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What life is like on the frontlines of the war in Ukraine

What started as a seemingly internal squabble has become one of the most dangerous potential flashpoints between Russia and the United States.

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Anthony Weiner released from prison

The disgraced ex-congressman served 15 months at Federal Medical Center Devens in Ayer, Massachusetts, after pleading guilty to sexting with a 15-year-old girl.

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Trump calls on European allies to take back captured ISIS fighters

"The U.S. does not want to watch as these ISIS fighters permeate Europe, which is where they are expected to go," Trump warned.

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Fashion designer spins spoiled milk into eco-friendly clothing

The fashion industry is considered one of the worst polluters in the world, and experts say there's an urgent need to develop eco-friendly alternatives.

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Saudi crown prince heads for Pakistan amid rising India tensions

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is due to arrive in Pakistan on Sunday, but the visit risks being overshadowed by escalating tensions between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan.

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'Synonymes' wins Golden Bear for Best Film at Berlinale Awards

The Franco-German-Israeli co-production, "Synonymes" (Synonyms) has won the Golden Bear for Best Film at the Berlinale Awards. The film was made by Nadav Lapid.

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Gucci to step up diversity hiring after 'blackface' uproar

The announcement came after Gucci CEO Marco Bizzarri met with Dapper Dan, a well-known African-American designer, and other community members.

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Europe's youth walk out of classrooms to demand action on climate change

"We feel that actually 2025, 2040, is not a million miles away," said 15-year-old George Bond, a U.K. student who took part in the Fridays For Future school strike.

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Cardinal Theodore McCarrick dismissed by Vatican in sex abuse scandal

Pope Francis had ordered an investigation into claims that McCarrick, the former head of the Archdiocese of Washington, slept with seminarians and young priests.

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Kaepernick deal could end NFL's kneeling controversy

A sports agent says the NFL could have paid dearly to "not continue with this issue."

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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg returns to court for first time since cancer surgery

Ginsburg is meeting with the justices for a regular closed-door conference.

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Man in Paris metro burned after serious 'liquid' attack

The unidentified victim was attacked in the metro's line one, near the station of Bastille, during rush hour Friday morning.

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Husband charged with involuntary manslaughter in wife's hot tub death

Eric Huska "partially closed the lid of the hot tub" while his wife was still in it, police said.

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It would be 'suicidal' to go to war with Iran, foreign minister warns

The "same gang" behind the 2003 Iraq War were "at it again" in pushing for war with his country, Iran's Foreign Minister tells NBC News.

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'It seems like an execution': Officers open fire on man asleep in car

Police said they saw a handgun in the man's lap and that after he woke up he did not respond to repeated commands to put his hands up.

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New York politicians at odds over Amazon scrapping headquarters plan

Amazon blamed their decision on opposition from local lawmakers.

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Trump 'in very good health' but slight weight gain puts him in obese category

The president, who is 6 feet, 3 inches tall, now weighs 243, four pounds more than last year, the White House physician said Thursday.

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Man who killed attacking lion with bare hands said it was 'pure adrenaline'

"There was a certain point where I just kind of imagined being stuck on this hillside and just having a cat gnaw at me," the runner said.

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Trump to sign border security bill and declare national emergency

The White House said President Donald Trump will declare a national emergency to fund his planned border wall with Mexico.

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Pence accuses Iran of pursuing new 'Holocaust,' lashes out at allies

"The Iranian regime openly advocates another Holocaust and seeks the means to achieve it," the vice president said at a Middle East conference in Poland.