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Brown University shooting: multiple students killed as campus manhunt unfolds

A mass shooting at Brown University left multiple students dead and others wounded during finals week. Authorities released surveillance footage of a person of interest as a massive manhunt and campus lockdowns continue

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123 - Political prisoners released by Belarus after US eases sanctions

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"There will be very serious retaliation" — President Donald Trump

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"The Brown University Police reversed their previous statement — The suspect is NOT in custody."