Queen Elizabeth II's funeral cost UK government $200 million
Britain's treasury has revealed that Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral and lying-in-state last year cost the UK government an estimated 162 million pounds ($201 million)
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France moves to ban smoking in woodlands to combat growing climate-related risk of mega fires
French lawmakers have voted to ban smoking in all forests and woods during the fire season
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Biden administration announces new program aimed at reducing homelessness
The Biden administration announced new steps Thursday to assist the nations unsheltered population, launching a new initiative accelerating local efforts in six of the nation's most populous cities as part of a larger goal to reduce the country's homelessness by 25% by 2025.
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More than 30 million US drivers don't know if they're at risk from a rare but dangerous airbag blast
More than 33 million people in the United States are driving vehicles that contain a potentially deadly threat: Airbag inflators that in rare cases can explode in a collision and spew shrapnel
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Exclusive-Pentagon accounting error overvalued Ukraine aid by $3 billion - sources
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON The Pentagon overvalued U.S. equipment it sent to Ukraine by around $3 billion, a
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Wisconsin tribe asks court to shut down oil pipeline
Attorneys for a Wisconsin Native American tribe argued Thursday that a federal judge should order an energy company to shut down an oil pipeline because rapid erosion could expose it and cause a massive oil spill on reservation land
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Factbox-U.S. state abortion legislation to watch in 2023
By Gabriella Borter and Sharon Bernstein State legislatures are wrestling with how much to restrict or expand abortion
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Embattled judicial nominee Delaney expected to be withdrawn over lack of support, sources say
President Joe Biden's nomination of Michael Delaney to join the 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals is likely to be withdrawn, two sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.
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Check your artificial intelligence 'bossware' tools for bias, says U.S. agency head
The head of the U.S. agency charged with enforcing civil rights in the workplace says artificial intelligence-driven “bossware” tools that closely track the whereabouts, keystrokes and productivity of workers can also run afoul of discrimination laws
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Vatican recalls stamp celebrating Portugal's colonial empire after complaints
The Vatican has recalled a postage stamp promoting this year’s World Youth Day in Portugal following complaints that it celebrated Portugal’s colonial empire and the nationalist dictatorship of Antonio Salazar
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Mexico finds 49 migrants who had been kidnapped from bus
Mexico's army has found 49 migrants who were kidnapped from a bus
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In Twitter case, US Supreme Court protects companies from terrorism lawsuits
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday refused to clear a path for victims of attacks by
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