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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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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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Barney Frank, first openly gay member of Congress and Wall Street reformer, dies at 86External Link
Former Rep. Barney Frank, who was the first openly gay member of Congress and known for the Dodd-Frank Act, died at age 86. He had entered hospice care at his home in Maine in April and is survived by his husband of 14 years, Jim Ready.
Wed, 20 May 2026 15:12:34 GMT
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Jan. 6 officers sue over Justice Department's $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fundExternal Link
Two officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund. NBC News' Ryan Reilly reports.
Wed, 20 May 2026 19:54:28 GMT
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