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A second autopsy has been done in a probe of an unsolved South Carolina death

The autopsy was completed this weekend on the exhumed body of a teenager found dead nearly eight years ago on a South Carolina road, according to the family's lawyer.

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More storms and tornadoes have been forecast for the Midwest and South

More dangerous weather is expected in the same communities that lost more than 30 people from tornadoes just days ago.

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Twitter users say they haven't paid for their blue checks but still have them

The social media company said it would start removing blue checks from accounts that haven't signed up for its paid service, Twitter Blue. With one exception, it's unclear if it's taken any action.

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The father of the cellphone predicts we'll have devices embedded in our skin next

Martin Cooper made the first ever cellphone call exactly 50 years ago. He says artificial intelligence is the new frontier.

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The Nashville school shooter planned the attack for 'months,' police say

The Metro Nashville Police Department released new findings on Monday about Audrey Hale, the assailant who fatally shot six people at an elementary school in Nashville last week.

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Actor Leonardo DiCaprio testifies in Fugees' Pras Michel conspiracy trial

Prosecutors allege Pras Michel illegally helped steer money from a Malaysian billionaire who helped finance The Wolf of Wall Street, a 2013 film, in which Leonardo DiCaprio starred.

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Trump is traveling to New York for his arraignment. What's next?

The former president will spend Monday night at Trump Tower before his surrender and arraignment on Tuesday, where the historic charges against him will be unsealed.

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A week after the Nashville school shooting, a pastor speaks of grieving with hope

Nervous parents waited at Woodmont Baptist Church to be reunited with their children after the deadly attack on nearby Covenant School. On Sunday, its pastor delivered his first sermon since that day.

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Distraction, speeding and alcohol contribute to a 16-year high in traffic deaths

The 2021 numbers from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration confirmed earlier estimates showing a 10.5% increase in deaths over 2020. The 43,000 deaths were the highest total since 2005.

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These are the 4 astronauts who'll take a trip around the moon next year

The group will fly on NASA's Orion spacecraft as part of the Artemis program, which aims to return astronauts to the moon for the first time 50 years and establish a long-term presence there.

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How a hand gesture dominated a NCAA title game and revealed a double standard

At the women's NCAA final, Angel Reese of LSU waved her hand in front of her face while glaring at Iowa's Caitlin Clark. Here's what the gesture means and why it sent social media into a tizzy.

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Latest on Ukraine: Russia jails a U.S. reporter, Finland to join NATO and more

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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UFC and WWE will team up to form a $21.4 billion sports entertainment company

The new business will focus on growing media rights and sponsorship revenue, and will be lead by Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel. Vince McMahon, executive chairman at WWE, will serve in the same role.

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With raids, arrests and hostile takeovers, India press freedom continues to decline

Since Narendra Modi became prime minister in 2014, India has slipped in rank from 140 to 150 in the World Press Freedom Index of 180 countries compiled by Reporters Without Borders.

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Virginia teacher shot by a 6-year-old student files a $40 million lawsuit

The suit accuses school officials of gross negligence for allegedly ignoring multiple warnings that the boy had a gun on the day Abby Zwerner was shot and seriously wounded in January.

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Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin gets ousted by conservatives in a tight election

Finland's center-right National Coalition Party, headed by Petteri Orpo, eked out a narrow victory over a populist party. Sanna Marin's party fell to third place, ending the young leader's term.

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'A Living Remedy' tells a story of family, class and a daughter's grief

In her first memoir All You Can Ever Know, Nicole Chung reflects on her adoption story. In her new book, she addresses family and class and her struggles to help her adoptive parents.

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Prosecuting an ex-U.S. president is not common. What about in other democracies?

So what does it say about America that Donald Trump is the first former U.S. president to be indicted? NPR's Steve Inskeep asks political science professor James D. Long.

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Other countries have prosecuted their leaders. What took the U.S. so long?

Other democracies, from Europe to South America to the Middle East, have prosecuted their current or former leaders. Why did the U.S. wait so long to take that step? A political scientist weighs in.

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Voters swipe right for Wisconsin's state Supreme Court election

In an off year, off season election, it all comes down to turnout. That's why ahead of Wisconsin's April 4 state Supreme Court election, organizers are getting out the vote in some creative ways.

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One-time supporter of Guantánamo's military court now says it was 'doomed'

Former U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson speaks with Sacha Pfeiffer about his change-of-heart on Guantánamo and his belief that the 9/11 case should be settled rather than taken to trial.

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Building a better brain through music, dance and poetry

Art can make the brain's wiring stronger, more flexible, and ready to learn, say the authors of the new book, Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us.

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Past presidents, while never indicted, have faced legal woes of their own

President Nixon was named as an "unindicted co-conspirator" in the Watergate scandal, and President Clinton was impeached following the fallout from his affair with a White House intern.

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UConn and San Diego State are set for NCAA men's basketball final. What are the odds?

A fifth title is at stake for the UConn Huskies. But the underdog Aztecs have proven their ability to surprise this season.

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'Son of a Sinner' Jelly Roll reigns at the Country Music Television awards show

"Son of a Sinner" singer Jelly Roll got emotional during the show in Austin, Texas, as he thanked the country radio industry for its acceptance and shouted out to those who felt like him.

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A father is charged with murder after his son was found dead in an alligator's mouth

Two-year-old Taylen Mosley of St. Petersburg, Florida, was declared missing the same day his mother was found stabbed to death in her apartment, police said.

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Seymour Stein, the record executive who signed Madonna, is dead at 80

Seymour Stein, who helped found the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation and was himself inducted into the Rock Hall in 2005, died of cancer in Los Angeles, according to a statement by his family.

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Saudis, other oil giants announce surprise production cuts

Higher oil prices would help fill Russian President Vladimir Putin's coffers as his country wages war on Ukraine and force Americans and others to pay even more at the pump amid worldwide inflation.

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Parisians overwhelmingly vote to expel e-scooters from their streets

Parisians have overwhelmingly voted to banish the French capital's ubiquitous for-hire e-scooters from their streets, in a mini-referendum the mayor said sent a "very clear message."

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An explosion at a Russian cafe kills a prominent military blogger and wounds 30 others

Russian officials said Vladlen Tatarsky was killed at a cafe in St. Petersburg. He was a well-known military blogger and strident supporter of the war in Ukraine. Some 30 people were wounded.

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