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Texas heat wave has inmates' families worried about lack of air conditioning in state's prisons

Texas heat wave has inmates' families worried about lack of air conditioning in state's prisons

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A heat wave that has consistently pushed temperatures well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.
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Alaska man inadvertently films his own drowning on a glacial lake with helmet GoPro, officials say

Alaska man inadvertently films his own drowning on a glacial lake with helmet GoPro, officials say

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska man inadvertently filmed his own drowning on a glacial lake with a GoPro camera mounted on his helmet, but authorities who recovered the camera have not yet found his body, officials said Tuesday.
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Michigan charges 16 fake electors for Donald Trump with election law and forgery felonies

Michigan charges 16 fake electors for Donald Trump with election law and forgery felonies

LANSING, Mich.
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A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake in the Pacific Ocean shakes Central America

A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake in the Pacific Ocean shakes Central America

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A powerful 6.5 magnitude earthquake in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of El Salvador shook much of Central America from Nicaragua to Guatemala on Tuesday, sending residents in some cities streaming into the streets.
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A car-sized object that washed ashore in western Australia is thought to be space junk

A car-sized object that washed ashore in western Australia is thought to be space junk

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Authorities were investigating on Tuesday whether a cylindrical object about the size of a small car that washed up on a remote Australian beach is space junk from a foreign rocket.
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Judge signals December may be too soon for Trump’s classified documents case, but doesn't set date

Judge signals December may be too soon for Trump’s classified documents case, but doesn't set date

FORT PIERCE, Fla.
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Adrift for 3 months, Australian and his dog lived on raw fish until Mexican fishermen rescued him

Adrift for 3 months, Australian and his dog lived on raw fish until Mexican fishermen rescued him

MANZANILLO, Mexico (AP) — An Australian sailor who was rescued by a Mexican tuna boat after being adrift at sea with his dog for three months said Tuesday that he is grateful to be alive after setting foot on dry land for the first time since their o
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Missouri man charged in Indiana trooper's traffic death seeks change of venue

Missouri man charged in Indiana trooper's traffic death seeks change of venue

PLAINFIELD, Ind. (AP) — An 18-year-old Missouri man charged with murder in the traffic death of Indiana State Police Trooper Aaron Smith requested a change of venue Tuesday for his upcoming trial, online court records show.
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Border Patrol fails to assess medical needs for children with preexisting conditions, report says

Border Patrol fails to assess medical needs for children with preexisting conditions, report says

Border Patrol does not have protocols for assessing medical needs of children with preexisting conditions, according to an independent report made public Tuesday on the death of an 8-year-old girl from Panama who was in federal custody.
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Florida county reports its 7th case of locally contracted malaria

Florida county reports its 7th case of locally contracted malaria

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — A southwest Florida county has document a seventh case of malaria, state authorities said. The Florida Department of Health reported a new locally acquired case of malaria in Sarasota County during the week of July 9-15.
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