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Desperate search for survivors in tornado-hit US
At least 83 people are dead, many more are missing and entire towns have been destroyed.
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Desperate search for survivors in tornado-hit US
At least 83 people are dead, many more are missing and entire towns have been destroyed.

Daughter of first US astronaut blasts into space
Laura Shepard Churchley's father, Alan, became the first American in space in 1961.

Gothic author Anne Rice dies aged 80
The American author was best known for her 1976 gothic novel Interview with the Vampire.

Top US court lets abortion clinics sue over ban
The Supreme Court leaves controversial Texas abortion law in place, but allows lawsuits

Ghislaine Maxwell prosecutors rest case
Prosecutors say Ms Maxwell ran "a pyramid scheme of abuse" with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Africa's 'richest woman' to be denied US entry
Isabel dos Santos, daughter of a former Angolan president, is accused of "significant corruption".

Key moments so far in Ghislaine Maxwell trial
Ghislaine Maxwell is accused of grooming girls for abuse by late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
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Desperate search for survivors in tornado-hit US
At least 83 people are dead, many more are missing and entire towns have been destroyed.

Daughter of first US astronaut blasts into space
Laura Shepard Churchley's father, Alan, became the first American in space in 1961.

Gothic author Anne Rice dies aged 80
The American author was best known for her 1976 gothic novel Interview with the Vampire.

Top US court lets abortion clinics sue over ban
The Supreme Court leaves controversial Texas abortion law in place, but allows lawsuits

Ghislaine Maxwell prosecutors rest case
Prosecutors say Ms Maxwell ran "a pyramid scheme of abuse" with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Africa's 'richest woman' to be denied US entry
Isabel dos Santos, daughter of a former Angolan president, is accused of "significant corruption".

Key moments so far in Ghislaine Maxwell trial
Ghislaine Maxwell is accused of grooming girls for abuse by late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Daughter of first US astronaut blasts into space
Laura Shepard Churchley's father, Alan, became the first American in space in 1961.

Gothic author Anne Rice dies aged 80
The American author was best known for her 1976 gothic novel Interview with the Vampire.

Top US court lets abortion clinics sue over ban
The Supreme Court leaves controversial Texas abortion law in place, but allows lawsuits
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