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Making arts, crafts improves mental health as much as having a job, scientists find

A new study by Keyes and fellow researchers has found that engaging in creative activities can significantly boost well-being by providing meaningful spaces for expression and achievement.
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California’s earliest snow advisory in nearly 20 years could also bring month’s worth of rain

A low pressure system moving into the West Coast today will bring rare early-season snow and rain to California through Monday.
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Over 200 inmates escape from prison following heavy flooding in Nigeria

At least 274 inmates have escaped from a prison in Nigeria’s Borno state following heavy flooding.
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At least 7 dead as heaviest rain in decades hits parts of central and eastern Europe

(CNN) — At least seven people have died after some of the heaviest rain in years hit central and eastern Europe, causing flooding and widespread disruption. A slow-moving low pressure system dubbed Storm Boris dumped a month’s worth of rain onto several of Europe’s historic capitals, including Vienna, Bratislava and Prague. The heavy rainfall continued to pummel the region […]
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Trump safe after being targeted in second apparent assassination attempt

 The FBI said Sunday it “is investigating what appears to be an attempted assassination of former President Trump.”
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Russian military aircraft detected off Alaskan coast, third time this week

The North American Aerospace Defense command intercepted Russian military aircraft flying near Alaska three times over the last week.
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Russian strike hits apartment block in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, injuring more than 40

A Russian strike on an apartment block in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv has injured at least 41 people.
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US says claims of CIA plot to kill Maduro are ‘categorically false’

The US State Department has rejected claims of CIA involvement in an alleged plot to kill Venezuela’s leader Nicolás Maduro.
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Passenger arrested after trying to choke flight attendant

A California man is facing federal charges after he allegedly tried to choke a flight attendant and “said he was going to kill everybody” while on board a Frontier Airlines flight to San Francisco that had to be diverted on Monday.
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Venezuela says it has seized 400 US rifles and arrested foreigners over plot to destabilize country

Venezuela says it has seized 400 US rifles and arrested foreigners, including Americans, who it claims are linked to an alleged plot to “destabilize” the country, which has been in crisis since disputed elections earlier this year.
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Witness testifies gunman said “This is fun!” while shooting people inside grocery store

Witness testimony continues as people inside a King Soopers store in Boulder took the stand and described what they saw and heard on March 22, 2021.
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Can you can leave your estate to your pet?

In June 2019, designer Karl Lagerfeld passed away. A chunk of his fortune, amassed after decades of helming the fashion house Chanel, was left to his cat, Choupette.
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4 killed as heaviest rain in decades hits parts of central and eastern Europe

At least four people have died, thousands of homes have been damaged and hundreds have been evacuated after some of the heaviest rain in years hit central and eastern Europe.
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Russia begins efforts to expel Ukraine from Kursk but counter-attack is yet to gain momentum

A Russian counteroffensive to recover parts of Kursk lost to Ukrainian forces following a surprise, cross-border attack is underway but is yet to gain momentum.
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Disney and DirecTV strike deal to restore ABC, ESPN and other networks

A short but tense distribution dispute between Disney and DirecTV came to an end Saturday after the two sides agreed to a new deal that will restore Disney-owned channels, including ABC, ESPN and FX, to the satellite TV provider.
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Four ISIS leaders were killed in western Iraq raid last month, US military says

Four ISIS leaders were killed as a result of raid in western Iraq late last month, the US military said Friday.
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An unusual shift in the weather has turned the Sahara green

There isn’t much green in the Sahara Desert, but after an unusual influx of rain, the color can be seen from space creeping into parts of one of the driest places in the world.
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Starliner astronaut: We ‘ran out of time’ to return on Boeing spacecraft

The two NASA astronauts who piloted the first crewed test flight of Boeing’s Starliner capsule — and were left behind on the space station as the beleaguered spacecraft returned to Earth — took questions on Friday for the first time in weeks.
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Chad McQueen, ‘Karate Kid’ actor and son of Steve McQueen, dead at 63

Actor Chad McQueen, son of Hollywood legend Steve McQueen, has died at age 63.
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33,000 Boeing union members begin strike

About 33,000 union members at Boeing have started to walk off the job on Friday after they overwhelmingly rejected a proposed four-year contract with the troubled aircraft manufacturer.
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Hamas leader sends letters from hiding after almost a year of silence

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has written a rare letter to Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah reaffirming his commitment to fighting Israel and supporting the Iran-backed alliance of regional militants known as the “Axis of Resistance.”
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Judge rules Smartmatic’s case over Newsmax 2020 election lies against will go to trial

A lawsuit pitting an electronic voting machine manufacturer against Newsmax which aired accusations of vote manipulation in the 2020 presidential election is heading to trail.
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Jon Bon Jovi helps talk woman off ledge on Nashville bridge, police say

Police in Nashville are crediting rock legend Jon Bon Jovi with coming to a woman’s aid on the Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge on Tuesday night.
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Colorado teen shot in the face after trying to ask for permission to take homecoming photos on property

Colorado police say a 17-year-old was shot in the face by a homeowner's boyfriend after they attempted to contact the owner while on their property.
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