoming World Surf League events after the organization announced it will allow transgender women to compete in women’s events.
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A South Carolina dog breeder was fatally shot after a planned sale of a French bulldog went awry, authorities say.
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Ten retired NFL players filed a class-action lawsuit against the league’s benefits plan, board of trustees and Commissioner Roger Goodell, accusing them of “unscrupulous tactics” to wrongfully deny claims.
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Rihanna promises the Super Bowl Halftime Show will be 'jam-packed.'
"It’s going to be a celebration of my catalog in the best way that we could have put it together."
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The 'RuPaul Drag Race' fanbase rejoiced after it was unexpectedly announced that the Emmy-winning series would return to 90-minute episodes.
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The Republican-led House voted to overturn Washington, D.C's sweeping rewrite of its criminal code along with a new law that would grant noncitizens the right to vote in local elections.
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Soccer star Christian Atsu remains missing after the earthquakes in Turkey, his agent says.
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Atlanta police released body-camera video related to the Jan. 18 fatal shooting of an activist who was camped out to protest the building of a law enforcement training facility.
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The Shelby County DA's office in Tennessee says it will review all cases previously handled by the five Memphis police officers charged in the killing of Tyre Nichols.
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A baby was killed and another was injured after they became entrapped in a popular Baby Trend stroller that’s sold by major retailers, the Consumer Product Safety Commission says.
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Norovirus, a highly contagious virus that typically causes gastrointestinal symptoms, appears to be at a seasonal high, according to data from the CDC.
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BREAKING: Former VP Mike Pence has been subpoenaed by the special counsel conducting investigations into former President Trump, a source familiar with the matter says.
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The Florida High School Athletic Association's board of directors voted to adopt a proposal that removes questions about a student-athlete's menstrual history from the state’s pre-participation physical evaluation form.
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“This task force is the next step in our commitment as a city to advance racial justice and build a Boston for everyone,” Boston Mayor Michelle Wu says, announcing 10 members to the city's newly formed Reparations Task Force.
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Yahoo will lay off more than 20% of its workforce by the end of 2023, and eliminating 1,000 positions this week, the company says.
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A boy in a stolen car was killed in a shootout with the car's owner after he used an app to track down his vehicle, Denver police say.
The car’s owner has not been arrested at this time.
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A Russian woman was convicted by a New York jury of trying to poison her lookalike with cheesecake and steal her identity, prosecutors say.
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A white city councilman is rebuffing calls to resign for using racial and religious stereotypes to portray Muslim, Latino, Black and Asian people on videos intended to promote his sports bar.
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U.S. Dept. of Transportation says it is investigating Elon Musk’s brain-implant company Neuralink over the potentially illegal movement of hazardous pathogens.
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Hunter Biden's legal counsel rejected a request from House Republicans for records and information related to his business dealings.
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The Tennessee Senate passed legislation designed to restrict where certain drag shows can take place, the latest bill state Republican leaders have advanced targeting LGBTQ people.
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Four family members were found fatally shot in a home south of downtown New Orleans on Thursday in an apparent murder-suicide, authorities say.
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The parents and sister of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins have filed a new lawsuit against Alec Baldwin and others involved in the film, alleging battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress among other claims.
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The frustration of Black parents in Florida reached a new high after the state banned so-called critical race theory in classrooms in 2021 and more recently also banned more than 1,000 books that addressed race and racism and LBGTQ issues.
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