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Virginia state senator charged with drug trafficking and money laundering, DOJ says
The charges, including drug trafficking and money laundering, came after the FBI searched Lucas' hometown office and a cannabis shop in which she has a stake in May.
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Iran says 7 tankers damaged in Strait of Hormuz, and other Mideast news
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Judge orders Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11
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Russian missiles pound Kyiv as Moscow says over 800 Ukrainian drones downed
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Quest Diagnostics reports cyber breach affecting 'certain patient records'
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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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2 killed in fire that destroyed Mississippi senior living center
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Republican Gov. Mike DeWine denounces Ramaswamy ad featuring Democrat Amy Acton's estranged mother
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An Austrian and a Swiss woman freed in Niger after a year and half in captivity
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European Union awards top rights prize to International Criminal Court days after Trump sanctions
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Jury weighs fate of US woman who says father forced her into Syria's war zone when she was a teen
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Washington resident charged with conspiracy in Canada school shooting pleads not guilty
Evacuation area around Toledo chemical tank leak reduced as conditions continue to improve
Argentina designates 5 Latin American criminal and guerrilla groups as terrorist organizations
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Spooked by Bolsonaro, Brazil's left takes to social media and the streets pushing for Lula win
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Lawmakers send Shapiro bill to close meeting notice loophole in Pennsylvania transparency law
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Huge crowds gather at final pre-election rally of Serbia's students
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Gunfire and chaotic scenes in Kenyan border town as hundreds flee Ethiopia
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Courts block Ohio Republicans from killing a clean air law opposed by polluters
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West Virginia investigates environmental groups over 'deceptive' climate change advocacy
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Maui Coral Reef Holds Secrets Of The Past — And The Future
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First Ebola patients in Nigeria and Kenya might have crossed paths at Uganda airport
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The GOP is on a rescue mission in Kansas, where Dems haven't won a Senate race in nearly a century
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What to know about Ebola outbreak that has spread from Congo to multiple African countries
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Twice a year, a golden sunbeam illuminates a 3,000-year-old Egyptian temple
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A magnitude 7 earthquake shakes China's Tibet
Federal judge orders Trump administration to halt noncitizen voting investigation in 9 states
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A man with Down syndrome killed in an Israeli raid in southern Syria, residents say
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Detained Myanmar leader Suu Kyi is allowed her first call with her son in 5 years
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The Latest: Many states deciding control of the Senate are seeing a big boost in early voting
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