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Typhoon Noru leaves 6 rescuers dead in the northern Philippines

Monday, September 26, 2022

Typhoon Noru blew out of the northern Philippines on Monday, leaving five rescuers dead, causing floods and power outages and forcing officials to suspend classes and government work.

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Hurricane Ian strengthens to a Category 3 storm as it takes aim at Florida

Monday, September 26, 2022

Ian hits Cuba with a life-threatening storm surge as the storm strengthens, causing a large stretch of Florida's coast to now be under a hurricane watch.

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Rihanna will take center stage at the Super Bowl halftime show

Sunday, September 25, 2022

The singer, who declined to perform in 2019 out of solidarity with Colin Kaepernick, will headline February's show.

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Eliud Kipchoge breaks his own world record in the Berlin Marathon

Sunday, September 25, 2022

The Kenyan star clocked 2:01:09 to shave 30 seconds off his previous best mark of 2:01:39 set on the same course in 2018.

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Pink Floyd's founder won't tour in Poland after a backlash to his remarks on Ukraine

Sunday, September 25, 2022

Local media reports that Roger Waters canceled two concerts in Krakow after facing criticism for blaming "extreme nationalists" in Ukraine for having set the country on the path to war.

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Thousands in the Philippines are evacuating from the capital ahead of Typhoon Noru

Sunday, September 25, 2022

A powerful typhoon shifted and abruptly gained strength Sunday as it blew closer to the northeastern Philippines, prompting evacuations from high-risk villages and the capital.

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North Korea fires a missile as U.S. and South Korea get ready for military exercises

Sunday, September 25, 2022

South Korea called an emergency National Security Council meeting where members denounced the launch as a clear violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

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Italians vote in an election that could move the country sharply to the right

Sunday, September 25, 2022

Italians were voting on Sunday in an election that could move the country's politics sharply toward the right during a critical time for Europe.

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Tropical Storm Ian is tracking toward Florida and may soon hit hurricane status

Sunday, September 25, 2022

Authorities and residents in Florida were keeping a cautious eye on Tropical Storm Ian in the Caribbean on Sunday, expected to continue gaining strength and become a major hurricane.

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Canadian military to help clean up Fiona's devastation

Saturday, September 24, 2022

Canadian troops are being sent to assist the recovery from the devastation of storm Fiona, which swept away houses, stripped off roofs and knocked out power across the country's Atlantic provinces.

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Cardinals' Albert Pujols hits 700th home run, becoming 4th player to reach the mark

Saturday, September 24, 2022

Playing the final days of his last big league season, the 42-year-old Pujols joined Barry Bonds (762 homers), Hank Aaron (755) and Babe Ruth (714) in one of baseball's most exclusive clubs.

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Oscar-winning 'Cuckoo's Nest' actor Louise Fletcher has died

Saturday, September 24, 2022

Louise Fletcher, a late-blooming star whose riveting performance as the cruel and calculating Nurse Ratched in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" set a new standard for screen villains, has died at 88.

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Roger Federer loses his final match in doubles alongside Rafael Nadal

Friday, September 23, 2022

Federer bid adieu Friday night with one last contest before he heads into retirement at age 41 after a superlative career that spanned nearly a quarter-century and included 20 Grand Slam titles.

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An Arizona judge rules that the state can enforce a near-total abortion ban

Friday, September 23, 2022

The judge lifted a decades-old injunction that has long blocked enforcement of the law on the books since before Arizona became a state that bans nearly all abortions.

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At least 77 people died when a boat carrying migrants sank off Syria, an official says

Friday, September 23, 2022

The incident was deadliest so far as a surging number of Lebanese, Syrian, and Palestinians have been trying to flee crisis-hit Lebanon by sea for a better future in Europe.

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He went to an estate sale for bargains. He found a valuable 700-year-old document

Friday, September 23, 2022

For $75, Will Sideri landed a 13th century manuscript that was used in the Beauvais Cathedral in France. An expert says the document could be worth as much as $10,000.

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U.S. lets tech firms boost internet access in Iran following a crackdown on protesters

Friday, September 23, 2022

The move authorizes firms to offer more social media and collaboration platforms, video conferencing and cloud-based services in Iran following a crackdown on protests over the death of Mahsa Amini.

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Power outages and problems accessing fuel force Puerto Rico grocery stores to close

Friday, September 23, 2022

A growing number of businesses are temporarily closing across the island as power outages caused by Hurricane Fiona drag on, sparking concern about the availability of fuel and basic goods.

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Hilary Mantel, author of the 'Wolf Hall' Tudor saga, dies at 70

Friday, September 23, 2022

The Booker Prize-winning author who turned Tudor power politics into page-turning fiction in the acclaimed Wolf Hall trilogy of historical novels, has died, her publisher said.

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Russia begins annexation vote, illegal under international law, in occupied Ukraine

Friday, September 23, 2022

Ukrainians are fleeing from Russian-held areas to avoid the sham referendums, which could pave the way for annexation. "It was all staged," said one Ukrainian. "How can you vote when they have guns?"

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