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Rescuers race to find survivors in the rain after a landslide in China kills at least 8
CHONGQING, China (AP) — Rescue crews on Saturday raced to find survivors from a landslide in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing that killed…
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Andy Burnham is declared leader of UK’s Labour Party, pledges to restore hope
LONDON (AP) — Andy Burnham was officially declared leader of Britain's governing Labour Party on Friday, promising to bring hope to the British people…
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Wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota pushes farther into the US and engulfs DC in haze
Millions of people in the Great Lakes, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states muddled through another day of unhealthy air from uncontrolled wildfires on Friday.
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Ukraine fights under an interim defense chief after Zelenskyy’s contested government shake-up
Ukraine fought Russia's more than 4-year-old invasion under an interim defense minister Friday, a day after a government reshuffle exposed a deep split between the military's old guard and young innovators over how to fight the war.
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An Israeli strike on a funeral in Gaza kills 7 people and wounds 22, a local hospital says
An Israeli strike on a funeral in the central Gaza Strip killed at least seven people and wounded 22, while other attacks in the embattled coastal territory left five more dead, according to local officials.
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US and Iran trade strikes over Strait of Hormuz. Kuwait suffers infrastructure damage
The United States and Iran exchanged strikes aimed at infrastructure and military targets on Saturday as their battle over the Strait of Hormuz intensified.
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Lettuce at Taco Bell in 5 states confirmed as a source of diarrhea-causing parasite
Federal health officials have identified lettuce from Mexico served at Taco Bell locations across five U.S. states as a source of a widespread outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora.
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She knew he wasn’t real. She was in love with him anyway. One woman’s story of a romance scam
One rainy afternoon in August, Jean Booth scurried up the stairs of a nondescript Thai restaurant tucked into a strip mall off the highway, shook out her blue, shoulder-length hair and took out her phone. She bit her lip; no messages.
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A former prime minister who led Israel out of Lebanon fears mistakes are being repeated
It was just before sunrise when the last columns of Israeli tanks crossed from Lebanon back into Israel and then-Prime Minister Ehud Barak, who ordered the withdrawal, said the homecoming of Israeli troops sent "shivers down his spine."
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Rubio gathers countries on left-wing political violence as it becomes a Trump focus in elections
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday convened leaders from more than 60 countries to take part in the Trump administration's latest effort to quell what it calls "left wing" political terrorism, a marquee issue for Republicans heading into the midterm elections.
