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North Korea's Kim vows full support for Russia's 'sacred fight' after meeting Putin

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

The leaders met at Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome for a summit that underscores how their interests are aligning in the face of their countries' separate, intensifying confrontations with the U.S.

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Drew Barrymore dropped as National Book Awards host

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Drew Barrymore has been dropped as host of the upcoming National Book Awards ceremony, a day after her talk show taped its first episode since the Hollywood writers strike began.

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A popular nasal decongestant doesn't actually relieve congestion, FDA advisers say

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

The FDA asked advisers to take another look at phenylephrine, which became the main drug in over-the-counter decongestants when medicines with an older ingredient were moved behind pharmacy counters.

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Aaron Rodgers' torn Achilles means the Jets QB will miss rest of the season

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

The 39-year-old NFL veteran has a torn left Achilles tendon that will require season-ending surgery, New York Jets coach Robert Saleh announced Tuesday.

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Nobel-winning Philippine journalist Maria Ressa is acquitted in tax evasion case

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Maria Ressa said the charges against her were politically motivated as Rappler was critical of Duterte's brutal crackdown on illegal drugs that left thousands of mostly petty drug suspects dead.

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Flooding creates a disaster zone in Libya from Storm Daniel

Monday, September 11, 2023

The confirmed death toll from the weekend flooding did not include Derna, which was inaccessible, and many of the thousands missing there were believed carried away by waters after two dams burst.

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Hope for survivors is fading after Morocco's strongest quake in more than a century

Monday, September 11, 2023

Survivors with shovels have been working alongside bulldozers to dig through remote villages flattened by the monstrous earthquake that has claimed more than 2,400 lives since Friday.

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Dozens die from a drone attack on an open market in Sudan as rival troops battle

Monday, September 11, 2023

More than 55 others were wounded in the attack in Khartoum's May neighborhood, where paramilitary forces battling the military were heavily deployed, the Sudan Doctors' Union said in a statement.

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Michigan State suspends coach Mel Tucker after sexual harassment allegations

Sunday, September 10, 2023

Michigan State suspended football coach Mel Tucker without pay after allegations in a report that he sexually harassed activist and rape survivor Brenda Tracy during a phone call last year.

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Novak Djokovic wins the U.S. Open, taking his 24th Grand Slam title

Sunday, September 10, 2023

Djokovic, a 36-year-old from Serbia, moved one major singles title in front of Serena Williams to become the first player to win 24 in the Open era, which began in 1968.

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End may be in sight for Phoenix's historic heat wave of 110-degree-plus weather

Sunday, September 10, 2023

On Sunday, it was the 55th day this year that the official reading at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport hit 110 degrees. But the end may finally be in sight for residents of Arizona's largest city.

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Coco Gauff wins the U.S. Open for her first Grand Slam title at age 19

Saturday, September 09, 2023

Gauff surged to her first major championship by coming back to defeat Aryna Sabalenka 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the U.S. Open final on Saturday, delighting a raucous crowd that was loud from start to finish.

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Police catch a terrorism suspect who escaped from a London prison

Saturday, September 09, 2023

A former soldier who escaped from a London prison while awaiting trial on terrorism charges was captured Saturday after being on the run for four days, police said.

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The G20 has agreed to make the African Union a permanent member, Indian PM Modi says

Saturday, September 09, 2023

The announcement came at the opening of the G20 summit, one that comes as growing global rifts and the absence of key players threatened to make reaching consensus on the thorniest issues elusive.

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The number of people missing following devastating Maui wildfires has dropped to 66

Saturday, September 09, 2023

The new tally of 66 people still missing represents a significant drop from a week earlier, when authorities said 385 remained unaccounted for. The confirmed death toll remains at 115.

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A powerful earthquake in Morocco has killed more than 2,000 people

Friday, September 08, 2023

More than 2,000 were also injured after the 6.8-magnitude earthquake devastated homes in villages across the Atlas Mountains, as well as historical sites inside Marrakech city.

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Future of controversial Dakota Access pipeline's river crossing remains unclear

Friday, September 08, 2023

Federal officials released a draft environmental review of the pipeline, but said they're waiting for more input before deciding the future of the line's river crossing in North Dakota.

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Maker of the spicy 'One Chip Challenge' pulls product from store shelves

Friday, September 08, 2023

The maker of the extremely spicy chip said it is working to recall the product as Massachusetts authorities probe the death of a teen whose family said the challenge was a contributing factor.

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An ailing American explorer trapped 3,000 feet deep in a Turkish cave awaits rescue

Friday, September 08, 2023

Experienced caver Mark Dickey, 40, suddenly became ill during an expedition with a handful of others, including three other Americans, in the Morca cave in southern Turkey's Taurus Mountains.

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A climate protester glued his feet to floor and interrupted the U.S. Open semifinal

Thursday, September 07, 2023

The semifinal match between Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova was delayed by 50 minutes because of a disruption by environmental activists, one who glued his bare feet to the concrete floor.

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