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Huge Roman villa found under popular park dubbed town's 'Pompeii'9 hours agoSteffan MessengerWales environment correspondentTerraDat GeophysicsArchaeologists have discovered the largest Roman villa...

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Trump says US needs to 'own' Greenland to prevent Russia and China from taking it2 hours agoPaulin KolaReutersPresident Donald Trump says the US needs to "own" Greenland to prevent Russia and China...

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Previously unseen images of Epstein's island released 27 minutes agoBernd Debusmann JrDemocrats on the House Oversight Committee have released never-before-seen images of Jeffrey Epstein's infamous...

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