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New Jersey Congressman Donald Payne Jr. Dead At 65
The Democrat had suffered a cardiac episode earlier this month, which was based on complications from his diabetes, his office said.
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Ukraine uses long-range missiles secretly provided by US to hit Russian-held areas, officials say
Ukraine for the first time has begun using long-range ballistic missiles provided secretly by the United States, bombing a Russian military airfield in Crimea last week and Russian forces in another occupied area overnight, American officials said Wednesday. Long sought by Ukrainian leaders, the new missiles give Ukraine nearly double the striking distance — up to 300 kilometers (190 miles) — that it had with the mid-range version of the weapon that it received from the U.S. last October. One
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Game of Thrones actor Liam Cunningham issues condemnation against those ‘ignoring’ Gaza
‘To say you didn’t know is not an option,’ argued the 62-year-old
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Brawl between two groups of men started on train journey in County Durham
Officers from Durham Police have released images following the incident, which happened on the train between Seaham and Horden railway stations.
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Dairy cattle must be tested for bird flu before moving between states, agriculture officials say
Dairy cattle moving between states must be tested for the bird flu virus, U.S. agriculture officials said Wednesday as they try to track and control the growing outbreak. The federal order was announced a day after health officials said they had detected inactivated remnants of the virus, known as Type A H5N1, in samples taken from milk during processing and after retail sale. “The risk to humans remains low,” said Dawn O'Connell of the federal Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Res
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Ex-chief superintendent was 'bullyish' and 'aggressive' during domestic abuse probe
A former chief superintendent has been barred from the profession after his behaviour was found to be "aggressive" and "bullyish" towards officers.
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VideoThe Mexican communities fighting for water
As a drought in Mexico drags on, angry subsistence farmers have begun taking direct action on the water-intensive avocado orchards and berry fields of commercial farms that are drying up streams in the mountains west of Mexico City. (AP video by Armando Solis)