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Officials find bodies of 9 migrants who died trying to cross Rio Grande into Texas

Officials on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border searched for more victims Saturday after at least nine migrants died while trying to cross the rain-swollen Rio Grande river, a dangerous border-crossing attempt in an area where the water level had

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Pilot detained after threatening to crash plane into Mississippi Walmart

Authorities evacuate shopping center as aircraft, believed by police to be stolen, circles Jackson for several hours before landing safely in field

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Ukraine’s Nuclear Plant Disconnected From Power Line Amid Fighting

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Saturday that the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine was disconnected to its last external power line but was still able to run electricity through a reserve line amid

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In Palm Springs, L.G.B.T.Q. Voters Could Sway a Key House Race

Representative Ken Calvert, a long-serving Republican, is facing a tough re-election race in a redrawn district that now includes Palm Springs, proclaimed to be the gayest city in America.

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Girl, 4, hospitalized with broken jaw after hit by teen on electric bike in Tel Aviv

16-year-old arrested after fleeing scene of accident at port; father of young girl says he initially thought it was a terror attack; girl undergoes surgery

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NASA Calls Off Artemis I Moon Launch For a Second Time: Here’s Why

For the second time this week, NASA called off the launch of Artemis I on Saturday morning due to technical issues. The launch was originally planned for Aug. 29, but will now need to be rescheduled again due to a

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Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant goes partially offline amid fierce fighting

Ukrainian staff say last power line down, but IAEA finds reserve line to thermal power station still works, sending electricity to grid; Erdogan offers to facilitate talks on plant

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Polio case stirs fear in New York, accelerates vaccine push in Jewish community

Case identified in July, first since 2013, was young non-inoculated Orthodox man; rabbis urge community members to get vaccinated

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Man who threatened to crash stolen plane into Walmart didn’t have pilot’s license, Mississippi officials say – CBS News

Man who threatened to crash stolen plane into Walmart didn’t have pilot’s license, Mississippi officials say  CBS News Tupelo, Mississippi pilot who threatened to ram plane into Walmart is down, in custody  Fox News Police reveal how man’s flight in stolen plane

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Border Patrol says 8 migrants were found dead in the Rio Grande

U.S. and Mexican officials made the discovery Thursday while responding to a large group of people crossing the river following days of heavy rains that had resulted in particularly swift currents. (Image credit: Eric Gay/AP)

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