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Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein arrested for alleged sex trafficking

Some say Epstein was the subject of a sweetheart prosecution deal after authorities investigated alleged sex with underage victims.

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More quakes forecast in California

There have been so many aftershocks related to Friday's magnitude 7.1 quake that federal seismologists said they have been unable to keep count.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's baby, Archie, is christened in private ceremony

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcomed their first child, Archie, on May 6.

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Rustic sculpture of Melania Trump unveiled in her native Slovenia

There is no attempt at an accurate likeness of Melania Trump, to the point where the gallery in Slovenia's capital city appears uncertain how seriously to take the statue.

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North Korea accuses freed Australian student of spying, spreading propaganda

Pyongyang's news agency reported Saturday that Alek Sigley was freed after pleading for forgiveness for his activities.

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Earthquake shakes Southern California, day after most powerful quake in 20 years

The USGS said the earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.1

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Police break up 400-person 'modern day slavery' ring in UK

Prosecutors say more than 400 victims were forced to work for minuscule wages while their masters earned some 2 million pounds ($2.5 million) and lived a luxurious lifestyle

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Deadly land, deadly sea: Libya migrants face brutal choice

"My days are dark here," said one teenager from sub-Saharan Africa who survived a deadly airstrike hitting a migrant detention center in Libya.

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Thousands celebrate as Sudan civilian and military groups reach power-sharing deal

The ruling military council and a coalition of opposition groups reached a deal in the aftermath of April's coup that ousted strongman Omar al-Bashir.

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Outrage in Russia as abused teen sisters charged with murder

Murder charges against the three daughters of Mikhail Khachaturyan, now aged 18, 19 and 20, have shone light on how Russia deals with cases of domestic violence and sexual abuse.

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Billionaire philanthropist Chris Cline dies

West Virginia officials said the Foresight Energy founder is dead. Reports that he died in a helicopter crash that killed seven people were unconfirmed.

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Deadly fire located in battery compartment of nuclear-powered sub

The origin of a fire that killed 14 crew aboard a nuclear-powered submarine has been located to the vessel's battery compartment.

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'Hands off Hong Kong' and drop 'colonial mindset,' China tells U.K.

"In the minds of some people, they regard Hong Kong as still under British rule," China's ambassador to London said.

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Woman, 68, charged in hit-and-run death of Holocaust survivor

Gennady Bolotsky, 91, who escaped the Nazi occupation and came to the U.S. from the Ukraine, was killed in the June 17 hit-and-run.

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Volcano erupts on Italian island of Stromboli, killing one person

A hiker was killed by falling stones in the blast, which also sparked fires and sent tourists fleeing into the Mediterranean Sea for safety.

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Imelda Marcos' 90th birthday bash ruined as hundreds treated for food poisoning

"The food may have been spoiled, but we remain solid," the former Philippine first lady's daughter said as dozens of ambulances transported at least 240 people.

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Meet the women tapped for two of Europe's most powerful jobs

Urusla von der Leyen is in line to become the first woman to head up the European Union's powerful executive.

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'Search where the angel looks': Vatican to open tombs after tip on teen missing since 1983

The family's lawyer received an anonymous tip that Orlandi's remains were buried in the small Teutonic Cemetery.

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Rapper A$AP Rocky arrested on suspicion of assault in Sweden

In a video on the rapper's Instagram account, he is seen telling one of the men, "Listen, we don't want to fight y'all. We not trying to go to jail."

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Close the windows? Amsterdam mulls red-light district change

Amsterdam is proposing "fundamental" changes to its famed red-light district to ensure the rights of sex workers, prevent crime and reduce nuisance for local residents and businesses.