The raid sparked a national debate about press freedoms focused on Marion, a town of about of about 1,900 people in the rolling prairie hills.
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Bangladeshi prime minister resigns, flees country as protesters storm her residence
Sheikh Hasina’s departure came after weeks of protests against a quota system for government jobs descended into violence and grew into a broader challenge to her 15-year rule.
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Dow drops 1,000 points, Japanese stocks suffer worst crash since 1987 as markets quake worldwide
Nearly everything on Wall Street tumbled Monday as fear about a slowing U.S. economy worsened and set off another sell-off for financial markets around the world.
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Tropical Storm Debby hits Florida with floods, threat of record rain in Georgia and the Carolinas
The storm was blamed for at least 5 deaths, and Georgia and South Carolina are next in line as the system rips across the Southeast.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he left a dead bear in Central Park as a prank
He says he put it in his vehicle, intending to skin it and eat the meat, but the day got away from him.
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Dueling Harris and Trump rallies in same arena showcase America’s divides
The rallies, 4 days apart from each other, offered not just opposing visions of the country but starkly different versions of it.
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Meet the surprisingly complex ancestor of all life on Earth
Scientists propose in a new study that this hypothesized ancestor was more sophisticated than previously known.
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U.S., allies prepare to defend Israel as Netanyahu says ‘multifront war’ with Iran already underway
Tensions have soared following the killing of a senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon and Hamas’ top political leader in Iran.
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UK leader Starmer condemns attack on hotel as far-right violence spreads
In the north of England town of Rotherham, police struggled to hold back hundreds of rioters who sought to break into a Holiday Inn Express hotel being used as accommodation for asylum-seekers.
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Tropical Storm Debby barrels toward Florida, with potential record rains to its north
States north of Florida are also preparing for rain and wind.