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African Leaders Leave Russia Summit Without Grain Deal or Path to End War in Ukraine

NAIROBI, Kenya  — African leaders are leaving two days of meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin with little to show for their requests to resume a deal that kept grain flowing from Ukraine and to find a path to end

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Get ready to catch a double supermoon feature this August. Here’s when to look

The last time two full supermoons graced the sky in the same month was in 2018. It won’t happen again until 2037, according to Italian astronomer Gianluca Masi, founder of the Virtual Telescope Project.

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The Mets Begin Dismantling the Most Expensive Team in Baseball History

Far out of wild-card contention, the team with a $364 million payroll traded star pitcher Max Scherzer to the Texas Rangers and closer David Robertson to the Miami Marlins.

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Pope Francis urges Russia to return to Ukraine grain deal

Pope Francis on Sunday called on Russia to return to the agreement that had allowed the safe passage of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea to world markets. The Ukraine grain deal was agreed last year and allowed around 33

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Judge Blocks Arkansas Law Allowing Librarians to Be Criminally Charged Over ‘Harmful’ Materials

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas is temporarily blocked from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing “harmful” materials to minors, a federal judge ruled Saturday. U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks issued

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PA announces move to boost independence of its judiciary, drawing praise from US

Abbas’s step comes days after Washington panned Israeli judicial overhaul law; PA president has been trying to subjugate judiciary for years, and local critic says move is cosmetic

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Mining Tech Startup Raises $28 Million Amid Critical Minerals Rush

Australia’s Plotlogic says capital injection will help fund expansion in North America and Indonesia.

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Congress Faces Crunch Time in Fight on Spending Cuts

After the summer break, lawmakers on Capitol Hill will need to pass spending bills by Oct. 1 to avoid a government shutdown.

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Timing of Medical-Device Recalls Linked to CEOs’ Ownership Stake in the Company

Researchers also found that the longer the delay, the bigger the penalty in the stock market.

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A bombing at a political rally in Pakistan has killed at least 35 people

The attack tore through a rally by supporters of a hard-line cleric and political leader in the country’s northwestern Bajur district. More than 100 people were wounded. (Image credit: AP)

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