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    News Salman Rushdie 'on the road to recovery,' agent says

    Salman Rushdie is “on the road to recovery,” his agent confirmed Sunday, two days after the author of “The Satanic Verses” suffered serious injuries in a stabbing at a lecture in upstate New York. The announcement followed news that the lauded writer was removed from a ventilator Saturday and...
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    News 'China threat' emerges in elections from UK to Australia

    It's not just the economy. While inflation and recession fears weigh heavily on the minds of voters, another issue is popping up in political campaigns from the U.K. and Australia to the U.S. and beyond: the “China threat." The two finalists vying to become Britain's next prime minister, Liz...
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    News Woman dead, officer injured following police-involved crash in Coconut Creek

    The Broward Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating a fatal officer involved crash involving a Coconut Creek police officer. The crash occurred shortly before 4 a.m. near the intersection of West Sample Road and Lyons Road in Coconut Creek. The woman, who was driving a white...
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    News Woman pronounced dead after driving herself to hospital, deputies investigating multiple scenes

    Deputies in Broward County were observed Sunday morning investigating a scene in Pompano Beach. It’s located at the intersection of Northeast 23rd Court and Cypress Road. According to authorities, deputies were responding to the scene in regard to a possible shooting. While on the way...
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    News Police: Man killed himself after ramming US Capitol barrier

    A man drove his car into a barricade near the U.S. Capitol early Sunday and then began firing gunshots in the air before fatally shooting himself, police said. The incident happened just before 4 a.m. at a vehicle barricade set at East Capitol Street NE and 2nd Street SE in Washington. It...
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    News EXPLAINER: Tension between Nicaragua and the Catholic Church

    Earlier this month Nicaragua shuttered seven radio stations belonging to the Catholic Church and launched an investigation into the bishop of Matagalpa, Monsignor Rolando Álvarez, accusing him of inciting violent actors “to carry out acts of hate against the population.” This is not the first...
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    News New York restricts families from sending packages to inmates

    As part of an effort to keep illegal drugs and other contraband out of state prisons, New York is taking away one of the few pleasures of life behind bars: It will no longer let people send inmates care packages from home. Under the new policy, which the state began phasing in last month...
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    News Officials: Fire at Coptic church in Cairo kills 41, hurts 14

    A fire ripped through a church in the Egyptian capital of Cairo on Sunday sending huge amounts of thick black smoke into the air as congregants worshipped, killing at least 41 and injuring 14, the Coptic Church said. The cause of the blaze in the Abu Sefein church in the working-class...
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    News UK drops prosecution of protesters over slain woman's vigil

    British authorities have quashed plans to prosecute protesters who attended a vigil for a murdered woman in breach of pandemic lockdown rules — a killing, and a response, that ignited a storm of criticism of the London police force and its attitude toward women’s safety. The Crown Prosecution...
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    News Mexico president to bypass congress to keep army in streets

    Mexico’s president has begun exploring plans to sidestep congress to hand formal control of the National Guard to the army, a move that could extend the military’s control over policing in a country with high levels of violence. That has raised concerns because President Andrés Manuel López...
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    News Shelling kills 1 in Ukraine; Russia wants nuke plant pledges

    Russian forces on Sunday fired rockets on the Mykolaiv region in southern Ukraine, killing at least one person, and a Russian diplomat called on Ukraine to offer security assurances so that international inspectors could visit a nuclear power station that has come under fire. The Mykolaiv...
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    News Top lawyers hired by those linked to Georgia election probe

    In the state investigation spurred by then-President Donald Trump's call to Georgia’s top election official, people who have been called to testify — or who might be — about potential interference in the 2020 presidential contest are turning to high-profile lawyers. It was Trump's conversation...
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    News More US lawmakers visiting Taiwan 12 days after Pelosi trip

    A delegation of American lawmakers is visiting Taiwan just 12 days after a visit by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that angered China. China responded to Pelosi’s visit by sending missiles, warships and warplanes into the seas and air around Taiwan. The five-member delegation is led by Democratic...
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    News Iraqi judiciary says it has no powers to dissolve parliament

    Iraq’s top judicial body said Sunday it doesn't have the authority to dissolve the country’s parliament, days after an influential Shiite cleric gave it one week to dismiss the legislature so that new elections can be held. The decision by the Supreme Judicial Council is likely to increase...
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    News Some Capitol rioters try to profit from their Jan. 6 crimes

    Facing prison time and dire personal consequences for storming the U.S. Capitol, some Jan. 6 defendants are trying to profit from their participation in the deadly riot, using it as a platform to drum up cash, promote business endeavors and boost social media profiles. A Nevada man jailed on...
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    News Fireworks blast at Yerevan market kills 1, injures 20

    A strong explosion at a fireworks storage area tore through a market in Armenia's capital on Sunday, killing at least one person, injuring 20 others and setting off a large fire. The city mayor’s office said there were an unknown number of people trapped under rubble. The blast and fire at the...
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    News GOP candidates stress urgency at annual Nevada cookout

    Standing in front of 1,500 Republicans at a rural ranch backdropped by the Sierra Nevada mountains, Nevada’s Republican governor candidate Joe Lombardo referenced the “elephant in the room” without naming him. The second-place finisher in the gubernatorial primary, Reno attorney Joey Gilbert...
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    News In Ukraine, rebuilding starts with neighbors' help

    As battles raged around Kyiv, one Russian advance was stopped in front of Maria Metla’s home. Artillery gutted most of the house, while the rest was pulverized by tank fire. Metla, 66, is now counting on her neighbors to have somewhere to live this winter. Crews of volunteers turn up on most...
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    News High oil prices help Saudi Aramco earn $88B in first half

    Saudi energy company Aramco said Sunday its profits jumped 90% in the second quarter compared to the same time last year, helping its half-year earnings reach nearly $88 billion. The increase is a boon for the kingdom and the crown prince's spending power as people around the world pay higher...
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    News Brief scuffles slow tallying in Kenya's close election

    Kenya’s peaceful presidential election saw a brief disruption late Saturday when riot police responded to scuffles at the national tallying center amid tensions over the close results. An agent for longtime opposition leader and candidate Raila Odinga announced from the lectern that the...
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