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Calin Georgescu waves to supporters after leaving a court in Bucharest

Chaos erupts in Romania after far-right frontrunner banned from presidential vote

By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The far-right frontrunner in Romania’s presidential vote has been barred from running in May’s election, in an explosive decision that sparked violence on the streets of Bucharest and came despite pressure from Washington to “listen” to voters’ demands. After a 10-4 vote, the country’s electoral bureau (BEC) said Sunday

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In this photo shared by Defensa Civil La Altagracia on Saturday

Land, air and sea search underway for college student from US missing in Dominican Republic

KDKA, @AMERICA_NRI_LA FRUSTRATION@DEFENSACIVILRD, CNN By Rafael Romo, Susannah Cullinane, José Álvarez, Chris Boyette, Jessica Hasbun and Ana Melgar, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic are searching on land, by air and in the water for a University of Pittsburgh student who disappeared last week on spring break in Punta Cana. Sudiksha Konanki, a

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Mahmoud Khalil stands outside the gates of the Columbia University campus in New York on April 30

Judge temporarily blocks effort to deport Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia student protests

By Alaa Elassar, Priscilla Alvarez, Gloria Pazmino and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in New York has blocked any efforts by President Donald Trump’s administration to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist at Columbia University who was arrested Saturday night, until a conference Wednesday, according to court documents. It’s unclear whether he

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Nepal’s authoritarian king was ousted 19 years ago. Now many want the monarchy back

Story by the Associated Press Kathmandu, Nepal (AP) — Thousands of supporters greeted Nepal’s former king in capital Kathmandu on Sunday and demanded his abolished monarchy be reinstated and Hinduism brought back as a state religion. An estimated 10,000 supporters of Gyanendra Shah blocked the main entrance to Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport as he arrived

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A still from a video shows the fiery aftermath of a small plane crash that occurred near a retirement village in Lititz

5 taken to the hospital after a plane crashes near a retirement community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

WHP, CNN By Zoe Sottile and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A small plane crashed into the parking lot at a retirement community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Sunday afternoon, injuring the five people aboard and damaging around a dozen vehicles, according to local authorities. The plane, a single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza, crashed around 3:18 p.m. ET

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A still from a video shows the fiery aftermath of a small plane crash that occurred near a retirement village in Lititz

5 taken to the hospital after a plane crashes near a retirement community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

By Zoe Sottile and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A small plane crashed into the parking lot at a retirement community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Sunday afternoon, injuring the five people aboard and damaging around a dozen vehicles, according to local authorities. The plane, a single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza, crashed around 3:18 p.m. ET on the

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Fire officials believe the Covington Drive Fire near Myrtle Beach

Authorities traced this Myrtle Beach wildfire to a South Carolina woman’s backyard. She is now facing charges

By Hanna Park and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A South Carolina woman faces charges after igniting yard debris that burned out of control and allegedly sparked a wildfire that has scorched more than 2,000 acres near Myrtle Beach, the state’s forestry officials said. Alexandra Bialousow, 40, of Myrtle Beach, was arrested Thursday on charges

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