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Storms across US bring heavy snow, dangerous ice and a tornado in California
Inclement weather plagued areas of the U.S. in the first half of the weekend, with dangerous conditions including a major ice storm in Midwest states and unsual tornado activity in Central California.
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ABC agrees to give $15 million to Trump's presidential library to settle lawsuit
ABC News agreed to pay $15 million to Trump's presidential library to settle a lawsuit over George Stephanopoulos' inaccurate on-air assertion that Trump was found liable for raping E. Jean Carroll.
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Pearl Harbor survivor dies at 100
Bob Fernandez was a 17-year-old sailor on board the USS Curtiss during the Dec. 7, 1941, attack that propelled the U.S. into World War II.
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Paula Abdul settles suit alleging sexual assault by 'Idol' producer Nigel Lythgoe
Paula Abdul and former American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe have agreed to settle a lawsuit in which she alleged he sexually assaulted her in the early 2000s when she was a judge on the show.
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Judge declares mistrial over killing of gay University of Mississippi student
Jimmy "Jay" Lee's body has never been found, but a judge declared him dead. Jurors said they were unable to reach a verdict after over nine and a half hours of deliberation.
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Rights group accuses Russian mercenaries of abuses against civilians in Mali
Malian armed forces, the Russia-backed Wagner Group and jihadi groups deliberately killed civilians and burned homes in Mali according to Human Rights Watch.
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North Carolina GOP lawmakers enact a law eroding the Democratic governor's powers
North Carolina lawmakers have enacted a law over the governor's veto that would diminish the powers afforded to his successor and other other Democratic statewide winners in the Nov. 5 elections.
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GM to retreat from robotaxis and stop funding its Cruise autonomous vehicle unit
The automaker will focus on development of partially automated driver-assist systems for personal vehicles like its Super Cruise, which allows drivers to take their hands off the steering wheel.
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Monarch butterflies will get federal protections as a threatened species
U.S. officials decided to extend protections to monarch butterflies after warnings from environmentalists that populations are shrinking and the beloved pollinator may not survive climate change.
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Florida prosecutor seeks to overturn convictions in cocaine sting operation
A Florida prosecutor says he will seek to vacate as many as 2,600 convictions of people who bought crack cocaine made by the Broward County Sheriff's Office for sting operations between 1988 and 1990.
