Wildfires now up to 100 miles wide as death toll reaches 40
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Wildfires now up to 100 miles wide as death toll reaches 40

They fled in fear nearly a week ago. Now they’re ready to go back. While wildfires are still burning powerfully…
Death toll from blast in Somalia’s capital rises to 53
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Death toll from blast in Somalia’s capital rises to 53

The death toll from a huge truck bomb blast in Somalia’s capital rose to 53 as hospitals struggled to cope…
One of world’s most remote islands gets commercial flights
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One of world’s most remote islands gets commercial flights

One of the world’s most remote places became a little less isolated on Saturday when the first commercial flight departed…
Teams report first progress against wine country wildfires
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Teams report first progress against wine country wildfires

A fifth day of desperate firefighting in California wine country brought a glimmer of hope Friday as crews battling the…
Freed family reaches Canada, says kidnappers killed 1 child
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Freed family reaches Canada, says kidnappers killed 1 child

Former hostage Joshua Boyle says the Haqqani network in Afghanistan killed his infant daughter and raped his American wife during…
Austria’s national vote Sunday: Questions and answers
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Austria’s national vote Sunday: Questions and answers

Austrians will elect a new government Sunday after a campaign that has seen conflicting messages — two major parties have…
Catalan leader faces mounting pressure from all sides
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Catalan leader faces mounting pressure from all sides

Catalonia’s leader faced mounting pressure Friday from all sides, with hardliners in the separatist movement demanding he declare independence from…
Trump to issue stop-payment order on health care subsidies
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Trump to issue stop-payment order on health care subsidies

In a brash move likely to roil insurance markets, President Donald Trump will “immediately” halt payments to insurers under the…
Dangerous sound? What Americans heard in Cuba attacks
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Dangerous sound? What Americans heard in Cuba attacks

It sounds sort of like a mass of crickets. A high-pitched whine, but from what? It seems to undulate, even…
Turkish troops move into al-Qaida-dominated Syrian province
Egypt

Turkish troops move into al-Qaida-dominated Syrian province

Turkish armored vehicles have rolled into northwestern Syria to impose a “de-escalation zone” in a province dominated by al-Qaida-linked militants.…
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