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Records tumble as dangerous heat wave scorches the US West and beyond, with the worst yet to come
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Records tumbled across the West as a slow-moving heat wave of potentially historic proportions tightened its…
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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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