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Two new government studies found no medical explanation for the cluster of symptoms known as Havana syndrome.
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A report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification says everyone in Gaza faces high levels of acute food insecurity, and more than a million struggle with catastrophic levels of hunger.
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Ninety-eight-year-old Marjorie "Nonna" Grande has become the oldest person to hit the Billboard Hot 100. She's featured in granddaughter's song "Ordinary Things."
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It's part of a series honoring the 40th anniversary of the Return of the Jedi featuring iconic ships of the franchise. Later coins will feature the X-Wing Starfighter, TIE Fighter and Death Star II.
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Germany's public schools are struggling with a surge of students whose first language is something other than German. Test scores are falling.
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The pilot program chose people on the city's long waitlist for housing vouchers to test how much direct cash payments can help. HUD, the federal housing agency, is interested in the possibility.
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Famine may already be sweeping through northern Gaza. A report finds standard pregnancy care is dangerously disrupted in Louisiana. Five states hold their presidential primaries Tuesday.
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The Georgia parole board will hear an appeal from a death row inmate scheduled to die by lethal injection on Wednesday. Advocates say he is intellectually challenged and should not be executed.
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Based on a best-selling book, Blossoms Shanghai is Wong Kar-wai's first foray into television, and it's taken China by storm. Why has the 30-part series become such a hit?
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Five more states hold primaries Tuesday. Arizona is among some of the most closely watched races this election cycle. What do President Biden and former President trump have to do to win there?