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Finally, a movie for everyone who read Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” and wished it had been a comedy.Paul Feig’s “Jackpot!”…

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These six House races are ones to watch in this year’s election

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Kyiv troops captured Russian town of Sudzha in Kursk region

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Kyiv troops captured Russian town of Sudzha in Kursk region

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Japan ends ‘megaquake’ special caution week after finding no immediate risk

TOKYO -- Japan’s government Thursday ended a weeklong information campaign urging caution and preparedness for a possible “megaquake” — an…

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UN envoy says South Sudan is not ready to hold its first post-independence elections in December

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EXPLAINER: Why is natural gas still flowing from Russia to Europe across Ukraine?

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Eva Mendes and Kate McKinnon will be among guests this fall at 92nd Street Y in Manhattan

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UK economy grows 0.6% between April and June as it recovers from recession

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What we know about suspected Iranian cyber intrusion in the US presidential race

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5 charged in drug investigation into Matthew Perry’s ketamine death: Source

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US Russian dual national Ksenia Khavana is sentenced to 12 years in prison on a treason conviction

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Pro-Trump lawyer removed from Dominion case after leaking documents to cast doubt on 2020 election

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Gena Rowlands, Oscar-nominated ‘A Woman Under the Influence’ and ‘The Notebook’ actress, dies at 94

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Alyssa Milano to make her Broadway debut in the razzle-dazzle musical ‘Chicago’ this fall

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Mongolia is in the tourism spotlight and making it easier to visit. Reindeer sledding, anyone?

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Hidden report reveals how workers got sick while cleaning up Ohio derailment site

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World Health Organization says mpox is now a global emergency, with cases in 13 African countries and new form spreading

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Wallace Amos Jr., founder of Famous Amos cookies, dies at 88

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