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Polo off Mexican coast is among 'the strongest storms ever' as Odalys becomes a hurricane
Hurricane Polo has grown into one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades and is expected to skirt Mexico's southwestern coast as a major hurricane.
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Trump administration to remove 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees over fraud claims
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'You should not be here,' Trump tells CNN at UN as standoff with media outlets persists
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Dolly Parton's estate accuses her nephew of threatening violence and to destroy his aunt's legacy
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Trump signs US-Denmark-Greenland agreement to bolster Arctic security after prolonged tensions
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Immigration
Plight of immigrants the theme of special Mass in Suffolk
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Mamdani, James suing to stop Trump from denying green cards to public benefits recipients
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LI Salvadorans with TPS can stay in U.S., for now
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ICC convicts former Central African Republic militia commander of torture
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Economic frustration tests Trump's standing with rural voters, new AP-KFF poll finds
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Sen. Bernie Sanders unveils bill to ban artificial superintelligence and create Department of AI
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A mass shooting at a house party in South Africa kills 11, including a pregnant woman
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Trump-backed Missouri congressional map returns to the Supreme Court for the third time
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Yemen's factions battling Iran-backed Houthis share a common enemy but not common goals
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Australian executive in Myanmar linked to alleged financial misconduct is freed from jail
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An international media watchdog calls for protection of journalists in Serbia ahead of an election
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The Latest: China's Xi to kick off visit to Washington with a rare planeside welcome from Trump
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Pope praises US radio and TV preacher Fulton Sheen as an inspiration ahead of his beatification
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New York City gridlock: Security beefed up at UN this year for General Assembly
Talarico works to reach Black voters in his bid to win a US Senate seat as a Democrat in Texas
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What to know about the agreement signed by President Trump and the leaders of Denmark and Greenland
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Takeaways: What a new AP-KFF survey reveals about rural American voters
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Takeaways from AP's report on expanded medical aid-in-dying laws
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She lived to see 'Deb's law' take effect. Now she can choose how she dies
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Argentina's leaderless opposition struggles to unite against Milei's reelection bid
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Iran downplays indirect talks with U.S., and other Mideast developments
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Rome's Colosseum closes for the day after a worker plunges to his death
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6-year-old Chinese girl sets women's Rubik's Cube speed record
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Ethiopian Airlines cancels flights to Tigray capital as soldiers take over airport
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Cambodia says it has dismantled scam compounds, while experts call for criminal prosecutions
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At a talent show on Los Angeles' Skid Row, the performers are all part of the homeless community
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Pakistani officials say Afghan Taliban shelled Pakistan's border posts. Kabul denies the attack
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