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Judge orders Trump to pay more than $350 million after civil fraud trial

The judge gave Donald Trump, his company and other defendants numerous penalties, saying: “The frauds found here leap off the page and shock the conscience.”

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For Putin nemesis Alexei Navalny, long-feared death arrives in Arctic prison

The opposition leader’s death — foretold as almost inevitable, including by Navalny himself — sent shock waves across Russia and was quickly condemned by global leaders.

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The footage of the person Israel identified would be the first to surface publicly of any of the individuals Israel accused of participating in the Oct. 7 attack.

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A dead whale raises a fresh question: Should you eat lobster?

A North Atlantic right whale that washed ashore is renewing a bitter fight between whale advocates and Maine lobster fishers over how to save an ocean giant near extinction.

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Terrence Bradley, a former law partner of special prosecutor Nathan Wade, repeatedly declined to say what he knew about the relationship between Wade and Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis (D).

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James, Durant and Curry continue to defy what’s expected of players their age

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