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Pakistani rescuers recover 3 bodies of the 10 climbers missing on Broad Peak after an avalancheJul 31, 2026 9:33 pm - Rescuers searching for 10 climbers missing after an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak found four bodies and recovered three of them Friday and were continuing to search for the other missing climbers despite adverse weather that hampered helicopter flights, officials said.
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Korey Stringer died from heat stroke 25 years ago. His widow has made prevention her life's missionJul 31, 2026 7:50 pm - EAGAN, Minn. — The memory of losing her husband is so hauntingly clear 25 years later that Kelci Stringer could still draw a detailed picture of her hurried path to the h...
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A blanket of seaweed smothers coastlines from the Caribbean to MexicoJul 31, 2026 7:50 pm - Swaths of seaweed are blanketing the beaches and coastlines of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, suffocating shorelines and snuffing out marine life while spooking visitors in areas that depend heavily on tourism.
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Infantino abandoned his World Cup equity plan after seismic FIFA backlash. Here’s what to knowJul 31, 2026 7:26 pm - GENEVA — Gianni Infantino truly looked the “King of Soccer,” as U.S. President Donald Trump likes to call him, as the two allies sat together watching the World Cup final...
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White House signals Trump is weighing new strikes on Iran, and other developments in the Middle EastJul 31, 2026 7:21 pm - The White House on Friday signaled that President Donald Trump is weighing carrying out new strikes on Iran as the U.S. presses for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and abide by terms set out in a truce agreement the two sides forged last month only to quickly collapse.
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George Santos agrees to $35,000 settlement in federal probe over Kalshi tradesJul 31, 2026 6:04 pm - NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced former Congressman George Santos agreed Friday to pay $35,000 to settle a federal investigation into his suspicious trades on the prediction mar...
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Zelenskyy asks Trump to help him get Elon Musk’s OK to use Starlink to help with strikes on RussiaJul 31, 2026 5:48 pm - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pitched President Donald Trump and other American officials on helping Ukraine win permission from tech titan Elon Musk to use his Starlink satellite communications system to guide strikes inside Russia.
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Seattle mayor defends ousting police chief after festival shootoutJul 31, 2026 5:25 pm - Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson on Friday defended her decision to oust the city's police chief as the “right decision at the right time,” but she declined to explain why.
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Justice Department drops criminal case against ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting PoolJul 31, 2026 5:22 pm - The Justice Department moved Friday to dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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Pressure rises on Infantino and FIFA’s World Cup investor plan as adviser resigns and Asia opposesJul 31, 2026 4:51 pm - Pressure on FIFA President Gianni Infantino and his divisive plan to sell World Cup profits to private equity grew Friday as his senior adviser who sat on a White House panel resigned and Asia's soccer body joined Europe and North America in opposing it.