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Man who set fire to himself near Trump trial dies (Sat, 20 Apr 2024)
Maxwell Azzarello doused himself in liquid before throwing conspiracy-theory pamphlets, police said.
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An audible sigh of relief in the Middle East (Sat, 20 Apr 2024)
The latest round in the longstanding, dangerous rivalry between Israel and Iran seems over for now, Lyse Doucet writes.
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Chess master plays 58 hours straight in Times Square to beat marathon record (Sat, 20 Apr 2024)
The 29-year-old chess master plays for 58 consecutive hours and counting on New York's Times Square.
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US Congress close to passing long-awaited Ukraine aid (Sat, 20 Apr 2024)
A huge $61bn support package that could help reshape Kyiv's war effort will go to a vote in coming days.
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VW workers vote to unionise in major win for labour (Sat, 20 Apr 2024)
The United Autoworkers Union took a risk in a Republican - and often anti-union - part of the US.
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Watch: Rio's Christ the Redeemer statue lit up green (Sat, 20 Apr 2024)
Watch: Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio turns green for indigenous day
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Surfer Sebastian Steudtner rides 28.57m wave (Fri, 19 Apr 2024)
World record holder Sebastian Steudtner rides a wave measured at 28.57m in Nazare, Portugal - an unofficial new world record awaiting confirmation.
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Cicadas on the menu in New Orleans (Sat, 20 Apr 2024)
A New Orleans insectarium is set to add a crunchy addition to its menu at its in-house snack bar.
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500 Newfoundlanders went on same cruise by coincidence (Fri, 19 Apr 2024)
The residents of the Atlantic Canadian province chased the same good deal online without prior planning.
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Video of US baseball coach in cockpit under FAA probe (Sat, 20 Apr 2024)
Colorado Rockies hitting coach Hensley Meulens posted a video of himself on a flight from Denver to Toronto.
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