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World Jul 28
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The Middle East braced for a potential flare-up in violence on Sunday after Israeli authorities blamed Hezbollah for a rocket strike on a soccer field in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights that killed 12 children and teens. Here is a look at the…
By Melanie Lidman, Samy Magdy, Associated Press
World Jul 28
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Venezuelans are voting Sunday in a presidential election whose outcome will either lead to a seismic shift in politics or extend by six more years the policies that caused the world’s worst peacetime economic collapse.
By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press
World Jul 28
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Simone Biles posted an all-around total of 59.566 during Olympic qualifying inside a packed and star-studded Bercy Arena despite a left calf injury that had her limping.
By Will Graves, Associated Press
World Jul 28
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The deaths were the first in China that appear linked to Typhoon Gaemi, which weakened to a tropical storm after making landfall on Thursday.
By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press
Jul 27
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In our news wrap Saturday, Israel is blaming Hezbollah for a deadly rocket attack on soccer field in the Golan Heights, wildfires are devastating communities in the western U.S. and Canada, Harris’ campaign said “democracy is under assault” by Trump…
Jul 27
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By John Yang, Satvi Sunkara
Sunday’s presidential election in Venezuela could be the country’s most consequential one in nearly a decade, with experts saying nothing less than the future of Venezuelan democracy could be at stake. John Yang speaks with Alexandra Winkler, a senior associate…
Jul 27
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By John Yang, Harry Zahn
An entirely new medal event will debut at the Olympics in about two weeks: breaking, or what’s perhaps more widely known to the uninitiated as breakdancing. What began at block parties in the Bronx will be going for gold in…
Jul 27
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By Associated Press
Three Russian warships arrived in Cuban waters on Saturday, Moscow's second such maritime voyage in as many months in a reflection of deepening ties between Russia and Cuba.
Jul 27
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By Tia Goldenberg, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press
Hezbollah denied any role in the deadliest attack on an Israeli target since fighting between the two groups erupted in October, as fears of a broader conflagration in the region rise.
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