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The Latest: Fire crews in southwest France battle massive blaze as they face extreme temperatures

Firefighters in southwest France are fighting against a mega-fire four times the size of Paris. Meanwhile, temperatures are expected to…

July 29, 2026

Southern Europe burns as 3 firefighters die and France battles blaze 4 times the size of Paris

LEGE-CAP FERRET, France (AP) — An uncontained wildfire four times the size of Paris threatened to surge again in southwest…

July 29, 2026

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Russia accuses Telegram CEO Pavel Durov of aiding terrorism in its latest digital crackdown

Russian authorities said Wednesday they had charged Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, with…

July 29, 2026

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US bans foreign-made humanoid robots, targeting China over national security

HONG KONG (AP) — The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is banning imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots and power inverters,…

July 28, 2026

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Fringe Israeli settler group is sneaking into Syria to try to claim land for a Jewish outpost

NAHARIYA, Israel (AP) — The Israeli military was about to launch a nighttime strike on a group of men in…

July 28, 2026

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Iran launches renewed missile attacks as US and Saudis strike Tehran-backed militias in Iraq

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iran launched a barrage of missiles at American forces in the Middle East on Wednesday as the…

July 28, 2026

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This Lebanese couple is among those returning to shattered homes under US-brokered deal with Israel

ZAWTAR AL-GHARBIEH, Lebanon (AP) — Mahasen Faqih and her husband returned this week to their village in southern Lebanon, digging…

July 28, 2026

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A 2:47 a.m. alert, a rabbit and 220,000 evacuees as France’s wildfire rages on

BORDEAUX, France (AP) — The mobile phone alert message marked “URGENT” came with a beeeeeeep in the dead of night.…

July 28, 2026

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A new media ecosystem is taking root on the left, reshaping Democratic politics

NEW YORK (AP) — Farah Berent, a physician assistant in Holland, Michigan, used to learn about politics from channels like…

July 28, 2026

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Lindsay Clancy’s ex-husband resumes testifying about the day she killed their 3 children

PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — The former husband of a Massachusetts woman on trial for killing their three young children returned…

July 28, 2026

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Wildfires are more extreme in Europe and North America, but global burning is oddly decreasing

It seems as if the world is afire this summer. But even as wildfires in Europe and North America grow…

July 28, 2026

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Oil prices jump following fighting in the Middle East, while US stocks drift

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices are back to jumping on Wednesday, while the U.S. stock market is holding relatively…

July 28, 2026

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Rescuers search for survivors after a 7.1 quake kills 18 in southwestern Japan

KUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) — Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for…

July 28, 2026

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Pentagon ties new casualty category for renewed US-Iran fighting to the end of ‘Operation Epic Fury’

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon said a new, separate category was created in its official casualty system to account for…

July 28, 2026

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CBS’ ’60 minutes’ announces new slate of correspondents for upcoming 59th season

NEW YORK (AP) — Two months after a major shakeup, CBS’s “60 Minutes” has hired a lineup of new correspondents…

July 28, 2026

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Ex-Citigroup managing director sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex crimes

NEW YORK (AP) — A Harvard-educated former managing director at Citigroup Inc. who blamed autism for his actions was sentenced…

July 28, 2026

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Teleprompter operator accused of betting on Trump speeches is out of a job

WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House teleprompter operator who was put on unpaid leave after news reports he had used…

July 28, 2026

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US thwarts an Iranian missile attack and launches strikes with Saudi Arabia against militias in Iraq

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said Tuesday that it knocked down an Iranian missile barrage and worked with Saudi…

July 28, 2026

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Private mission to rescue NASA’s aging telescope runs into its own trouble

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The spacecraft rushing to the rescue of an aging and sinking NASA telescope has run…

July 28, 2026

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Some schools are extending admissions for students unenrolled by Howard University

WASHINGTON (AP) — Days after Howard University notified hundreds of first-time-in-college students that their spots for the upcoming semester were…

July 28, 2026

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Washington crime stats system experienced a ‘systemic breakdown’ of internal controls, report says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department’s crime statistics collection experienced a “prolonged, systemic breakdown of its internal…

July 28, 2026

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New York school pauses plan to deploy humanlike AI robot teacher after backlash

NEW YORK (AP) — A school district in a rural corner of upstate New York is hitting pause on plans…

July 28, 2026

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Trump says he wants to honor California lifeguard who rescued boy from pounding surf

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A lifeguard who dove into pounding surf to save a boy in a dramatic rescue off…

July 28, 2026

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Lawsuit claims US civil rights agency has halted all federal-sector class complaints

NEW YORK (AP) — A labor union and two female prison employees filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing a U.S. civil…

July 28, 2026