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Court Rejects Erin Patterson’s Appeal in Mushroom Murders Case

Judges took away the possibility of parole for an Australian woman, Erin Patterson, and rejected a bid to overturn her conviction over deadly beef Wellington lunch.

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Erin Patterson leaving the Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia, in 2025.
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Russian Strike on Ukrainian Train Station Kills 14

A deadly strike was a grim reminder that despite a rare local cease-fire around the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky, other communities remained under fire.

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A photo released by the Ukrainian Emergency Service after an air attack on a railway station in Dnipro, Ukraine, on Thursday.
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Spain Crash Investigators Focus on Train Traffic Controllers’ Role

After the country’s second major rail disaster in a year, Spaniards were confronting questions about the safety of their once-vaunted rail system.

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Emergency workers were still searching for survivors and victims at the site of the crash on Thursday.
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In Her Final Months, Dolores Huerta Was Lauded for Revealing a Deep Secret

Ms. Huerta, a champion for workers and Latinos, revealed this year that she had been sexually assaulted by Cesar Chavez. But some women said she rebuffed their own complaints about abuse within the movement.

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Dolores Huerta, seen in a 1988 rally, was remembered Wednesday in California as a transformative leader who won rights for Latinos, farm workers and women.
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Spain Train Crash Kills at Least 68

The accident, the second in less than a year on the same busy rail line, was one of the deadliest in the country’s history.

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Emergency services work at the scene of a crash between two trains in Urda, Spain, on Wednesday.
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Trump Administration Backs Down on an Opioid Ban After Kratom Industry Lobbying

Health officials will now allow some levels of a powerful substance to remain in products marketed as natural. The change could help a G.O.P. donor facing wrongful death lawsuits.

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Banners promoting the sale of kratom products outside a smoke shop in Tulsa, Okla., earlier this year.
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How Pastors Mobilize Communities in Congo’s Fight Against Ebola

As health care workers fought to control the latest outbreak this year, they got crucial aid from churches in beating back fear and misinformation.

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The History of the Carriage Horses in Central Park

After 165 years, the tourist ritual — which now costs $77.22 for the first 20 minutes — may be coming to an end. Here’s a tour through the archives.

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The carriage ride through the park has been a rite of passage for visitors to the city for ages.
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Ebola Outbreak in Africa Reaches Widest Expansion Ever

Health officials are urgently seeking answers about the origins of a case newly identified in Nigeria, the first in that West African nation.

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Nizamiye Hospital in Abuja, Nigeria, where the country’s first Ebola patient was admitted this week. An African health official said that if authorities could not come up with ways to stamp out the outbreak, “the whole continent can be affected.”
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Higher, Faster, Gnarlier: Have Roller Coasters Become Too Extreme?

A coaster dares riders to be daring, with steep drops, high speeds and improbably tight curves. But safety has become a concern again after a man was thrown from his seat and died in Georgia.

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After Six Flags Roller Coaster Death, Critics Call for Federal Oversight

Regulation of amusement parks is left to the states, and deaths are rare. But some say stronger rules are needed.

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The Goliath roller coaster, where a man fell to his death on Monday.
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