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  • USAssociated Press

    A massive Powerball win draws attention to a little-known immigrant culture in the US

    Cheng “Charlie” Saephan wore a broad smile and a bright blue sash emblazoned with the words “Iu-Mien USA” as he hoisted an oversized check for $1.3 billion above his head. The 46-year-old immigrant's luck in winning an enormous Powerball jackpot in Oregon earlier this month — a lump sum payment of $422 million after taxes, which he and his wife will split with a friend — has changed his life. It also raised awareness about Iu Mien people, a southeast Asian ethnic group with origins in China, m

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  • WorldBBC

    Secret document says Iran security forces molested and killed teen protester

    Revolutionary Guards' papers passed to the BBC give chilling details of Nika Shakarami’s last movements.

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  • USNBC News

    'Midtown Jane Doe,' whose remains were found in cement of NYC bar basement 20 years ago, finally ID'd

    Patricia Kathleen McGlone, last seen in 1969, was found in 2003 entombed in concrete in the basement of what was once famed New York City hotspot Steve Paul's The Scene.

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  • WorldReuters

    Thirty men have died trying to leave Ukraine to avoid fighting since war started

    About 30 Ukrainian men have died trying to illegally cross Ukraine's borders and avoid fighting in the war against Russia which started in 2022, the spokesman for Ukraine's border service told Ukrinform news agency. "Some lost their lives while attempting to cross a mountain river or traverse mountains," said Andriy Demchenko, according to a Ukrinform report late on Monday. With some exceptions, Ukrainian men between the ages of 18 and 60 are not allowed to leave the country as they may be mob

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  • WorldSnopes

    Fact Check: Angelina Jolie Was Purported To Have Said 'Arabs and Muslims Are Not Terrorists' and 'the World Should Unite Against Israel.' Here's the Truth

    Snopes looked for the origins of a quote that had been shared online for nearly two decades.

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  • USHuffPost

    Kimberly Guilfoyle Picked The Wrong Day To Announce Her New Dog Book

    The announcement came a few days after South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem revealed that she shot a 14-month-old wirehaired pointer for being a bad hunting dog.

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  • USAssociated Press

    A Yellowstone trip that ended with a man being arrested for kicking a bison

    A man who kicked a bison in the leg was then hurt by one of the animals in Yellowstone National Park, according to park officials. Park rangers arrested and jailed him after he was treated for minor injuries. Park rangers got a call about the man allegedly harassing a bison herd and kicking one of them about seven miles (11 kilometers) inside the park's west entrance on April 21.

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