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Sunday, May 19

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Army Rescues 386 From Sambisa Forest 10 Years After Abduction

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Ten years after their abduction, a total of 386 persons, mostly women and children, have been rescued by the Nigerian Army in Sambisa Forest in Borno State . The Acting GOC 7 Division, Brig.-Gen. Abubakar Haruna made this known while…

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Fatal crash: 21-year-old passenger ejected from Jeep on I-85 in Durham County, driver charged

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One person is dead and another charged with Misdemeanor Death and Careless and Reckless Driving after a crash closed part of I-85 southbound for several hours early Sunday morning.

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Ed Dwight, America’s first Black astronaut candidate, finally goes to space 60 years later

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Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, has finally made it to space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company. The 90-year-old Dwight blasted off from West Texas with five other passengers on Sunday. Dwight was…

America’s first Black astronaut candidate finally goes to space 60 years later on Bezos rocket

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Ed Dwight, an astronaut candidate in the early 60s, rocketed into space briefly on Sunday morning on Blue Origin. At 90 years old, Dwight is the new record-holder for oldest person in space.

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Grandmother becomes first person to complete 17 hour swim through great white shark infested waters

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A 55-year-old woman has set a new record as the first swimmer to complete a gruelling journey of almost 30 miles through shark-infested waters.

Pune: Two dead after 17-year-old crashes speeding Porsche car into bike, legal action against parents

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A 17-year-old minor crashed a speeding Porsche car into a motorcycle in Maharashtra’s Pune city on Sunday. Two persons were killed by the speeding luxury car driven by a juvenile, the police said.

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Pune Porsche Accident: Two Killed As Speeding Luxury Car Hits Motorcycle in Pune City; 17-Year-Old Car Driver Detained (Watch Video)

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Two persons were killed when a speeding luxury car driven by a juvenile hit their motorcycle in Maharashtra's Pune city on Sunday, police said.

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India News | Man, Son Arrested for Bid to Murder 2 Persons After Quarrel in Thane

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Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Police on Sunday arrested a 44-year-old man and his son, both street vendors, for allegedly trying to kill two persons following a quarrel over a banana in Maharashtra's Thane district,…

Saturday, May 18

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6-Year-Old Girl Saves NYU Law Commencement, Embarrasses Anti-Israel Protesters Who Refuse to Leave Stage

Pro-Hamas cheerleaders have made one of the most important touchstones in a person’s life, the pride and accomplishment of commencement, all about themselves.

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Tejashwi claims NDA govt broke its promises in last 10 years

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Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav has targeted the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and alleged that its leaders have broken the promises they made to the public. Interacting with media persons in Bihar’s Chapra city on…

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106 Year Old Skydiver Brings Record back to Texas

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It is official, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. The oldest person to do a tandem skydive is Texan Al Blashke. Continue reading…

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The 3 Chileans to reach an ATP Masters 1000 final as Nicolas Jarry ends 17-year drought

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Nicolas Jarry has joined a very exclusive three-person club of Chilean players to reach an ATP Masters 1000 final and he will look to become only the second player from his country to win a title at this level. Chile players enjoyed a…

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Will Smith Claims Jada Pinkett Smith is the Most 'Rie or Die' Person He's Ever Had; Deets Inside

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Will Smith and Jada Pinkett are going strong even after almost 30 years of marriage. The Men in Black actor named actor chose his wife’s name for the title of his forever "ride or die."

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Man sentenced to 8 years for role in Edmonton lounge shooting that left 1 dead, 7 injured

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Mohamod Mohamod, 24, was sentenced to eight years after pleading guilty to manslaughter in a March 2022 shooting that left one person dead.

Friday, May 17

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'Lazy' woman left mum to starve sitting in her own faeces wearing the same clothes for whole year

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The "skeletal" woman was left in a urine-soaked chair and faeces were found under her nails - her daughter and her partner both pleaded guilty to cruelty against a person in their care

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How California police pieced together the case against the former classmate accused of killing missing 19-year-old college student

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Investigators' testimony provides the most detailed picture yet as to how a frantic missing person search turned into a high-profile Orange County murder case.

How California police pieced together the case against the former classmate accused of killing missing 19-year-old college student

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Investigators' testimony provides the most detailed picture yet as to how a frantic missing person search turned into a high-profile Orange County murder case.

OpenAI dissolves team focused on long-term AI risks less than one year after announcing it

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OpenAI has disbanded its team focused on the long-term risks of artificial intelligence just one year after the company announced the group, a person familiar with the situation confirmed to CNBC on Friday.

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Zambia: United States and Zambia Sign Partnership to Prevent Trafficking in Persons

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Today, U.S. Embassy Zambia's Chargé d'Affaires Linnisa Wahid and Minister of Home Affairs the Honorable Jack Mwiimbu signed the U.S.-Zambia Partnership to Prevent Trafficking in Persons (P2P), a new multi-year initiative to combat…

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Hearts Melt as 73-Year-Old Grandma Finds Man Who Is 'Obsessed' With Her

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"If I'm not her when I grow up, I've failed," one person wrote under the viral video of the grandma posing for pictures.