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U.S. embassy staff in China alerted to possible sonic attacks

U.S. Secretary of State says staff member in Guanzhou reported similar symptoms to employees at its embassy in Cuba

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Driver caught on camera attacking another vehicle and passenger with a

Police say they cannot investigate further until someone involved in the incident comes forward

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Euroviews. The Trump White House's feud with John McCain is ugly but necessary |

Trump's rudeness is strong medicine, but it's an invaluable antidote to a poisonous phenomenon.

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Philip Roth, giant of American literary fiction, dies at 85

In books like "Goodbye, Columbus" and "Portnoy's Complaint," Roth chronicled the existential and sexual anxiety of the 20th-century Jewish American male.

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What is 'laze'? Toxic gas plume created by Hawaii volcano

Lava haze is made of dense white clouds of steam, toxic gas and tiny shards of volcanic glass.

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Some Santa Fe shooting victims may have been caught in crossfire

For 25 minutes, Texas deputies and police officers alternated between trading shots and negotiating with the Santa Fe High School gunman.

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Women detained after speaking Spanish at gas station

"I was buying eggs. I don't think that's suspicious," Ana Suda said after last week's incident with a Border Patrol agent.

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Texas school shooter was not after girl who spurned him, lawyer says

Dimitrios Pagourtzis remains "very confused" about Friday's shooting, which claimed 10 lives at Santa Fe High School.

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Owl freed from football net

Officers from the Boulder City Department of Parks & Recreation had to come to the aid of an eager owl that got itself tangled in a football net on Thursday.

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Thousands turn out for service for Texas school shooting victim

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In Santa Fe, teachers' yells sent students scrambling for safety

"We weren't taking it really seriously until they started yelling at us," one student said of a fire alarm that turned out to be a mass shooting.

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Euroviews. Worship of the royal family represents much of what's bad about Britain

This global celebration of the marriage of two wealthy people does not happen free of context.

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'How did this happen?' Shock turns to sorrow in Santa Fe

"Santa Fe has always wanted to be put on the map," a graduate of the local high school said. But not for a tragedy like Friday's shooting.

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Auction of Prince's personal items tops predictions

A diamond and amethyst "love" symbol pendant sold for $35,197, more than tripling the original estimate of $8,000-$10,000.

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Euroviews. When the military is stricter about guns than politicians, we have a problem

Compared to the weapons training that military and law enforcement personnel undergo, the training required of civilian gun owners is a joke.

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Texas school shooting: What we know so far

The most up-to-date information on the Texas school shooting on Friday.

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'I was scared for my life': Sante Fe HS witnesses recount chaos during shooting

Teachers told students to run as fast as they could, while panicked parents rushed to campus.

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They call them the junkie hunters, the body snatchers

Florida is going through a sex-trafficking epidemic where women with drug addictions are being bought by traffickers through fraudulent treatment centres. Learn more about Florida's body snatchers in this week's NBC Left Field.

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