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At least 74 are dead, many of them homeless, as fire rips through a rundown building in South Africa

At least 74 are dead, many of them homeless, as fire rips through a rundown building in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A nighttime fire ripped through a rundown apartment building mainly occupied by homeless people and squatters in Johannesburg early Thursday, leaving at least 74 dead, officials said.
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Justice Clarence Thomas reports he took 3 trips on Republican donor's plane last year

Justice Clarence Thomas reports he took 3 trips on Republican donor's plane last year

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is acknowledging that he took three trips last year aboard a private plane owned by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow.
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Niger's military regime orders police to expel French ambassador and revokes his diplomatic immunity

Niger's military regime orders police to expel French ambassador and revokes his diplomatic immunity

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Niger's military junta has revoked the diplomatic immunity of France's ambassador and ordered police to expel him from the West African country, according to a statement from the military regime.
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Mutineers in Gabon appoint a military leader after detaining the president, alleging corruption

Mutineers in Gabon appoint a military leader after detaining the president, alleging corruption

LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Mutinous soldiers in Gabon proclaimed their republican guard chief as the country’s leader Wednesday after placing the just-reelected President Ali Bongo Ondimba under house arrest, alleging betrayal and massive embezzlement
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Hurricane Idalia weakens to a tropical storm after slamming Florida as a powerful hurricane

Hurricane Idalia weakens to a tropical storm after slamming Florida as a powerful hurricane

PERRY, Fla. (AP) — Idalia lost steam and weakened to a tropical storm Wednesday after slamming into Florida as a powerful hurricane hours earlier.
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Ukrainian drones strike deep in Russian territory, Moscow says, while a barrage in Kyiv kills 2

Ukrainian drones strike deep in Russian territory, Moscow says, while a barrage in Kyiv kills 2

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine sent waves of drones deep into western Russia in more than four hours of nighttime attacks that struck military assets, Russian officials and media reports said Wednesday.
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Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell appears to freeze up again, this time at a Kentucky event

Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell appears to freeze up again, this time at a Kentucky event

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared to briefly freeze up and was unable to answer a question from a reporter at an event in Kentucky on Wednesday, weeks after he had a similar episode in Washington.
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Former Catholic cardinal, age 93, is not competent to stand trial on teen sexual abuse charges

Former Catholic cardinal, age 93, is not competent to stand trial on teen sexual abuse charges

DEDHAM, Mass.
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White House says Putin and Kim Jong Un traded letters as Russia looks for munitions from North Korea

White House says Putin and Kim Jong Un traded letters as Russia looks for munitions from North Korea

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Wednesday said that it has new intelligence that shows Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have swapped letters as Russia looks to North Korea for munitions for the war in Ukraine
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North Korea launches ballistic missiles toward the sea after US flies bomber during drills

North Korea launches ballistic missiles toward the sea after US flies bomber during drills

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, hours after the U.S.
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