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Thousands flocked to the National Mall in Washington for an America-themed prayer rally

By TIFFANY STANLEY
May 17, 2026 4:18 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of people streamed onto the National Mall for a daylong prayer rally Sunday billed as a “rededication of our country as One Nation under God.”...
WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda

By CHINEDU ASADU and SALEH MWANAMILONGO
May 17, 2026 4:08 pm - ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The World Health Organization declared the Ebola disease outbreak caused by a rare virus in Congo and neighboring Uganda a public health emergency o...
Bulgaria gives its Eurovision winner Dara a grand welcome upon her return home

May 17, 2026 1:28 pm - Hundreds of cheering fans waving Bulgarian flags welcomed Eurovision Song Contest winner Dara upon her return home on Sunday.
Trump-backed Letlow advances to Louisiana Senate runoff as Cassidy faces political reckoning

By THOMAS BEAUMONT and JACK BROOK
May 16, 2026 10:04 pm - Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming and U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow will face each other in a June 27 runoff for the Republican Senate nomination in Louisiana.
US is starting to see heavy job losses in roles exposed to AI

By Matthew Boesler
May 16, 2026 9:13 pm - Several US occupations expected to be impacted by artificial intelligence saw heavy job losses for a second year in 2025, led by customer service representatives and certain types of secretaries and salespeople.
Venezuela says it deported a close ally of Maduro to face criminal proceedings in US

By JOSHUA GOODMAN
May 16, 2026 7:41 pm - Venezuela’s government said Saturday it deported a close ally of Nicolás Maduro facing several criminal investigations in the U.S. less than three years after the businessman was pardoned by President Joe Biden as part of a prisoner swap.
Trump’s description of Taiwan as a ‘good negotiating chip’ with China raises anxieties

By SIMINA MISTREANU
May 16, 2026 6:35 pm - Recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump that arms sales to Taiwan are a “very good negotiating chip” in the United States’ dealings with China are heightening anxieties on the island democracy that Beijing claims as its own.
North America’s largest commuter rail system shuts down as workers strike

By PHILIP MARCELO and MICHAEL R. SISAK
May 16, 2026 6:27 pm - The Long Island Rail Road, North America’s largest commuter rail system, was shut down Saturday after unionized workers went on strike for the first time in three decades.
Driver plows into pedestrians in Italy’s Modena, 8 injured, 4 critically, mayor says

May 16, 2026 5:58 pm - A driver plowed into pedestrians in the northern Italian city of Modena on Saturday, injuring eight people, four of them critically, local authorities said.
Congolese report constant burials as deaths in new Ebola outbreak reach 80

May 16, 2026 5:53 pm - At least 80 deaths have been reported in Congo's new Ebola disease outbreak in the eastern Ituri province, authorities said, as health workers raced Saturday to intensify screening and contact tracing to contain the disease.

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