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AP/Nevada County Sheriff's OfficeAuthorities say the bodies of eight backcountry skiers have been found and one remains missing after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe in California. Six others were found alive. -
Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesPresident Trump is asking the federal government for billions of dollars in damages, putting his own Justice Department on the spot and creating an unprecedented ethical morass.
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The Australian is among a group of 34 women and children who had planned to fly from Damascus to Australia on Monday but were turned back by Syrian authorities to the Roj detention camp due to procedural problems. -
Russia is stepping up covert attacks across Europe — rail sabotage, drones, cyberstrikes — testing NATO. Polish officials warn "disposable agents" are sowing fear and weakening support for Ukraine. -
In South Africa, as taps run dry in Johannesburg, Africa's richest city, a tone deaf remark by a senior politician there unleashes fury. -
As Ramadan begins, traditional lanterns called fawanees brighten Cairo. They have become a symbol of Ramadan and are an almost-mandatory home decoration for the holy month in Egypt.
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Third race is the charm for Shiffrin, who won gold today after failing to podium in her first two races of the 2026 Olympic Games.
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A study finds that people who did one specific form of brain training in the 1990s were less likely to be diagnosed with dementia over the next 20 years. -
Nazgul sprints on the course at a cross-country ski race, crossing the finish line in an unsanctioned quest for glory.
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Of course now was the moment for a Charli xcx-assisted Wuthering Heights: Pop fandoms and literary ones have rarely had more in common, especially when it comes to epic romance. -
The case is seen as a test of social media's legal responsibility for platform design features that plaintiffs' lawyers say exacerbated mental health issues in young people. -
It's a word that evokes national pride and rare talent, and one that has been around for thousands of years.
