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Austin: U.S. will soon announce $2.3B security package for Ukraine

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The United States will soon announce a new $2.3 billion security assistance package for Ukraine, according to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.

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Cellphone of missing Chicago woman found in Bahamas as her mother asks U.S. for help

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The cellphone of Taylor Casey has been located in the Bahamas, authorities said Tuesday as the mother of the missing 41-year-old Chicago woman calls on the United States to take over the investigation.

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Hurricane Beryl barrels toward Jamaica as Cat 4 storm

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Hurricane Beryl is "moving quickly" northwestward to the south of the island of Hispaniola, according to latest reports.

Six dead across Caribbean as downgraded Hurricane Beryl heads toward Jamaica

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Hurricane Beryl, the earliest Category 5 hurricane on record in the Atlantic, has killed at least six people and caused severe damage after slamming the Caribbean. The downgraded storm headed toward Jamaica on Tuesday.

CBP intercepts $5.1M in meth at Pharr International Bridge

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Customs and Border Patrol officers intercepted a shipment of methamphetamine from Mexico to the United States, worth an estimated $5.1 million at the Pharr International Bridge in Texas.

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Illinois man pleads guilty in attack on officers during Jan. 6 Capitol riot

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Robin Lee Reierson, 69, pleaded guilty Monday to a federal felony charge of assaulting, resisting or impeding officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, protest at the U.S. Capitol.

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Crew inside NASA's Mars habitat simulator to exit after more than a year

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The first volunteer crew, to live for more than a year inside NASA's Mars habitat at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, will exit the simulated Red Planet ground mission on Saturday.

TSA expects record Independence Day holiday airline travel

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Transportation Security Administration officials expect to screen more than 32 million airline passengers from Thursday last week through Monday, which would be a record amount.

Candidate leaves Nigel Farage's Reform UK party over 'racist, misogynistic, bigoted' members

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A Reform UK candidate for Parliament on Tuesday announced she has left the party to join the Conservative and Unionist Party, which commonly is referred to as the Tories.

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116 reported dead after stampede at religious event in India

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A religious gathering in India's Uttar Pradesh state ended with a deadly panicked stampede that killed at least 116 Tuesday.

Sentencing in Donald Trump's N.Y. hush-money case now set for September

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The judge in former President Donald Trump's New York hush-money trial has pushed back the original July 11 sentencing date to September closer to the election.

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White House unveils excessive-heat protection proposal for U.S. workers

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The White House on Tuesday proposed new rules to protect workers toiling in extreme weather conditions as new and related infrastructure investments were unveiled.

Stranger's license plate number earns lottery player a $50,000 prize

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A Maryland man used a set of numbers he copied from another vehicle's license plate to play the lottery and scored a $50,000 prize.

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Watch: Family searching for emu on the loose in South Carolina

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Members of a South Carolina family are on the hunt for an escaped emu that has become a local celebrity on social media.

Congressional Democrat calls on Joe Biden to cease campaign for re-election

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, on Tuesday became the first elected Democrat to urge President Joe Biden to cease his re-election effort amid the fallout from Thursday night's debate and the president's poor performance.

Ailing, 79-year-old Native American activist Leonard Peltier denied parole request

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Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist imprisoned for nearly 50 years, on Tuesday was denied parole, prompting Amnesty International to call on U.S. President Joe Biden to grant clemency to the ailing 79-year-old.

U.S., Panama agree to address ‘irregular’ migration

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will fund a program to help Panama remove illegal migrants from within its borders, the Biden administration announced Monday.

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Rudy Giuliani loses New York law license over 2020 election subversion efforts

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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Tuesday lost his law license by a state court amid his swirl of legal imbroglios tied to his attempt to help subvert and overturn the 2020 election.

Watch: Sheep gets new sanctuary home weeks after escaping slaughter

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A sheep dubbed Waldo for his hiding abilities after fleeing slaughter in New York has been safely found and transported to a new sanctuary home.

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Watch: Pennsylvania market asks public to name its new tent

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An outdoor market in Harrisburg, Pa., is asking for the public's help to choose a name for its new tent, with finalists including "The Pavilion" and "Tenty McTentface."

Biden administration announces sale of 1M barrels of gasoline ahead of July 4 travel

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Ahead of this week's 4th of July travels, the Biden administration announced the sale of 1 million barrels of gasoline in its latest effort to push down the price of gas which largely will impact the northeast U.S.

Supreme Court to hear case over FDA's ability to ban e-cigarette flavors

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The Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to hear a case challenging the Food and Drug Administration's authority to approve flavored e-cigarettes.

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Exercise might help prevent nerve damage from chemotherapy

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Simple exercises performed during rounds of chemotherapy can help people avoid nerve damage normally associated with the cancer-killing drugs, a new study suggests.

What people eat at 40 could affect health decades later, Harvard study shows

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What people eat at age 40 could affect the quality of their lives at age 70, a new Harvard study reveals.

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Greece institutes 48-hour work week

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Greece became the first European Union country to implement a six-day work week in a bid by the government to boost productivity that drew intense criticism from labor unions.

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Certain genes linked to early puberty in girls

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A girl can have up to 14-fold higher risk of early puberty if her genetics line up that way, new research shows.

Firefly Aerospace aims to launch eight CubeSat satellites after scrub

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Firefly Aerospace will try to get its Alpha rocket carrying eight CubeSat satellites into space on Tuesday night from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base after the mission was scrubbed on Monday.

Hungary's Prime Minister Orban in Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian President Zelensky

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, his first visit since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in a sign of a thawing in relations.

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Israel launches airstrikes on areas east of Khan Younis after Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket attacks

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The Israeli military has begun attacking targets east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, 12 hours after ordering tens of thousands of Palestinians to evacuate at least 13 municipalities and neighborhoods.

Trump signals rollbacks of Biden policies to curb emissions, promote EVs

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Former president Donald Trump has signaled his plan to roll back President Joe Biden's efforts to cut emissions and curb climate change. Some of Biden's initiatives are expected to endure in some form.