Jakarta orders civil servants to work from home to fight soaring pollution
By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Some civil servants in Indonesia’s capital began working from home Monday under measures aimed at reducing…
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Continue Reading Dentist convicted of killing wife on African safari given life sentence and over $15M in penalties
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Continue Reading Jury selection begins in final trial over foiled plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor in 2020
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Continue Reading Four die in climbing accident on the Pico de Orizaba, Mexico’s highest peak
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Continue Reading Ecuador election heads to run-off vote, with González to face surprise second-place Noboa
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Continue Reading Kim Jong Un inspects missile test as regional rivals meet and kick off joint military drills
By Yoonjung Seo and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — North Korean state media released images of leader Kim Jong Un inspecting a missile test on…
Continue Reading Anti-corruption candidate Bernardo Arévalo wins Guatemala’s presidential election
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Continue Reading China’s Xi visits South Africa in just his second trip abroad this year as domestic woes bubble back home
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Continue Reading Trump says he will skip GOP presidential primary debates
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Continue Reading Former respiratory therapist in Missouri sentenced in connection with patient deaths
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Continue Reading Spaniards back home celebrate La Roja winning Women’s World Cup
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Continue Reading Two men die during swimming portion of Ironman event in Ireland
LONDON (AP) — Local authorities say two men died during the swimming portion of an Ironman event in Ireland. Cork County Council said it was…
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Philadelphia police say 1 killed, 8 wounded at a birthday block party shooting
By Steve Almasy and Jessica Xing, CNN (CNN) — At least nine people were shot – one fatally – at a West Philadelphia birthday block party in…
Continue Reading Listeria warning issued after three deaths linked to contaminated ice cream machines
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Continue Reading Global aid official appeals for funds to help Sudanese trapped in war between generals
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Continue Reading Block Island, Rhode Island, welcomed back vacationers Sunday, a day after a fire tore through hotel
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Continue Reading 7 fans of Brazil’s Corinthians soccer team have been killed in a bus crash, dozens wounded
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Continue Reading Charlotte police fatally shoot man who stabbed officer in the neck, authorities say
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina say an officer responding to a domestic violence call fatally shot a man after the suspect stabbed…
Continue Reading England’s Lionesses heralded as ‘game changers’ back home despite loss to Spain in World Cup final
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Continue Reading Starbucks told to pay $2.7 million in lost wages to manager fired after arrest of 2 Black men
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — A judge has ordered Starbucks to pay an additional $2.7 million in lost wages and tax damages to a former regional manager who…
Continue Reading Houstonians worry new laws will deter voters who don’t recall the hard-won fight for voting rights
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Continue Reading Evacuations surge to 12,000 as wildfires tear through Tenerife
By Benjamin Brown and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Over 12,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in Tenerife after wildfires tore…
Continue Reading Zelensky hails ‘historic’ supply of F-16s as Ukraine seeks to counter Russian air supremacy
By Benjamin Brown and Yulia Kesaieva, CNN (CNN) — The Netherlands and Denmark will provide Ukraine with much sought-after F-16 aircraft in an…
Continue Reading Major fire at historic Rhode Island hotel prompts state of emergency
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By BELA SZANDELSZKY Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary has struck a deal with Serbia that could bring increased shipments of Russian…
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By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Local officials in central Mali say gunmen killed at least 23 people and wounded a dozen others…
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By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer There could be some new rivalries between Christian schools brewing in the evolving Big 12 Conference. With BYU…
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CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s central bank has announced its reunification after being split for nearly a decade due to the country’s long-running civil…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: Women’s World Cup, Hurricane Hilary, Russian moon mission, Maui wildfires, Camp David summit
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Continue Reading More villages evacuated as a large wildfire in northern Greece rages for the second day
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have evacuated five more villages near the northeastern border with Turkey where a large summer…
Continue Reading The Salmon Festival in Klamath, California, is not serving salmon this year, with the hope of restoring a food central to area tribes
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Continue Reading From turmoil to triumph, Spain earns its first Women’s World Cup title with a 1-0 win over England
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Continue Reading Pope Francis calls for peaceful end to the Niger crisis
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has expressed hope for a peaceful solution to the crisis in Niger following the military coup in the West African…
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CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities briefly detained a journalist working for a fact-checking platform following its coverage of a plane that was…
Continue Reading Wildfire on Spain’s popular tourist island of Tenerife was started deliberately, official says
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Continue Reading The Netherlands and Denmark will give F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, the Dutch prime minister says
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MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Roscosmos space agency says the Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the moon after it spun into an uncontrolled orbit,…
Continue Reading Denmark and Netherlands pledge to give F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine as Zelenskyy visits
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Continue Reading Talks between regional bloc and Niger’s junta yield little, an official tells The Associated Press
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By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States, Japan and Australia are planning a joint navy drill in the South China…
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By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police have intervened to stop a meeting of prominent activists, academics and politicians…
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By SONIA PÉREZ D. and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Outsider Bernardo Arévalo appeared to be the “virtual…
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By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An oil tanker long suspected of carrying sanctioned Iranian crude oil offloaded…
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By Abeer Salman, Amir Tal, Ibrahim Dahman, Heather Chen and Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Two Israeli civilians were shot and killed on Saturday in…
Continue Reading Shooting near Ecuador presidential candidate Otto Sonnenholzner
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Continue Reading Japan’s Kishida visits Fukushima plant to highlight safety before start of treated water release
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant Sunday…
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By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — A federal grand jury indicted a man known as a Kansas City Chiefs superfan, who goes by “ChiefsAholic”…
Continue Reading South Dakota Democratic Party ousts state chair who was accused of creating hostile work environment
FORT PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Democratic Party has ousted Jennifer Slaight-Hansen as state chair amid accusations that she violated…
Continue Reading Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft suffers technical glitch in pre-landing maneuver
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russia reported an “abnormal situation” Saturday on its moon-bound Luna-25 spacecraft, which launched earlier this…
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