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A “seasoned criminal” who has spent nine years and one month in prison in the past 10 years has been jailed for supplying ...

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IN FEBRUARY 1946, in the depths of a Moscow winter, an American diplomat sent a remarkable cable to Washington. On paper, George Kennan’s “Long Telegram” was a reply to a query about the ...

What are the most dangerous Halloween candies? As children collect everything from gummy candies and king size chocolate bars to stickers and pastries, there are a few precautions to keep in mind ...

Laboratory analysis revealed that all of the 148 tins of tuna tested were contaminated with methylmercury, a particularly dangerous form of mercury that accumulates in fish and poses serious ...

WASHINGTON: Democrat Kamala Harris warned tens of thousands of people gathered in Washington at her biggest rally that her Republican opponent Donald Trump was seeking unchecked power as their ...