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Kentucky inmates who escaped in trash cans captured

Surveillance video caught the inmates climb out of flip-top trash cans and walk away after another inmate wheeled them out of the facility.

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Mystery of missing Saudi writer exposes rifts between two powerful U.S. allies

"Even liars sometime tells the truth, but because they are liars we need to be extra careful," said a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.

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A Catholic society used dreams of a medieval life and rebellion to groom victims

The Society of Saint John's leader had red flags in his background but was allowed to set up at a boys' boarding school, where he was accused of abuse.

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1,000 wild horses to be rounded up in California, some could be sold for slaughter

Animal rights advocates said the move to sell the horses put them at risk of being sold to "kill buyers."

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American student detained in Israel for alleged boycott support

"Israel will not allow entry to those who work to harm the country, whatever their excuse," said Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan.

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Taylor Swift's dive into political waters brings out the lovers and haters

Swift had been famously quiet on politics before this endorsement.

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Wife of missing Interpol president says she was threatened

Grace Meng said she received a phone call after her husband disappeared from an unknown caller prompted her to be placed under police protection.

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UN Ambassador Nikki Haley resigns

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U.K. spy poisoning suspect works for Russian intelligence, report says

Investigative website Bellingcat names one of the two suspects in the Sergei Skripal poisoning as Alexander Mishkin, a doctor with the GRU.

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How science is changing the way police work with sexual assault victims

"The most common statement I get from police officers is: 'Why didn't we have this 10 years ago? I've made a lot of mistakes in my career,'" said an expert.

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Arrest over brutal murder of journalist in Bulgaria

Marinova had reported on a corruption investigation but no link has yet been established between her work and her killing.

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North Korea wants to 'ardently welcome' Pope Francis, South Korea says

Beyond a handful of state-controlled places of worship, no open religious activity is allowed in North Korea.

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Crash that killed 20 highlights safety problems with stretch limos

Experts said such modified vehicles face less regulations than typical passenger cars and often remove features intended to keep occupants safe.

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Erdogan says Saudi officials must prove Khashoggi left consulate

"We have to get an outcome from this investigation as soon as possible. The consulate officials cannot save themselves by simply saying 'he has left'," Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said.

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Families of 20 people killed in limousine crash left reeling

"I felt it in my gut that she was gone," Karina Halse said Monday about learning of the crash that killed her sister, Amanda, and 19 others.

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Death toll in Haiti earthquake rises to 15; at least 333 injured

Thousands of people along Haiti's north coast have dragged mattresses and chairs outside, fearing new aftershocks.

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Writer Khashoggi feared Saudi government before disappearing, friends say

"I'm under pressure from my wife and friends to be wise and stay silent. I think I should speak wisely," one friend recalls Khashoggi saying.

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Experts dismiss N. Korea's latest concession to U.S.

Kim watchers were less impressed than the State Department with his decision to allow inspectors to visit a defunct nuclear testing site.

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Death toll in Indonesia quake rises to 2,000 with thousands more still missing

Search for victims in the hard-hit city of Palu set to end later this week

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Nobel Economics Prize awarded for work on climate change, technological innovation

The award for given for integrating climate change and technological innovation into economic analysis.