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Florida coast to feel effects from Tropical Storm Imelda

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Tropical Storm Imelda formed on Sunday afternoon and will bring deteriorating conditions along Florida’s coast as the system moves over the Bahamas, according to the National Hurricane Center.

A tropical storm watch remains in effect along Florida’s east coast from the Palm Beach/Martin county line north to the Flagler/Volusia county line. ...Read more

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Another hunter dies in southern Colorado wilderness, sheriff says

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Another hunter died Friday in southern Colorado’s Conejos County, just over a week after two missing elk hunters who caught national attention were found dead, according to the sheriff’s office.

Conejos County dispatchers received a call for help from hunters in a remote area of the South San Juan Wilderness shortly before 11:30 p.m. Friday...Read more

Trump administration plans to build 10 miles of new barrier along San Diego-Mexico border

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The Trump administration plans to construct nearly 10 miles of new wall system along the San Diego-Mexico border, waiving certain environmental laws and regulations to do so, officials said.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem issued the waiver “to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads,” according to a Federal ...Read more

A listeria outbreak with deaths involves Walmart, Kroger and Trader Joe's

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Federal investigation of a listeria outbreak that traced back to chicken alfredo pasta meals sold at Walmart and Kroger has three more people sickened and another death, the FDA and CDC said.

And the USDA added a Trader Joe’s ready-to-eat chicken alfredo pasta dish to a public health alert Friday.

What chicken alfredo pasta dishes are ...Read more

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Judge denies Planned Parenthood's effort to block Nevada's parental notification law

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Planned Parenthood’s request for a preliminary injunction to block a Nevada law that requires doctors to notify parents when a minor is seeking an abortion was denied Friday.

Clark County District Court Judge Erika Mendoza on Friday issued an order that denied Planned Parenthood Mar Monte’s request that the injunction be imposed on a 1985 ...Read more

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10 people shot, one fatally, at Mormon church in Grand Blanc Township

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GRAND BLANK TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Ten people were shot, one fatally, Sunday morning at a Mormon church in Grand Blanc Township that was also engulfed in flames.

A 40-year-old man from Burton allegedly rammed his vehicle through the doors of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and opened fire, authorities said. The man, whose name hasn...Read more

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Trump to meet Democrats with both sides dug in on shutdown

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The top four congressional leaders will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, a day before federal funding would expire if the two parties can’t agree on a short-term spending bill.

The discussions will be the first between Trump and congressional leaders ahead of the deadline to avoid a shutdown. Senate Democratic ...Read more

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Florida coast to feel effects from depression forecast to become Tropical Storm Imelda

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A tropical depression forecast to become Tropical Storm Imelda on Sunday will bring deteriorating conditions along Florida’s coast as the system moves over the Bahamas, according to the National Hurricane Center.

A tropical storm watch remains in effect along Florida’s east coast from the Palm Beach/Martin county line north to the Flagler/...Read more

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PM Keir Starmer recasts flagging premiership as fight for UK 'soul'

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Amping up attacks on his noisiest rival, Prime Minister Keir Starmer framed his political survival as his country’s best hope of defeating populism.

Heading into his Labour Party’s annual conference trailed — only 15 months after an election — by doubts about his ability to lead them into the next one, his message seemed to be that they...Read more

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10 people shot, one fatally, at Mormon church in Grand Blanc Township

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GRAND BLANC, Mich. — Ten people were shot, one fatally, Sunday morning at a Mormon church in Grand Blanc Township that was also engulfed in flames.

A 40-year-old man from Burton allegedly rammed his vehicle through the doors of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and opened fire, authorities said. The man, whose name hasn’t been...Read more

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Baltimore Police spend millions leasing buildings each year. What for?

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BALTIMORE — Baltimore is spending millions per year on leases for the police department, including a dozen apartment rentals, a building owned by Royal Farms’ parent company and a former margarine plant.

Some of the leased properties have been used by Baltimore Police for years, but the department is paying far more than it used to. The ...Read more

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Shooting for the moon. How Elon Musk's SpaceX is faring

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While the world's richest man might have breathed a sigh of relief after his Starship rocket completed a stellar launch last month, Elon Musk can't afford to celebrate just yet.

The SpaceX rocket, the largest ever built, is expected to undergo its 11th test launch in October, hoping to replicate its August success, which came after three ...Read more

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ICE offers big bucks -- but California police officers prove tough to poach

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LOS ANGELES — In the push to expand as quickly as possible, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is aggressively wooing recruits with experience slapping handcuffs on suspects: sheriff’s deputies, state troopers and local cops.

The agency even shelled out for airtime during an NFL game with an ad explicitly targeting officers.

“In ...Read more

Stampede at Indian actor Vijay's political rally in Tamil Nadu kills 38

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A stampede at actor-turned-politician Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar’s political rally in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu claimed 38 lives, including 10 children, the Hindustan Times reported, citing the state’s police chief G. Venkataraman.

The deadly crowd surge occurred Saturday evening because of the delayed arrival of Vijay, as he is ...Read more

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Slovakia resists Trump's push to quickly quit Russian oil

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Slovakia has no plans to quickly abandon Russian oil supplies, President Peter Pellegrini told U.S. President Donald Trump during talks in New York this week.

Trump has been pressing the European Union’s holdouts — Hungary and Slovakia — to end imports of Russian crude, arguing it would help choke off Moscow’s war funding and push ...Read more

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Trump to meet congressional leaders Monday as US shutdown nears

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WASHINGTON — The top four congressional leaders will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, according to two people familiar with the matter, as the threat of an Oct. 1 government shutdown looms.

The meeting will be the first between Trump and Democratic leaders ahead of the funding deadline. Senate Democratic leader ...Read more

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Meloni shifts positions on Gaza War as domestic pressure builds

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When Giorgia Meloni came to power in 2022, she cast herself as a staunch ally of Israel. But a crescendo of domestic opposition to the war in Gaza culminated this week in nationwide strikes that paralyzed key infrastructure — and a series of unexpected moves by the Italian prime minister.

After deserting the United Nations in New York, where ...Read more

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Thai, Cambodian troops clash in first breach of ceasefire

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Thai and Cambodian troops clashed in the border area of northeastern Thailand, exchanging gunfire and launching grenades in the first such conflict between their forces since they agreed to a U.S.-backed ceasefire in late July.

The Thai army received a report from its unit that Cambodian soldiers had fired into the Chong An Ma area in Ubon ...Read more

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Observers try to make sense of Fani Willis subpoena

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ATLANTA — Former prosecutors and legal observers in Georgia are asking questions as they try to make sense of reporting that the Justice Department has sought out travel records from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

Several are raising concerns that it could represent political retribution against Willis for her election ...Read more

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Demonstrators in beach communities protest Trump, call for support of Prop. 50

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LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of people gathered across Southern California beaches on Saturday for a "Hold the Line" demonstration, a movement protesting Donald Trump's presidency and promoting Gov. Gavin Newsom's Proposition 50, which calls for redrawing of California congressional districts to give Democrats more voting power.

Early Saturday ...Read more