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World Health Organization says mpox is now a global emergency, with cases in 13 African countries and new form spreading

World Health Organization says mpox is now a global emergency, with cases in 13 African countries and new form spreading

3 months ago

Turnout in Wisconsin election tops 26%, highest in 60 years for fall primary in presidential year

MADISON, Wis. -- Turnout in Wisconsin's election Tuesday was the highest in 60 years for a presidential year partisan primary,…

3 months ago

Ukraine’s Kursk attack surprised Russia and perhaps some of its backers

BRUSSELS -- Ukraine has stolen the battlefield initiative from Russia with its cross-border offensive into the Kursk region. But its…

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Madonna to celebrate 66th birthday with a visit to the famed archaeological site at Pompeii

ROME -- ROME (AP) — Madonna will celebrate her 66th birthday with a private evening tour of the famed Italian…

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Germany reportedly issues 1st arrest warrant related to 2022 Nord Stream pipeline blasts

BERLIN -- German prosecutors have issued a first arrest warrant in their investigation into the undersea explosions in 2022 that…

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Wisconsin voters reject Republican-authored ballot questions that limit governor’s power to spend federal money

Wisconsin voters reject Republican-authored ballot questions that limit governor’s power to spend federal money

3 months ago

Mpox has been declared a public health emergency in Africa. What is it and what’s the WHO doing?

LONDON -- The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared this week that the increasing spread of mpox across…

3 months ago

Donald Trump’s campaign says its emails were hacked

Former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign said Saturday that it has been hacked and suggested Iranian actors were involved in…

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The Taliban have ruled Afghanistan for 3 years. Here are 5 things to know

KABUL, Afghanistan -- It’s been three years since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. They have transitioned from insurgency to…

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An ex-commander of Lord’s Resistance Army rebels is convicted in Uganda of atrocities in rare trial

KAMPALA, Uganda -- A former commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army rebel group has been convicted of dozens of crimes…

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Georgia officials say Kennedy, 2 others have signatures for presidential ballot as disputes remain

ATLANTA -- Three independent and third-party candidates got one step closer to appearing on Georgia's presidential ballot on Tuesday. But…

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Man charged with attempted murder in stabbing of 11-year-old girl in a London tourism hot spot

LONDON -- A man accused of stabbing an 11-year-old girl in London’s bustling theater district was charged Tuesday with attempted…

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Utility will pay $20 million to avoid prosecution in Ohio bribery scheme

AKRON, Ohio -- The energy company at the center of a $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio will pay $20…

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Yemen’s Houthis seized UN rights office in Sanaa, UN official says

CAIRO -- Yemen’s Houthi rebels stormed the headquarters of the United Nations’ Human Rights Office in the capital, Sanaa, seizing…

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Wisconsin voters to set Senate race and decide on questions limiting the governor’s power

MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin's U.S. Senate race will officially be set in Tuesday's primary, while the power of former President…

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The Berlin Zoo is hoping for more German-born giant pandas as scans confirm pregnancy

BERLIN -- The Berlin Zoo has much anticipated news: Meng Meng the panda is pregnant again, months after the first…

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Florida now counts 1 million more registered Republican voters than Democrats

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Florida has 1 million more Republican registered voters than Democrats, elections officials revealed, further cementing…

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In one region of Senegal, girls can become wrestlers — and win. But only until marriage

MLOMP, Senegal -- It’s almost dusk, and the West African heat is finally faltering. In Mlomp, a village in southern…

3 months ago

Israel-Hamas war latest: Iran rejects European leaders’ call to refrain from any retaliatory attacks

2024-08-13 23:20:02 Iran rejected a call Tuesday by three European countries urging it to refrain from any retaliatory attacks that…

3 months ago

You had a lot of questions about next-generation nuclear reactors. We posed them to the experts

The United States is speeding up efforts to license and build a new generation of nuclear reactors to supply carbon-free…

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