Nation and World
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Niger's ousted president is said to be running low on food under house arrest 2 weeks after coup
Aug 09, 2023 1:00 am - NIAMEY, Niger - Niger's deposed president is running out of food and under increasingly dire conditions two weeks after he was ousted in a military coup and put under ho...
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Aurora family among people fleeing wildfire and trapped in Maui
Aug 09, 2023 1:00 am - KAHULUI, Hawaii - A wildfire tore through the heart of the Hawaiian island of Maui in darkness Wednesday, reducing much of a historic town to ash and forcing people to j...
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Dam in Norway partially bursts after days of heavy rain, flooding and evacuations
Aug 09, 2023 1:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - A dam in southern Norway partially burst Wednesday following days of heavy rain that triggered landslides and flooding in the mountainous regi...
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Is it election season? Pakistan leader moves to disband parliament, his jailed nemesis seeks release
Aug 09, 2023 1:00 am - ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan's prime minister said Wednesday he is moving toward dissolving parliament, starting a possible countdown to a general election, as his chief po...
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Russian attack in Ukraine kills 3 in Zaporizhzhia. A blast at a Moscow-area factory adds to jitters
Aug 09, 2023 1:00 am - TALLINN, Estonia - A Russian rocket attack on Wednesday killed three people and wounded at least seven others in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, which is near Europe...
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Top US and EU lawmakers say West is too soft on Serbia when it comes to easing Kosovo tensions
Aug 09, 2023 1:00 am - BRUSSELS - Senior lawmakers from the United States and Europe are calling for a change in the Western diplomatic approach toward Serbia and Kosovo amid concern that tens...
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Brazil's Amazon Summit ends with a plan to protect the world's rainforests, but no measurable goals
Aug 09, 2023 1:00 am - BELEM, Brazil - Brazil's Amazon Summit closed Wednesday with a road map to protect tropical rainforests that was welcomed as an important step in countering climate chan...
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Ukraine accuses Russia of targeting rescue workers with consecutive missile strikes
Aug 08, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian officials on Tuesday accused the Kremlin's forces of targeting rescue workers by hitting residential buildings with two consecutive missiles - ...
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Mourners in Ireland pay their respects to singer Sinead O'Connor at funeral procession
Aug 08, 2023 1:00 am - EDITOR'S NOTE - This story includes discussion of suicide. The U.S. suicide and crisis lifeline is available by calling or texting 988. There is also an online chat ...
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Thousands of Los Angeles city workers walk off job for 24 hours alleging unfair labor practices
Aug 08, 2023 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Thousands of Los Angeles city employees, including sanitation workers, lifeguards and traffic officers, walked off the job Tuesday for a 24-hour strike all...