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Stranded whale dies after a rescue operation to remove it from a French river
A veterinarian said that during the rescue operation, the dangerously thin white mammal began to have breathing difficulties, and so experts decided to humanely euthanize the creature.
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A Brazil court reopens the case of a rainforest park larger than New York City
The court's decision reopened a lawsuit that invalidates a protected area in Brazil's Amazon.
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Father and son sentenced to life for a hate crime in Ahmaud Arbery's death
Arbery's killing on Feb. 23, 2020, became part of a larger national reckoning over racial injustice and killings of unarmed Black people.
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Amazon is buying Roomba vacuum maker iRobot for $1.7 billion
iRobot is most famous for the circular-shaped Roomba vacuum, which would join voice assistant Alexa and Ring security cameras among smart home features offered by Amazon.
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A Banksy painting that was sprayed in the West Bank resurfaces in Tel Aviv
The relocation of the painting — a slingshot-toting rat and likely intended to protest the Israel occupation — raises ethical questions about the removal of artwork from occupied territory.
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The Jan. 6 committee is asking for data from Alex Jones' phone, a lawyer says
An attorney representing two parents who sued conspiracy theorist Alex Jones over his false claims about the Sandy Hook massacre said the House committee has requested records from Jones' phone.
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China says it carried out precision missile strikes in the Taiwan Strait
China is conducting military exercises that have raised tensions in the region to their highest level in decades. The drills were prompted by a visit to Taiwan by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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Alex Jones concedes that the Sandy Hook attack was '100% real'
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones testified that he now understands it was irresponsible of him to declare the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre a hoax.
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A record amount of seaweed is choking shores in the Caribbean
Seaweed is smothering Caribbean coasts from Puerto Rico to Barbados as tons of brown algae kill wildlife, choke the tourism industry and release toxic gases.
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An Idaho abortion law draws a Justice Department lawsuit
The DOJ argues that a restrictive new ban conflicts with a federal law that requires doctors to give pregnant women appropriate medical care, including abortion when necessary.