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A competitor in the CrossFit Games has died during a swimming event at a Texas lake

A competitor in the CrossFit Games has died during a swimming event at a Texas lake

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A competitor in the CrossFit Games has died while competing in a swimming event Thursday morning on a Texas lake.
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Interim leader Muhammad Yunus takes the helm in Bangladesh, to seek peace and prepare elections

Interim leader Muhammad Yunus takes the helm in Bangladesh, to seek peace and prepare elections

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus took the oath of office as head of Bangladesh’s interim government Thursday after an uprising prompted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to step down and flee to India.
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Powerful former North Dakota lawmaker pleads guilty to traveling to Europe to pay for sex with minor

Powerful former North Dakota lawmaker pleads guilty to traveling to Europe to pay for sex with minor

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A high-profile former North Dakota lawmaker who was one of the most powerful members of the Legislature pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to a charge that he traveled to Europe with the intent to pay for sex with a minor.
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July ends 13-month streak of global heat records as El Nino ebbs, but experts warn against relief

July ends 13-month streak of global heat records as El Nino ebbs, but experts warn against relief

Earth’s string of 13 straight months with a new average heat record came to an end this past July as the natural El Nino climate pattern ebbed, the European climate agency Copernicus announced Thursday.
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Tornado death raises Tropical Storm Debby toll to 7 as heavy rains keep falling

Tornado death raises Tropical Storm Debby toll to 7 as heavy rains keep falling

LUCAMA, N.C. (AP) — Tropical Storm Debby spawned damaging tornadoes that killed one person, flooded a town and temporarily shut down part of Interstate 95 early Thursday as it blew into North Carolina after making a second landfall overnight.
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Utah man who killed woman is put to death by lethal injection in state's first execution since 2010

Utah man who killed woman is put to death by lethal injection in state's first execution since 2010

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man who killed his girlfriend's mother by slashing her throat was put to death by lethal injection early Thursday in the state's first execution since 2010.
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A powerful earthquake hits off southern Japan; tsunami advisory issued

A powerful earthquake hits off southern Japan; tsunami advisory issued

TOKYO (AP) — A powerful earthquake struck off Japan's southern coast on Thursday, triggering a tsunami advisory. Residents were urged to stay away from the coastline, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or serious damage.
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Texas man who claimed intellectual disability is executed for 1997 killing of female jogger

Texas man who claimed intellectual disability is executed for 1997 killing of female jogger

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who claimed an intellectual disability in a late attempt at a reprieve was executed Wednesday evening for the killing of a woman who was jogging near her Houston home more than 27 years ago.
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1 of last GOP congressmen who voted to impeach Trump advances in Washington’s US House race

1 of last GOP congressmen who voted to impeach Trump advances in Washington’s US House race

SEATTLE (AP) — One of the last remaining U.S.
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Helicopter crash at a military base in Alabama kills 1 and injures another, county coroner says

Helicopter crash at a military base in Alabama kills 1 and injures another, county coroner says

FORT NOVOSEL, Ala. (AP) — A helicopter crash at a military base in Alabama on Wednesday afternoon killed one person and injured another, the local county coroner who was called to the scene said.
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