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Alaska teen allegedly solicited by man to kill her friend, send him videos for $9 million

The teen, charged with murder, was allegedly offered millions to murder someone and send proof by a man with a fake online persona.

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Boris Johnson's to lose: Race for next U.K. leader nears the endgame

Boris Johnson, the New York-born former mayor of London, remains the overwhelming favorite to succeed Prime Minister Theresa May.

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Boaty McBoatface makes significant climate change discovery on maiden mission

The polar research vessel discovered a significant link between Antarctic winds and rising sea temperatures.

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Germany's Angela Merkel shakes uncontrollably at ceremony, says she's OK

The German chancellor said she did not have enough water.

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Alleged mastermind in David Ortiz shooting identified, 10th suspect arrested

Ortiz is still recovering in Massachusetts.

USA

China harvests organs from detainees, tribunal concludes

China's organ transplant trade is worth $1 billion a year, according to a tribunal. This story contains details some may find distressing.

USA

Senior soccer official arrested in 2022 World Cup investigation

The former UEFA president was arrested in relation to the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, a judicial official said Tuesday.

USA

Hong Kong leader issues 'sincere apology,' refuses to resign or withdraw bill

"I tender my sincere apology to the citizens of Hong Kong," Carrie Lam said in a press conference Tuesday.

USA

'Iran will not wage war' says country's president

President Hassan Rouhani was speaking a day after the United States announced the deployment of more troops to the Middle East.

USA

New Zealand man jailed for sharing mosque shooting video

A Christchurch businessman who shared a video of worshippers being slaughtered at a New Zealand mosque was sentenced on Tuesday to 21 months in prison.

USA

5-year-old boy dies after being shot, left at Wisconsin hospital

Staff at Froedtert South Hospital called police after two people left the boy there, police said.

USA

New Jersey man becomes latest American tourist to die at a Dominican Republic resort

Joseph Allen is at least the ninth American to have died while staying at resorts in the the small Caribbean country.

USA

Child porn found in emails Alex Jones sent to Sandy Hook family lawyers

Jones denies any knowledge of the images, and Infowars describes the emails as a "malware attack attempting to embed" child porn on their servers.

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Pompeo to meet with U.S. commanders amid growing crisis with Iran

Pompeo has promised to provide more evidence to allies backing up the administration's allegations that Iran orchestrated attacks on oil tankers last week.

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Outcry as Egypt's ousted president Morsi dies in court

The Muslim Brotherhood accused Egypt of "assassinating" Morsi through years of poor prison conditions and called for worldwide protests.

USA

Hong Kong's protests are just the start of a longer battle

Analysis: The huge marches seen in Hong Kong are part of a wider movement to push back against authoritarian Chinese control.

USA

Hunt for cause of massive South America power outage begins

"I don't remember anything like this in Uruguay," said one resident.

USA

Iran says its uranium stockpile will breach nuclear deal

Iran says Europe still has time to save a nuclear deal, but warns this is the last window of opportunity.

USA

Huawei founder says revenue will be billions below forecast

"I think both sides will suffer," said Huawei's founder of the U.S. adding the company to a blacklist.

USA

Pressure builds on Hong Kong leader as democracy activist vows to join protests

Activist Joshua Wong, who has become the face of Hong Kong's push for full democracy, was freed from prison Monday.