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Justice Department indicts former Cuban leader Raúl CastroExternal Link
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced that former Cuban leader Raúl Castro has been indicted over a 1996 incident in which Cuban jets shot down two civilian planes, killing four Cuban Americans.
Wed, 20 May 2026 17:50:45 GMT
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San Diego mosque suspects’ writings reveal influence of online extremism, experts sayExternal Link
The two teenage suspects in this week’s deadly attack on a San Diego mosque appear to have written a 75-page document replete with neo-Nazi ideology, incel rage and racist meme culture drawn from the darkest corners of the internet
Wed, 20 May 2026 20:42:39 GMT
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SpaceX confirms plans for an IPO that could make Elon Musk a trillionaireExternal Link
SpaceX confirmed plans to sell shares of its stock to the public for the first time, according to a securities filing Wednesday outlining the company’s fundamentals
Wed, 20 May 2026 20:48:53 GMT
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Health Officials Race to Trace Rising Ebola Cases in Central AfricaExternal Link
The American doctor who tested positive for Ebola while working in Congo has been evacuated to Berlin to receive emergency care. Health officials are racing to trace infections in Central Africa and worry the scale of the outbreak is already larger than first reported. NBC’s Molly Hunter reports for TODAY.
Wed, 20 May 2026 11:30:43 GMT
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The haunting final words from Texas’ death row after five decades and 600 executionsExternal Link
An NBC News analysis of final statements from prisoners on Texas’ death row shows that some convey a readiness to die. Others are defiant. Many seek salvation.
Wed, 20 May 2026 18:13:36 GMT
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