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                                                            New Yorkers expected to pick leftist Mamdani in stunning election
                            
                        
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                                                            Why an Amazon chef said no to a vegan dinner for Prince William event
                            
                        
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                                                            Prince William plays football, volleyball in Rio on climate trip
                            
                        
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                                                            Trial opens in 1st US civil case on 2019 Boeing MAX crash
                                                        
                            
                        
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                                                            US Fed's Cook warns inflation to stay 'elevated' next year
                            
                        
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                                                            Blue heaven: huge crowds salute Los Angeles Dodgers in victory parade
                                                        
                            
                        
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                                                            Shein bans sex dolls after France outrage over 'childlike' ones
                                                        
                            
                        
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Meta on Friday said it will be forced to ban political advertising on its platforms in the European Union from October because of rules the Facebook and Instagram owner called "unworkable".
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