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Qatar gives fans all-expenses-paid trips to sing at the World Cup ceremony
Up to 1,600 fans of qualifying teams will be put up for at least two weeks to join the opening ceremony and promote positive social media content about the soccer tournament and the host nation.
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Indiana drugstore worker held in 2017 killings of teen girls
Authorities on Monday announced an arrest in the unsolved murders of two teenage girls — a drugstore worker who has been living in the same small Indiana community where their bodies were found.
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The men exonerated in the Malcolm X killing will receive $36 million
The city and state of New York agreed to pay $36 million to two men who were exonerated for the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X after wrongful convictions led to both men spending decades behind bars.
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Paul Pelosi's attacker reportedly had zip ties, an echo of the Jan. 6 insurrection
A source told the AP more details about how Paul Pelosi was attacked at the San Francisco home that he shares with his wife, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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Quarterback Tom Brady and model Gisele Bundchen announce their divorce after 13 years
Brady and Bundchen posted statements on Instagram Friday, with each saying they had "amicably" reached the decision, months after Brady's decision to unretire. They have two children together.
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A non-stop flight from Alaska to Tasmania may be for the birds — and a possible record
A young bar-tailed godwit appears to have set a non-stop distance record for migratory birds by flying at least 8,435 miles from Alaska to the Australian state of Tasmania, a bird expert said Friday.
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An unearthed John Steinbeck column probes the strength of U.S. democracy
Decades ago, as communists and suspected communists were being blacklisted and debates spread over the future of American democracy, John Steinbeck wrote about his homeland in Le Figaro.
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Elon Musk takes control of Twitter and immediately ousts top executives
Elon Musk has taken control of Twitter and ousted the CEO, chief financial officer and the company's general counsel, two people familiar with the deal said.
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Facebook's parent is fined nearly $25M for violating a campaign finance disclosure law
The penalty issued by a Washington state judge was the maximum allowed for more than 800 violations of the state's Fair Campaign Practices Act.
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The next Powerball drawing will be $800 million, the fifth-largest in U.S. history
No one won an estimated $700 million Powerball jackpot Wednesday night, meaning the big prize will grow to an estimated $800 million for the next drawing, the fifth-largest in U.S. history.