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Police descend on UC Irvine campus as protesters occupy lecture hall Protesters entered the Physical Sciences Lecture Hall on the UC Irvine campus on Wednesday.abcnews.go.com
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North Carolina lawmakers push bill to ban most public mask wearing, citing crime Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are pushing forward with their plan to repeal a pandemic-era law that allowed the wearing of masks in public for health reasons, a move spurred in part by demonstrations against the war in Gaza that have included ...abcnews.go.com
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Justice Department to investigate Kentucky's juvenile jails after use of force, isolation complaints The U.S. Department of Justice says it will investigate conditions in Kentucky’s youth detention centersabcnews.go.com
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Indigenous consultant accuses NHL's Blackhawks of fraud, sexual harassment A consultant the Chicago Blackhawks hired to improve relations with American Indian tribes is accusing the team, its charity foundation and its CEO of fraud, breach of contract and sexual harassmentabcnews.go.com
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3 dead after small plane crashes in Tennessee: Sheriff Three people are dead after a small plane crashed in Tennessee on Wednesday, authorities said.abcnews.go.com
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Adam Sandler to return as Happy Gilmore in new movie Adam Sandler will return as Happy Gilmore in a new movie, Netflix announced.abcnews.go.com
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DeSantis signs Florida bill making climate change a lesser state priority Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill making climate change a lesser priority under state law and banning offshore wind turbines near the state's long coastlineabcnews.go.com
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Debates offer candidates large, risky platform for contrast: ANALYSIS Joe Biden and Donald Trump agreed Wednesday to a June 27 debate hosted by CNN and a Sept. 10 debate hosted by ABC News.abcnews.go.com
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WATCH: Toddler does an adorable impersonation of his mom’s sigh The viral video has been viewed over 15 million times on TikTok.abcnews.go.com
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Stock market today: Wall Street rallies to records after inflation slows U.S. stocks rallied to records on hopes that inflation is heading back in the right directionabcnews.go.com
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The Mirage casino, which ushered era of Las Vegas Strip megaresorts, is closing The iconic Mirage hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip will shut its doors on July 17abcnews.go.com
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A small plane crashes in Montana, killing the pilot and a passenger The Federal Aviation Administration says the crash of a single-engine airplane in southeastern Montana killed the pilot and a passengerabcnews.go.com
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WATCH: Escaped cow proves tricky to lasso on busy street There was no stopping an escaped bovine that was spotted in Pennsylvania. It was having a ball running down the streets while someone tried and failed to lasso it.abcnews.go.com
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Barge hits a bridge in Texas, damaging the structure and causing an oil spill Officials say a barge has hit a bridge in Galveston, Texas, spilling oil into surrounding waters and closing the only road to a small islandabcnews.go.com
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2nd teen pleads guilty in rock-throwing spree that killed 20-year-old woman A second teenager has pleaded guilty in a rock-throwing spree that claimed the life of 20-year-old driver Alexa Bartell in Colorado.abcnews.go.com
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1st warm-blooded dinosaurs roamed Earth 180 million years ago: Study A new study suggests that the first warm-blooded dinosaurs may have roamed Earth about 180 million years agoabcnews.go.com
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What to know about the deadly escape of French prisoner 'The Fly' A manhunt continued Wednesday for a fugitive dubbed "The Fly" and accomplices wielding machine guns who facilitated the convicted criminal's escape, authorities said.abcnews.go.com
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Walgreens announces it will sell a generic version of over-the-counter Narcan Walgreens announced Wednesday it will be selling a generic version of over-the-counter naloxone, a drug that can reverse overdoses.abcnews.go.com
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Slovakian prime minister shot in assassination attempt, rushed to hospital Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot in the abdomen in an assassination attempt in the town of Handlova on Wednesday, according to a government official.abcnews.go.com
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Red Lobster closes multiple locations, prepares to file for bankruptcy Red Lobster is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and selling off items from newly closed restaurants at auction.abcnews.go.com
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US to send additional $2 billion in Ukraine aid, Blinken says Secretary of State Blinken announced the additional aid in Kyiv on Wednesday.abcnews.go.com
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Biden challenges Trump to 2 presidential debates: 'Make my day, pal' President Joe Biden on Wednesday challenged Donald Trump to participate in two 2024 presidential debates.abcnews.go.com
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WATCH: Mama bear chills on swing in British Columbia backyard A black bear was the picture of relaxation as it lay on a swing in a British Columbia garden while its cub scampered about nearby.abcnews.go.com
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Inflation expected to have cooled slightly in April Price increases have defied the Fed's aggressive cooldown efforts.abcnews.go.com
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An Afghan military helicopter crash in Afghanistan kills at least 1, the Taliban say The Taliban say a military helicopter crashed in Ghor province in western Afghanistan, killing at least one personabcnews.go.com
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House GOP pushes bill to force Biden to continue transfer of weapons to Israel The House plans to vote on a GOP bill to force the Biden admin to continue the transfer of weapons to Israel and to condemn its decision to pause a bomb shipment.abcnews.go.com
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School principal arrested for choking student, whipping him with charging cable: Cops A school principal has been arrested after allegedly physically attacking and detaining a student against their will for over an hour, police said.abcnews.go.com
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Air Force pilot dies after aircraft ejection seat goes off while on the ground An Air Force instructor pilot has died after the ejection seat on his aircraft activated while the plane was operating on the ground, officials said.abcnews.go.com
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Latest US inflation report may provide clues to future path of prices and interest rates It’s perhaps the biggest question swirling around the U.S. economy right now: Is inflation stuck at an elevated level — or will last year’s steady decline resume sometime soonabcnews.go.com
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WATCH: Illinois high school students hire bagpiper to follow principal in senior prank Students at an Illinois high school played a very loud senior prank on their principal: They hired a bagpiper to follow him around campus for an hour.abcnews.go.com