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A major earthquake rocked Taiwan — the biggest in a quarter of a century
The deadly earthquake struck Taiwan during the morning rush hour on Wednesday — collapsing buildings and triggering tsunami warnings in Japan and the Philippines.
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World
International Court of Justice orders Israel to allow more aid into Gaza
The International Court of Justice has ordered Israel to make sure than more aid is allowed into Gaza. The court says famine isn't just imminent, but has already set in, which Israel denies.
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Saturday Night Live spoofs NPR's Tiny Desk
In a sketch featured on SNL, comedian Ramy Youssef played a musician excited to be on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series, but who keeps getting interrupted by a 35-year-old intern played by Bowen Yang.
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National
Ala. court ruling that frozen embryos are children shocked some. Others saw it coming
The state's Supreme Court ruling equating frozen embryos to children came as no surprise to those who've tracked how once-extreme ideas around fetal personhood have gained acceptance in some circles.
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Hunter Biden appears for impeachment testimony after a long battle with GOP
On Capitol Hill Wednesday, Hunter Biden, the son of President Biden, sat for more than six hours of closed-door testimony in the impeachment inquiry into his father.
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Chinese hacking scheme focused on harassing dissidents, leaked documents shows
Cybersecurity researchers are poring over a massive new leak of sensitive documents about Chinese hacking operations.
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Judge in New York to rule on motions in Trump's hush-money criminal case
Former President Donald Trump is expected to appear in New York criminal court Thursday. The case is related to hush-money payments made to cover up a sex scandal during 2016's presidential campaign.
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National
Latino voters' influence is on the rise in battleground state Nevada
On the heels of Nevada's presidential primaries, the state's GOP holds a caucus Thursday. About one in five voters in the swing state is Latino, and they're looking ahead to November's election.
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National
Alabama is set to become the first state to execute an inmate using nitrogen gas
The state on Thursday is set to carry out an execution using nitrogen gas, a method that has never been used before in the U.S. Kenneth Smith survived an earlier execution attempt by lethal injection.
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Trump and Haley square off in New Hampshire's Republican presidential primary
The New Hampshire primary takes place Tuesday, with the Republican field reduced to two major presidential candidates: Donald Trump and Nikki Haley.