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Six Flags closes 9 rides after 1 person dies in an incident involving a roller coaster in Georgia
Six Flags has temporarily closed nine roller coasters across six amusement parks.
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Emergency help was delayed by confusion after failed execution of Christa Pike, 911 calls reveal
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Elon Musk quietly becomes biggest known donor in midterm contests as he tries to save Republicans
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Nepal rescuers reach flood-hit villages as at least 5 people reported missing
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3,156-pound pumpkin grown in Rhode Island is inspected for possible world record
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Immigration
NY officials failing to hand over immigrants charged with crimes, DHS says
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Tumultuous politics of immigration could upend governor's race
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ICE shooting prompts LI Democrats to call for ICE oversight while GOP blames sanctuary laws
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Fear strikes Yemen's 3rd largest city Taiz as Houthi rebels encircle it in a new siege
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Pope Leo XIV is set to enter a Rome hospital for removal of a lung nodule
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After surging troops to the border, US Army showcases a quieter Rio Grande
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Passenger train derails in central Pakistan, killing at least 4 people and injuring 30
Experts urge parents to prepare kids for possible livestreamed execution
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Duane 'Keffe D' Davis faces life in prison for orchestrating murder of rapper Tupac Shakur
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Trump is heading all the way to Alaska in a sign of just how close its Senate race may be
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Florida to execute a prisoner who killed his cellmate in hopes of getting a death sentence
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What to know about the Nord Stream pipeline explosions trial opening in Germany this week
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Trump's diesel deal with Putin draws criticism from a frustrated Congress
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A generation of angry young Indians takes to the streets to challenge Modi
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A 6.1 earthquake jolts southern Panama after Friday's destructive tremors
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Colombia's new government: 2016 deal with rebel group has not brought peace — but 132,000 killings
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Federal judge orders Trump administration to halt work for a day on historic DC golf course
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The Kremlin relishes in the US-Russia diesel deal and Trump's criticism of Zelenskyy
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Suspected plot at US-run air base almost certainly directed by Iran, UK prime minister says
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Agents search Rep. Omar's Washington home in criminal probe as she vows she won't 'be silenced'
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EU sanctions nearly 1,600 Russian people and firms linked to drone and missile parts
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French police detain student suspected of shooting the principal and a teacher at his school
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North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles, adding to streak of weapons tests
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Judge orders the Trump administration to cancel taxpayer-funded promotional TV ads
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What to know about the search of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar's home
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FACT FOCUS: Posts falsely claim Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico was at a mental facility
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Congo's former President Kabila launches an anti-government front including M23 rebels
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