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Prosecutors suspect a powerful prison gang was behind the mysterious killings of two men with ties to Russian and Israeli organized crime.
The framework will apply to about 400 urban water suppliers and will require them to adopt water-use budgets and meet locally tailored conservation goals.
Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment’s “Despicable Me 4” brought in $75 million in the U.S. and Canada this weekend, marking another strong weekend for family films.
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Through hiking, I’ve arrived at meaning of my brother’s death: to make sure I savor my “one wild and precious life.”
A coalition on the left that came together unexpectedly ahead of France’s snap election won the most parliamentary seats, avoiding a far-right surge.
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