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The Plains oil refinery is seen on March 10, 2022 in Mobile, Alabama.
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Isaias intensifies to hurricane. And, judge orders Pike execution evidence preserved
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People in the Gulf are preparing for bad weather this weekend after Isaias intensified into a hurricane. And, a judge has ordered Christa Pike's failed execution evidence be preserved.
Locals and rescuers clear the rubble of a residential building destroyed in a Russian missile strike on Pryluky, Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026.
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A Roxbury, N.J., warehouse was one piece of a billion-dollar plan by the Department of Homeland Security to detain migrants.
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