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Hezbollah attacks Israel, causes wildfires

Since Monday, rockets and drones launched by the Iranian-backed Islamist group Hezbollah, recognized as a terrorist organization by the United States,

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IDF missile strikes UN school

Early on Thursday, Israeli forces fired missiles at a school operated by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Nea

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Police identify man's body found in a canal in Miami Gardens, Florida

On Monday, police identified the body of a man who was found dead along a bank of a canal in Miami Gardens, Florida. The man was found with his hands

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US Supreme Court blocks stay on federal regulation on privately made firearms

Tuesday, the US Supreme Court, voting 5–4, ordered a temporary revival of a 2022 regulation on "ghost guns", or privately made firearms (PMFs) — defin

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U.S. federal judge upholds Oregon Ballot Measure 114 gun permit requirement, magazine regulations

On Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut upheld the constitutionality of Oregon Ballot Measure 114 against four consolidated lawsuits. The

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U.S. Supreme Court restores presidential candidate Donald Trump to Colorado ballot

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday in Trump v. Anderson, reversing a Colorado Supreme Court decision that had deemed Donald Trump, the former U.S.

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New study analyzes the varying levels of protection offered by COVID-19 vaccines

A study in the United States by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) concluded COVID-19 vaccines offer varying degrees of

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Nationwide unrest continues for sixth night in France following fatal shooting of Nahel Merzouk

Unrest over the police shooting of Nahel Merzouk, a 17-year-old of Algerian and Moroccan descent during a Tuesday traffic stop in Nanterre, a suburb o

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Massachusetts State Police Marine Unit pull body from the Charles River in Boston

A body was pulled out of the Charles River near the Massachusetts Avenue bridge in Boston, Massachusetts on Tuesday. Massachusetts State Police Mari

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Heatwaves surge worldwide as researchers' analysis indicates global temperatures reaching new highs

Last week, the world experienced three of the hottest days on record, University of Maine scientists' Climate Reanalyzer program indicated, ending wit

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Germany: Esslingen am Neckar hosts first Christopher Street Day

On June 17, the town of Esslingen am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany held its first Christopher Street Day (CSD) in celebration of LGBT pride. Wiki

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England: West Midlands region floods amid heavy rain, high winds

On Monday, storms caused flooding in the West Midlands region of England. The Met Office placed the region under an "amber" weather warning, with fore

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Ecuadorian police break into the Mexican embassy in Quito

On Tuesday, the National Police of Ecuador stormed the Mexican embassy in the capital of Ecuador, Quito, in order to arrest former Ecuadorian Vice Pre

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Authorities charge former guard with sexually assaulting 13 prisoners at Central California Women's Facility

On Wednesday, Madera County, California, US police jailed retired corrections officer Gregory Rodriguez on a US$7.8 million bond for allegedly sexuall

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