Nine dead, dozens injured after Russian warplanes attack near Syrian market
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Russia pulls back from brink of crisis after deal reached to end Wagner insurrection
By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — In the end, the uprising was short-lived. But for a brief and chaotic 36 hours, Russian President Vladimir…
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Florida man and stepson die after hiking in extreme heat in Big Bend park in Texas
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas (AP) — Officials say a Florida man and his 14-year-old stepson died after hiking in extreme heat at Big Bend National…
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By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — At least three people were killed – two men and one woman – and five others were injured after a Sunday…
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By Caitlin Kaiser and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — More than 50 million people across the south from Arizona to Louisiana are under…
Continue Reading Powerful storms knock out power to more than 700,000 across South and Ohio Valley
By Christina Maxouris, Caitlin Kaiser and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — More than 700,000 people across the Southeast and Ohio Valley are in the…
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By ADAM GELLER and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS Associated Press In recent days, the massive hunt for a submersible vehicle lost during a north Atlantic…
Continue Reading US Coast Guard will lead investigation of Titan implosion with help from Canada, France, UK
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press The U.S. Coast Guard said Sunday it is leading an investigation into the loss of the Titan…
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NEW YORK (AP) — Salman Rushdie, Cheryl Strayed, Carl Hiassen and Ibram X. Kendi are among hundreds of authors who have endorsed an announcement by…
Continue Reading A man and his stepson die after hiking in Big Bend National Park in 119-degree heat
By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — Two people died Friday after hiking in extreme heat at Big Bend National Park in southwest Texas, the National…
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By Sabrina Souza, Jessica Xing and Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — Eleven sets of twins graduated from a New Jersey high school this week,…
Continue Reading 11 sets of twins just graduated in New Jersey. But that’s not even a record for this high school
By Sabrina Souza, Jessica Xing and Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — Eleven sets of twins graduated from a New Jersey high school this week,…
Continue Reading Netanyahu urges Israeli settlers not to ‘grab land illegally,’ following West Bank violence
By Kareem Khadder, Hadas Gold and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a stark warning Sunday…
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Continue Reading Netanyahu urges Israeli settlers not to ‘grab land illegally,’ following West Bank violence
By Kareem Khadder, Hadas Gold and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a stark warning Sunday…
Continue Reading At International African American Museum opening, a reclaiming of sacred ground for enslaved kin
By AARON MORRISON AP National Writer CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The International African American Museum will soon open in Charleston, South…
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THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — An easyJet flight from the United Kingdom to Turkey has been diverted to Greece after two passengers became drunk,…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: Russia avoids crisis, Titan sub probe, migrant shipwreck disaster
By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Fourth of July celebrations are right around the corner. Time to light the grill and cook up some…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: Russia avoids crisis, Titan sub probe, migrant shipwreck disaster
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Continue Reading Russia says China backs its efforts to stabilize the country after mercenary rebellion
By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Russia says China threw its support behind President Vladimir Putin’s efforts to…
Continue Reading Houston police say 1 killed and 3 wounded after groups exchange gunfire
HOUSTON (AP) — A shooting in southwest Houston early Sunday morning left one teenager dead and three other young people wounded, police said.…
Continue Reading Trump feted as Man of the Decade in Michigan county he lost twice as he looks to gain ground in 2024
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Continue Reading Egypt’s president gives highest honor to visiting Indian prime minister as ties improve
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Continue Reading What is ‘watermelon snow’? The phenomenon turning Utah’s mountains pink and red
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Continue Reading Airstrike hits busy market in opposition-held northwestern Syria and kills at least 9 people
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Continue Reading Black maternal deaths keep rising. These doulas want to reverse that grim trend
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Continue Reading Taliban leader claims women are provided with a ‘comfortable and prosperous life’ in Afghanistan
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Continue Reading Putting salt in tap water and drilling wells in parks: one country’s desperate quest to avoid running dry
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Continue Reading Italy wants to put Italians in top museum jobs. The chief of Milan’s Brera hopes to leave his mark
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Continue Reading Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan testifies at Netanyahu corruption trial over ‘supply line’ of gifts
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Continue Reading What is the Hajj pilgrimage and what does it mean for Muslims?
