Gusty winds help spread fast growing central Oregon wildfire and prompt evacuations
LA PINE, Oregon (news agencies) — Gusty winds fueled a rapidly growing wildfire just outside the central Oregon community of ...
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Fed up with the UK Conservatives, some voters turn to the anti-immigration Reform party for answers
CLACTON-ON-SEA, England (news agencies) — Dorothy Carr is fed up with how things are run in her hometown. It’s impossible ...
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after US legal battle ends
CANBERRA, Australia (news agencies) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet on Wednesday, ...
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The Supreme Court rules for Biden administration in a social media dispute with conservative states
WASHINGTON (news agencies) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states ...
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NATO appoints outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as its next secretary-general
BRUSSELS (news agencies) — NATO appointed Mark Rutte as its next secretary-general on Wednesday, putting the outgoing Dutch prime minister ...
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Where tech, politics & giving meet: CEO Nicole Taylor considers Silicon Valley’s busy intersection
Nicole Taylor has an insider’s view of philanthropic trends from her seat as the president and CEO of the Silicon ...
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Kenyan police fire blanks to disperse protesters hours after parliament breached
NAIROBI, Kenya (news agencies) — Authorities fired blanks to disperse protesters in Nairobi suburb overnight Wednesday, hours after protestors stormed ...
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Midwest flooding devastation comes into focus as flood warnings are extended in other areas
DES MOINES, Iowa (news agencies) — Kathy Roberts has almost nothing left. The South Dakota resident escaped flooding Sunday night ...
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ICC issuing verdicts in trial of alleged Islamic extremist charged with atrocities in Mali
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (news agencies) — The International Criminal Court is delivering its verdict Wednesday in the trial of a ...
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Olympic track and field seeing dollar signs with splashy cash infusions into the sport
EUGENE, Ore. (news agencies) — One aspiring Olympian is taking a break from his day job at the deli section ...
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