The actor fired a gun during the shooting of the western 'Rust', fatally wounding cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, and injuring director Joel Souza. Preliminary reports suggest that the actor was led to believe the gun was "cold", meaning it was not supposed to be loaded with live ammunition.


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Democrats are dropping family and medical paid leave from President Joe Biden's Build Back Better spending package, three Democratic sources familiar with the talks said, as the party feverishly works to narrow down the bill and secure an agreement.

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India on Wednesday rejected calls to announce a net zero carbon emissions target and said it was more important for the world to lay out a pathway to reduce such emissions and avert a dangerous rise in global temperatures. India, the world's third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases after China and the United States, is under pressure to announce plans to

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India rejects net zero carbon emissions target, says pathway more important

A cheap antidepressant reduced the need for hospitalization among high-risk adults with COVID-19 in a study that was looking for existing drugs that could be repurposed to treat coronavirus.
Researchers tested the pill used for depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder because it was known to reduce inflammation and looked promising in smaller studies.
They've shared the results with the U.S.

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Cheap Antidepressant Shows Promise Treating Early COVID

A ransomware gang believed to operate out of Russia says it hacked the National Rifle Association, the most powerful gun-rights group in the United States.

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Ransomware gang says it targeted National Rifle Association

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – An appeal filed with the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals by the attorneys of five death-row inmates, asking for a stay in their upcoming execution dates, has been granted for two of the inmates.

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The State Department on Wednesday is expected to issue the first U.S. passport with an “X” gender marker.

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Puerto Rico’s Senate and House on Tuesday approved a bill that would slash the central government's debt by half but has also sparked protests and led to fiery exchanges between lawmakers and a federal control board that oversees the U.S.

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