Two recent killings — one of an outspoken representative of the lime growers, the other a popular mayor standing up to the cartels — in Mexico's western Michoacan state have sent a clear message that organized crime is in charge, something residents have known for years

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Mace said she’s “not sure why the internet is running with this like wildfire - for the clicks I suppose.”

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A high-stakes hearing in the New York murder case against Luigi Mangione is continuing a year to the day after prosecutors say he gunned down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

Report from Gates Foundation says the death rate for under-5s will increase for the first time this century

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Featured restaurants include dining spots in Salford, Sevenoaks and Royal Leamington Spa

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Regional experts warn that without rapid cuts in fossil-fuel emissions and serious investment in resilience – from restoring forests to enforcing planning rules – disasters like this year’s may become regular rather than rare, Stuti Mishra reports

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The recalled dog food was sold in over a dozen states

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A Harvard University study found young adults benefited from a seven-day break from social media

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BK virus is very common, with most who catch it picking it up in childhood like a common cold

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Secondary school featured Reform UK members on the extreme far right of a display of the political spectrum

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Asian shares are mixed after U.S. stocks rose to near their records, with benchmarks in Japan and Hong Kong among the gainers

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More than 1.5 million people are thought to be using weight loss drugs in the UK

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Certain amounts of hydrogen sulfide can help protect aging brains from Alzheimer’s disease, according to a 2021 study

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The Homeland Security Department hopes to hire 10,000 new deportation officers by the end of the year to help in President Donald Trump’s massive immigration crackdown

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Every movie and TV series being added in next 31 days

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Trump has sought to cast himself as a peacemaker on the global stage, though his bid for the Nobel Peace Prize has been unsuccessful

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Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen and Alex Warren dominate music charts, while Joe Rogan and Steven Bartlett lord it over the top podcasts

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Video platform has offered a music recap similar to Spotify Wrapped for the past three years. But it’s now revamped the feature to include much more

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Rhetoric between Russia and Europe has ramped up after talks between Donald Trump’s envoy and Vladimir Putin failed to reach an agreement

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Peter Cushing’s likeness was featured in a 2016 Star Wars movie despite the actor passing away in 1994

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American zoologist Laurie Marker has been collecting and storing specimens in a cheetah sperm bank in Namibia for 35 years, hoping conservationists never have to use them

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Boeing 777 carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew vanished on routine flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing

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Kyiv and European leaders accuse Russian president of 'wasting time'

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Users of the payment app Venmo are experiencing problems sending and receiving money amid widespread social media posts about service issues

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