An Associated Press review has found that thousands of people may be paying more for flood insurance or remain unaware of the dangers of dam failures because of conflicting federal policies
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Europe’s most dangerous volcano rumbles, and Italians weigh the risk
Cracks appear in walls, and residents contend with mixed messages from the government about whether to stay or leave.
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Ukraine keeps crossing Russia’s red lines. Putin keeps blinking.
Ukraine’s punch through Russian defenses exposed Russia’s military flaws and laid bare Moscow’s apparently illusory red lines.
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Fauci hospitalized with West Nile virus, now recovering at home
Fauci was hospitalized for six days before he returned home from the hospital this week.
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NASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February, nixes return on troubled Boeing capsule
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been stuck at the International Space Station since the beginning of June.
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Canadian hits all the right notes to win 2024 Air Guitar World Champion
Performers at this year’s Air Guitar World Championships in Finland tuned up Friday for the air guitar world’s version of the Olympics, featuring dedicated competitors like ‘Shred Lasso’ and ‘Guitarantula.’
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Islamic State group claims responsibility for knife attack in Germany that killed 3
The group said the attacker targeted Christians and was a ‘soldier of the Islamic State’ who carried out the attack ‘to avenge Muslims in Palestine and everywhere.’
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Moscow and Kyiv swap prisoners of war as Ukraine marks independence anniversary
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged over 100 prisoners of war as Kyiv marked its third Independence Day since Moscow’s full-scale invasion
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Israeli airstrikes kill dozens in Gaza ahead of high-level cease-fire talks in Egypt
‘There is nothing – no apartment, no furniture, no homes, only destruction,’ said one woman. ‘We are dying slowly.’
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Judge declines to dismiss murder case against Karen Read after July mistrial
A Massachusetts judge has ruled that Karen Read can be re-tried for murder and leaving the scene where her Boston police officer boyfriend died.