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Associated Press Rail cars carrying hazardous material have derailed and burst into flames in a remote area of North Dakota. Emergency officials say…
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Associated Press Shootings and other violence during the extended Fourth of July weekend have left at least 33 people dead, including 11 in Chicago,…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will remove all its forces and equipment from a small base in Niger this weekend and fewer than 500…
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Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican on Friday excommunicated its former ambassador to Washington after finding him guilty of schism, an…
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Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has visited Moscow for a rare meeting by a European leader with Russian…
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Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — In Zimbabwe, talk therapy involving park benches and a network of grandmothers has become a saving grace…
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Associated Press LONDON (AP) — For someone often derided as dull, Keir Starmer has delivered a sensational election result. Starmer led…
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AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers delivered another healthy month of hiring in June, adding 206,000 jobs and once again…
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BRUSH, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say an all-terrain vehicle crashed into a pickup truck on a rural road on Colorado’s plains, killing two toddlers…
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Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — The Peruvian Congress has approved a law establishing a statute of limitations for crimes against humanity…
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