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At least 40 dead after explosion, gunfire hit popular Moscow concert venue

There were no immediate claims of responsibility for the most deadly terrorist attack in Russia in over a decade.

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Catherine said she was in the early stages of chemotherapy and that she was feeling “well and getting stronger every day.”

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Hours before shutdown, Senate races to pass $1.2 trillion spending bill

About three-quarters of the federal government will shut down at midnight if the upper chamber doesn’t also adopt the legislation.

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