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Six people, including music talent agent Dave Shapiro, were on board a private jet that crashed into a San Diego neighborhood ...

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The suit claims that efforts to get sensitive information about food aid recipients from states violates federal privacy laws ...

The Chagos Islands are in the middle of the Indian Ocean and home to a strategic military base on Diego Garcia.

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With warmer than normal ocean waters, forecasters are expecting yet another unusually busy hurricane season for the Atlantic.