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He was a pioneering guitar hero whose reverberating electric sound on instrumentals such as "Rebel Rouser" and "Peter Gunn" influenced George Harrison, Bruce Springsteen and countless other musicians.
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President Gustavo Petro announced his country will break diplomatic ties with Israel Thursday over its actions in Gaza. "If Palestine dies, humanity dies, and we are not going to let it die," he said.
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A new 2024 election poll from NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist shows fundamental divides over concerns for America's future and what to teach the next generation.
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In his 43 years at the L.A. Times, Louis Sahagún reported on everything from the Latino communities of east LA, to the plight of the desert tortoise. And he got his start sweeping floors.
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There's growing support from Republicans in Congress for excluding non-U.S. citizens from a special census count that the 14th Amendment says must include the "whole number of persons in each state."
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A drought has upended life in several South American cities, leading to water rationing and power cuts as well as forest fires.
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Nickelodeon's megahit show SpongeBob SquarePants made its TV debut on May 1, 1999. Fans of the cartoon span generations and the animated series has become a multibillion-dollar franchise.
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Some birds kill their siblings soon after hatching. Other birds spend their whole lives with their siblings and will even risk their lives to help each other.
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New York police arrested pro-Palestinian demonstrators on two campuses Tuesday night, as officers cleared out a Columbia University building occupied by protesters.
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A surprise announcement that revealed Haiti's new prime minister is threatening to fracture a recently installed transitional council tasked with choosing new leaders for the gang-riddled country.
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The Arkansas-based company said that after managing the clinics it launched in 2019 and expanding its telehealth program, it concluded "there is not a sustainable business model for us to continue."
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A leading figure in his generation of postmodern American writers, Auster wrote more than 20 novels, including City of Glass, Sunset Park, 4 3 2 1 and The Brooklyn Follies.