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Friday

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Rapper T-Pain has a simple message for people who think he can't sing – shut up

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Tuesday

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Kate Davis searches for home on her new album 'Fish Bowl'

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Friday

Besides the Manhattan DA's probe, Trump faces federal investigations

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Trump picks Waco, Texas, to kick off his 2024 presidential campaign

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Depeche Mode co-founder David Gahan wants us to remember: 'Memento Mori'

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Thursday

Morning news brief

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Wednesday

Pakistan's government vows harsh steps against rival Imran Khan

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Morning news brief

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Tuesday

West watches Xi-Putin meetings to see what they might mean for the war in Ukraine

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Morning news brief

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Monday

Manhattan's district attorney weighs potential charges against former President Trump

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Swiss bank UBS will take over its competitor Credit Suisse for more than $3 billion

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China's President Xi Jinping is in Moscow for a 3-day state visit with Russia's Putin

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Colorectal cancer is on track to be the deadliest cancer among people under 50

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Where does Iraq stand now — 20 years after the U.S. invasion?

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