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Baldwin, other actor's cartridge belts on 'Rust' set had live rounds: crime tech

Baldwin, other actor's cartridge belts on 'Rust' set had live rounds: crime tech

Live rounds were found in the cartidge belts of Alec Baldwin and another actor on the set of a Western movie that was the scene of a fatal shooting, a police technician testified Thursday at the trial of the Hollywood star.

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Spain extradites top Venezuelan gang member

Spain extradites top Venezuelan gang member

Spain on Thursday extradited to Caracas a powerful member of the Tren de Aragua gang which has spread across Latin America and the United States, said Venezuela's attorney general.

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S&P 500, Nasdaq streak of records ends as US inflation ebbs

S&P 500, Nasdaq streak of records ends as US inflation ebbs

A multiday streak of US stock market records ended Thursday as investors shifted bets away from hot artificial intelligence equities toward overlooked names in anticipation of interest rate cuts.

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US says it will soon end Gaza aid pier operation

US says it will soon end Gaza aid pier operation

The United States will soon permanently end its problem-plagued effort to deliver aid to Gaza via a temporary pier, US officials said on Thursday.

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'Hardly anything' will deter Israel's Gaza war: S.Africa judge on ICJ case

'Hardly anything' will deter Israel's Gaza war: S.Africa judge on ICJ case

A leading South African judge said on Thursday that "hardly anything" will deter Israel's Gaza offensive, but Pretoria's case against Israel at the International Court of Justice remains vital to highlight the dire situation.

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Run-out revelry scuppers West Indies' Anderson guard of honour plans

Run-out revelry scuppers West Indies' Anderson guard of honour plans

West Indies' plan to acknowledge England great James Anderson with a guard of honour fell by the wayside after a rare moment of exuberance at Lord's instead left them celebrating "all the way down to Swiss Cottage" instead.

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French rugby players to be questioned as rape accuser hospitalized

French rugby players to be questioned as rape accuser hospitalized

The Argentine woman accusing two French international rugby players of raping and beating her was hospitalized Thursday, her lawyer said, as the pair were transferred to the city where the alleged crime took place for questioning.

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Russia planned assassination of German arms maker: CNN

Russia planned assassination of German arms maker: CNN

The United States foiled a Russian plot earlier this year to assassinate the chief executive of a major German arms maker supplying weaponry to Ukraine, CNN reported on Thursday.

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3D genome extracted from 'freeze-dried' woolly mammoth

3D genome extracted from 'freeze-dried' woolly mammoth

About 52,000 years ago, the skinned hide of a Siberian woolly mammoth was exposed to conditions so frigid that it spontaneously freeze-dried, locking its DNA fragments into place.

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Zelensky urges NATO leaders to lift all limits on striking Russia

Zelensky urges NATO leaders to lift all limits on striking Russia

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday called on NATO leaders to drop all restrictions on letting Kyiv strike inside Russia with Western weaponry as they wrapped up a three-day summit in Washington.

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