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Continue Reading Russia pulls back from brink of crisis after deal reached to end Wagner insurrection
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Continue Reading Israel’s Netanyahu briefly freezes Golan wind turbine project that set off rare clashes
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Continue Reading Islamic State group claims killing Sikh man in Pakistan’s northwest
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Continue Reading Voice recordings and data from the mother ship that carried the Titan submersible before it imploded will be examined, investigators say
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Continue Reading With Russia revolt over, mercenaries’ future and direction of Ukraine war remain uncertain
By The Associated Press The rebellious mercenary soldiers who briefly took over a Russian military headquarters on an ominous march toward Moscow…
Continue Reading BET Awards show honors Busta Rhymes, hip-hop’s 50 years and pays tribute to Takeoff and Tina Turner
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 2023 BET Awards celebrated 50 years of hip-hop with tributes to the genre’s earliest…
Continue Reading Correction: Gas Tax Alternatives-States story
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Continue Reading Greece’s conservative New Democracy party wins landslide election victory for second 4-year term
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Continue Reading A law that bans sex toys as obscene and morally harmful is being challenged by women in Zimbabwe
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Moscow has stepped back from civil war with Wagner. But the danger’s not over, experts warn
By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Russia glimpsed the threat of armed insurrection over the weekend, with Wagner Group mercenaries marching toward…
Continue Reading Moscow has stepped back from civil war with Wagner. But the danger’s not over, experts warn
By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Russia glimpsed the threat of armed insurrection over the weekend, with Wagner Group mercenaries marching toward…
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By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of effusive marchers danced to club music in New York City streets Sunday as…
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Continue Reading From ‘brain death’ to innovator, the Ukraine war has transformed NATO
By Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — Ever since President Vladimir Putin gave the order for Russian troops to invade Ukraine, the international…
Continue Reading From ‘brain death’ to innovator, the Ukraine war has transformed NATO
By Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — Ever since President Vladimir Putin gave the order for Russian troops to invade Ukraine, the international…
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By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Three San Antonio police officers were charged with murder on Friday, less than 24 hours after they fatally shot a…
Continue Reading 3 San Antonio officers charged with murder in fatal shooting of woman at her apartment
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Three San Antonio police officers were charged with murder on Friday, less than 24 hours after they fatally shot a…
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Continue Reading Human remains found in California mountain area where actor Julian Sands disappeared 5 months ago
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Hikers found human remains Saturday in a Southern California mountain area where actor Julian Sands disappeared five…
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Continue Reading Wagner chief to leave Russia for Belarus in deal that ends armed insurrection, Kremlin says
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By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Two people were killed and 15 injured after a fight broke out at a large street party resulting in a shooting in…
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By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — When will the Macon Bacon baseball team change its name? When pigs fly, according to the central Georgia…
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By Rebekah Riess and Keith Allen, CNN (CNN) — A train derailment in Montana caused a bridge across the Yellowstone River to collapse and sent…
Continue Reading Freight train carrying hot asphalt, molten sulfur plunges into Yellowstone River as bridge fails
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Continue Reading Wagner chief to leave Russia for Belarus in deal that ends armed insurrection, Kremlin says
By Tara John, Ivana Kottasová and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner paramilitary group, has agreed to leave…
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BY SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off a two-day visit to Egypt on Saturday, a trip that…
Continue Reading Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner chief turned rebel?
By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Yevgeny Prigozhin is the founder and bombastic leader of Russia’s private military group Wagner. His…
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By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Yevgeny Prigozhin is the founder and bombastic leader of Russia’s private military group Wagner. His…
Continue Reading Pakistan accuses Indian troops of killing 2 civilians in cross-border incident in Kashmir
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military says Indian troops have fired without provocation across the Line of Control separating Indian and…
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By KEN MILLER Associated Press Three San Antonio police officers have been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a woman who was experiencing…
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By Aya Elamroussi, Ray Sanchez and Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The international investigation into the fatal Titan submersible implosion broadened…
Continue Reading Fentanyl ruled as the cause of death for Adam Rich, former ‘Eight is Enough’ child star
The effects of fentanyl are considered the cause of death for Adam Rich, the child actor known as “America’s little brother” for his role…
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By KEMO CHAM Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Voters in Sierra Leone are deciding whether to give President Julius Maada Bio a second…
Continue Reading Separatist group claims suicide bombing in southwest Pakistan, 1 police killed, 5 wounded
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani official says a suicide bomber struck a southwestern province, killing at least one police and wounding five…
Continue Reading Putin vows to punish ‘armed uprising’ by Wagner militia as Russia is plunged into crisis
By Rob Picheta, Simone McCarthy, Tara John, Mariya Knight, Lauren Kent, Katharina Krebs, Josh Pennington and Uliana Pavlova, CNN (CNN) —…
Continue Reading Packages from China are surging into the United States. Some say $800 duty-free limit was a mistake
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservatives anxious to counter America’s leading economic adversary have set their…
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