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Reconstruction set to begin on Copenhagen’s fire-damaged Old Stock Exchange landmark

COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Five months after a devastating fire destroyed more than half of Copenhagen’s Old Stock Exchange, workers are…

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Book Review: Sally Rooney’s latest novel ‘Intermezzo’ examines unacknowledged grief

Ivan and Peter Koubek’s father has just died, but neither seems willing to talk much about it, let alone to…

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Small tsunami waves splash ashore on remote Japanese islands

TOKYO -- Small tsunami waves splashed ashore on remote Japanese islands Tuesday morning after an earthquake that may have been…

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Japan asks China to ensure the safety of Japanese citizens after a schoolboy was fatally stabbed

TOKYO -- Japan’s top diplomat asked China to ensure the safety of Japanese citizens there after the fatal stabbing of…

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Titan submersible company co-founder says disaster 'can’t be the end of deep ocean exploration'

Titan submersible company co-founder says disaster 'can’t be the end of deep ocean exploration'

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Oregon removes over 1,200 voters from rolls for failing to provide proof of citizenship

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Oregon elections officials said Monday they had struck over 1,200 people from the state's voter rolls after…

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John strengthens to a Category 3 hurricane before landfall in southern Mexico tonight

John strengthens to a Category 3 hurricane before landfall in southern Mexico tonight

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Alsobrooks presses the case for national abortion rights in critical Maryland Senate race

GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- Angela Alsobrooks sees the erosion of reproductive freedom for women with her 19-year-old daughter in mind.“She’s a…

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Trial in daytime ambush of rapper Young Dolph 3 years ago to begin in Memphis

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A tsunami advisory for remote Japanese islands has been lifted after small waves wash ashore

A tsunami advisory for remote Japanese islands has been lifted after small waves wash ashore

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Jury awards teen pop group OMG Girlz $71.5 million in battle with toy maker over “L.O.L.” dolls

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North Carolina absentee ballots are being distributed following 2-week delay

RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina counties started distributing absentee ballots Tuesday for the November general election to those who requested…

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Judge orders the arrest of a top Brazilian country music star as part of a money laundering probe

A judge in Brazil’s northeastern Pernambuco state has ordered the preventive arrest of Gusttavo Lima, one of the nation’s biggest…

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China's central bank reduces required reserves for lenders, part of a slew of moves to support the slowing economy

China's central bank reduces required reserves for lenders, part of a slew of moves to support the slowing economy

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Caroline Ellison, FTX founder’s ex-girlfriend and key witness in his fraud trial, sentenced to 2 years in prison

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Scholz’s party dismisses questions about German leader’s election candidacy

BERLIN -- The leadership of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's party on Monday sought to squash questions about his candidacy in next…

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Trump will attend Al Smith charity dinner that Harris is skipping to campaign in battleground state

Donald Trump confirmed Monday that he would be the sole featured speaker at this year's Al Smith charity dinner in…

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Iran pardons Grammy Award winner whose song became an anthem to the 2022 protests

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- An Iranian Grammy Award winner said on Monday he was pardoned from serving a three-year…

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The cost of Germany’s popular transport ticket will rise significantly

BERLIN -- The cost of a popular ticket introduced last year that allows people to use all local and regional…

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Book Review: ‘America First’ is a resonant history of FDR’s fight against isolationist movement

Historian H.W. Brands' “America First: Roosevelt vs Lindbergh in the Shadow of War" barely mentions former President Donald Trump or…

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