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Manhunt Ends: Brown University Shooter Found Dead in New Hampshire

Authorities found the suspect tied to last weekend’s Brown University classroom massacre dead inside a New Hampshire storage facility after a five day search; investigators say video and forensic evidence link him to the killing of an MIT professor

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€90 billion - EU interest free loan pledged to Ukraine for 2026 and 2027

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"This Is Not Medicine; It Is Malpractice" — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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Security Video Links Suspect to Brown University and MIT Killings

Authorities have located the man tied to both the Brown University mass shooting and the slaying of an MIT professor. Investigators say forensic and video evidence linked the suspect to both attacks and officials have confirmed his death.

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EU Strikes $105bn Deal to Fund Ukraine

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EU Lists Countries With Frozen Assets

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US Military Strikes Two More Drug Boats - Five Killed

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House Democrats Release Additional Epstein Photos

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Trump Signs $901bn Defense Bill Into Law

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US Suspends Green Card Lottery After Brown Shooting

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Australia Plans Largest Gun Buyback in 30 Years

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Former NASCAR Star Greg Biffle and Family Killed in Plane Crash

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SpaceX Loses Control of Starlink Satellite After Anomaly

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Bank of Japan Raises Rates to 30 Year High

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U S Inflation Falls to 2.7% in November

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HHS Moves to End Gender Affirming Care for Minors

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Russia Border Guards Cross Estonian Soil - Diplomats Summoned

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Israel Probes Possible Iranian Role in MIT Professor Killing

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Trump Signs Order to Reclassify Marijuana

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Maduro Orders Navy to Escort Oil Ships Amid US Blockade

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