Mexico’s old ruling party fractures following election loss
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CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Authorities say a Tajikistan citizen who fatally shot two security officers at the airport in Moldova’s capital last…
Continue Reading Oregon father dies after falling from cliff while hiking with family near popular waterfall
MULTNOMAH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a father died over the weekend when he fell roughly 200 feet (61 meters) while hiking with his wife…
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of people will gather at Coney Island on Tuesday to watch competitive eaters scarf down mountains of…
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Continue Reading United Airlines gets a handle on canceled flights, the CEO outlines how to prevent another meltdown
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Continue Reading Slovakia central bank chief says he won’t step down despite bribery charges against him
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Continue Reading Former South Florida police officer pleads guilty to COVID-19 relief fraud
MIAMI (AP) — A former South Florida police officer has pleaded guilty to stealing about $285,000 in COVID-19 relief funds. Court records show…
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Continue Reading Hundreds march with French mayor whose house was attacked by burning car
By Rob Picheta and Joseph Ataman, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of people marched on Monday in support of a French mayor whose house was attacked by a…
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By Rob Picheta and Joseph Ataman, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of people marched on Monday in support of a French mayor whose house was attacked by a…
Continue Reading US measure would ban products containing mineral mined with child labor in Congo
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Continue Reading New Yorker: An ex-OceanGate employee once sent an ominous email raising safety concerns about the doomed Titan submersible
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Continue Reading An ex-OceanGate employee once sent an ominous email raising safety concerns about the doomed Titan submersible, report says
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TELL CITY, Ind. (AP) — Authorities say an Indiana police officer was fatally shot at a hospital while trying to arrest a man suspected of domestic…
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Continue Reading A Texas man who went missing as a teen 8 years ago was just found alive sleeping outside a church
By Rosa Flores and Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — A Houston man who went missing as a teen more than eight years ago was found sleeping in front…
Continue Reading A Texas man who went missing as a teen 8 years ago was just found alive sleeping outside a church
By Rosa Flores and Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — A Houston man who went missing as a teen more than eight years ago was found sleeping in front…
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By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An international center has opened at the Hague to support those building cases…
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By Nectar Gan and Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Hong Kong police on Monday placed HK$1 million ($127,603) bounties on eight prominent…
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By Asim Khan and Rhea Mogul, CNN Quetta, Balochistan (CNN) — Police in Pakistan are searching for 13 prisoners who broke out of a jail in the…
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By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — He Jiankui, the Chinese scientist who sparked global outrage in 2018 when he revealed that he had…
Continue Reading US recommends Americans reconsider traveling to China due to arbitrary law enforcement, exit bans
BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. is recommending Americans reconsider traveling to China because of arbitrary law enforcement, exit bans and the risk of…
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TOKYO (AP) — An explosion at a building in Tokyo’s Shimbashi commercial district on Monday shattered windows and spewed smoke, injuring four…
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LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — A car crashed into a busy New Hampshire restaurant and injured more than a dozen patrons inside, authorities said. The vehicle…
Continue Reading Baltimore investigators searching for suspects in block party mass shooting that killed 2 and injured 28 others
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Melissa Alonso and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Investigators in Baltimore are searching for multiple suspects in a mass…
Continue Reading 2 soldiers killed in shootout when militants ambush troops in southwest Pakistan, military says
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military says a group of militants has ambushed troops during a search operation against insurgents in…
Continue Reading Flooding displaces 10,000 around China as Beijing gets a relative respite from sweltering heat
BEIJING (AP) — Heavy flooding has displaced thousands of people around China as the capital had a relative respite from sweltering heat. Beijing…
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By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China has registered the highest number of hot days over six months since records began, according to…
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By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China has registered the highest number of hot days over six months since records began, according to…
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By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street hit a 15-month high ahead of a decision…
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Continue Reading Putin will speak with leaders of China and India in his first summit since the Wagner insurrection
By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — President Vladimir Putin will participate this week in his first multilateral summit since an…
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Continue Reading Deep sea mining permits may be coming soon. What are they and what might happen?
By VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The United Nations body that regulates the world’s ocean floor is preparing to…
Continue Reading Playwright Arthur Miller’s old studio is in a Connecticut parking lot, awaiting its next act
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