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Statements about the vaccine's efficacy were 'vastly overstated', the test case claims.
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Callous act caught on CCTV after crash kills two young boys
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Man accused of assault sent to remote ice field with young students
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Climate change protesters smash glass protecting Venus painting
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Trump, facing 91 felony charges, leads Biden in battleground states
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Men charged in theft of satirical golden toilet
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‘Control your client’: Judge chides Trump in fraud trial
Judge repeatedly admonished Trump to keep his answers concise.
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One report of "minor oral injury associated with consumption of this product".
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Russian military reports successful intercontinental ballistic missile test launch
The report comes as tensions are soaring between Russia and the West.
Journalists get glimpse inside Israel’s invasion of Gaza Strip
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'Have mercy on us': Israel surrounds Gaza City, US refuses to back ceasefire
Gaza has fallen under its third total communications outage since the start of the war.
Filipino radio anchor fatally shot on Facebook livestream
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Israeli jets strike refugee camp in Gaza; US fails to win immediate support for ceasefire
Palestinian officials say Israeli warplanes struck a refugee camp, killing at least 33.
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