Britons Accused of Being Islamic State ‘Beatles’ Call Beheadings ‘Regrettable’

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Bobbi Brown Is Ready to Slay the Wellness Industry. Nicely.

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In Balkans Tour, Russia’s Night Wolves, a Bike Gang, Are More Bark Than Bite

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For the Compton Cowboys, Horseback Riding Is a Legacy, and Protection

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When Bail Feels Less Like Freedom, More Like Extortion

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In Mexico, a Former Factory Is an Artful Hotel

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At City Mouse in Chicago, It Starts With Cheese (of Course)

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Tiger Woods Is Back. Will Sponsors Buy In?

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Protests erupt in California after shooting of black man

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - About 200 demonstrators squared off with police in riot gear overnight in California's capital and more protests are planned for Saturday, after a autopsy on Stephon Clark contradicted the police account of the shooting of the unarmed black man.

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Saudi forces say intercept Houthi missile over Najran: TV

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi air defense forces intercepted a missile fired by Houthi fighters in neighboring Yemen at the southern city of Najran on Saturday, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television reported.

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Inside train used by Kim Jong-un to travel to China

On his first known foreign trip, newly released footage shows Kim meeting with Xi Jinping on his train.

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Israeli drone crashes in southern Lebanon

BEIRUT (Reuters) - An Israeli drone crashed in southern Lebanon overnight between Friday and Saturday, the Israeli military and Hezbollah's al-Manar TV reported.

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Alton Sterling: Cop dismissed over deadly Baton Rouge shooting

Alton Sterling was killed in Louisiana in 2016 and his death sparked days of protests.

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'I've never been so happy': Nobel winner Malala in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai says she has pined for her home in Pakistan's picturesque Swat Valley, even as she recalled two years living in fear under the Taliban's harsh interpretation of Islamic law.

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Chocolate, cherries and Craig David

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Trump tells advisers he wants U.S. out of Syria: senior officials

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has told advisers he wants an early exit of U.S. troops from Syria, two senior administration officials said on Friday, a stance that may put him at odds with U.S. military officials who see the fight against Islamic State as nowhere near complete.

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Russia, in spy rift riposte, expels 59 diplomats from 23 countries

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia expelled 59 diplomats from 23 countries on Friday and said it reserved the right to take action against four other nations in a worsening standoff with the West over the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter in Britain.

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Joy in Nobel winner Malala's hometown, though some Pakistanis decry her

MINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) - In the Pakistani hometown of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, reminders are frequent of the daughter of scenic northwestern Swat Valley who survived a gun attack – and so are memories of harsh rule by the Taliban.

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Israeli forces kill 16 Palestinians in Gaza border protests: Gaza medics

GAZA-ISRAEL BORDER (Reuters) - At least 16 Palestinians were killed and hundreds injured on Friday by Israeli security forces confronting one of the largest Palestinian demonstrations along the Israel-Gaza border in recent years, Gaza medical officials said.

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Pope marks Good Friday amid tight security; urges people to rediscover shame

ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis led Roman Catholics in Good Friday services under tight security, urging people, including ministers of his Church, to rediscover the capacity to feel shame for their role in the world's ills.

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Venezuela president lands on Panama's 'high risk' money laundering list

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro along with more than 50 Venezuelan nationals are considered "high risk" for laundering money and financing terrorism, according to an advisory issued by Panama's economy and finance ministry.

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China to prosecute former senior provincial official for graft

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will prosecute a former senior provincial official for corruption after an investigation found he illegally accepted gifts and abused his power, the ruling Communist Party's anti-graft watchdog said on Saturday.

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