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A law enforcement officer walks as people are evacuated from a shopping center where a shooting occurred Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Allen, Texas.

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Authorities identify the shooter who opened fire at a Texas outlet mall on Saturday

4:06pm May 07, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

Witnesses and video footage on social media have begun to paint a picture of the horror that transpired at the shopping center in Allen, a suburb of Dallas.

People listen to the California reparations task force, a nine-member committee studying restitution proposals for African Americans, at a meeting at Lesser Hall in Mills College at Northeastern University in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, May 6, 2023.

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A California panel has called for billions in reparations for descendants of slaves

10:00am May 07, 2023

by The Associated Press

California's reparations task force has voted to approve recommendations on how the state may compensate and apologize to Black residents for generations of harm caused by discriminatory policies.

People raise their hands as they leave a shopping center following reports of a shooting, in Allen, Texas, on Saturday.

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Shooting at outlet mall in Dallas suburb leaves at least 9 dead, 7 injured

9:58am May 07, 2023

by Scott Neuman

Police in Allen, Texas, said the gunman was among dead after he was killed by a nearby officer. Three of the wounded victims are in critical condition.

People walk next to a house destroyed by the floods in the village of Nyamukubi, South Kivu province, in Congo, Saturday, May 6, 2023. The death toll from flash floods and landslides in eastern Congo has risen according to the governor and authorities in the country's South Kivu province.

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Over 200 people are dead and many more are missing after floods in eastern Congo

3:48am May 07, 2023

by The Associated Press

The death toll from flash floods and landslides in eastern Congo has risen beyond 200, with many more people still missing, according to local authorities in the province of South Kivu.

Father George Kovalenko gives a eulogy at Christopher James Campbell's funeral in Kyiv, Ukraine on May 5, 2023.

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Ukraine buries a 'brave son' from America

8:46pm May 06, 2023

by Julian Hayda

Christopher Campbell is one of at least nine Americans known to have died fighting for Ukraine since Russia's invasion began in February 2022.

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Britain's King Charles III wearing the Imperial state Crown, and Britain's Queen Camilla wearing a modified version of Queen Mary's Crown wave from the Buckingham Palace balcony after viewing the Royal Air Force fly-past in central London.

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Photos: The coronation of King Charles III

6:07pm May 06, 2023

by Nicole Werbeck

King Charles III has been crowned as Britain's newest monarch at Westminster Abbey. The United Kingdom held its first coronation in 70 years.

Adidas cut ties with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, back in October after the rapper made antisemitic comments.

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Unsold Yeezys collect dust as Adidas lags on a plan to repurpose them

4:34pm May 06, 2023

by Juliana Kim

Investors have been asking for Adidas' plan to repurpose unsold Yeezy products for months. On Friday, the company said it would likely settle on a plan in the "mid-term."

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King Charles III and Queen Camilla are crowned in elaborate ceremony

11:53am May 06, 2023

by Willem Marx

The U.K.'s King Charles III was officially crowned in a ceremony at Westminster Abbey, followed by a large procession.

A tractor plows seaweed that washed ashore into the beach sand on March 16, 2023 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Reports indicate that this summer, a huge mass of sargassum seaweed that has formed in the Atlantic Ocean is possibly headed for the Florida coastlines and shores.

Giant blobs of seaweed are hitting Florida. That's when the real problem begins

4:39pm May 05, 2023

by Emily Olson

From Montego Bay to Miami, sargassum is leaving stinky brown carpets over what was once prime tourist sand. But whether it gets ignored or removed, it comes with high health and environmental risks.

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Dr. Rochelle Walensky is leaving her post leading the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, citing progress in the battle with COVID-19.

Rochelle Walensky, who led the CDC during the pandemic, resigns

4:38pm May 05, 2023

by Bill Chappell

The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced her exit on the same day the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 is no longer a global public health emergency.