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Indigenous villages in Alaska face ‘absolute devastation’ after Typhoon Halong

One person is dead and two are missing in western Alaska after the remnants of Typhoon Halong over the weekend brought hurricane-force winds and ravaging storm surges and floodwaters that swept some homes away, authorities said. More than 50 people have been rescued — some plucked from rooftops, officials said, …

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Canada dominates Australia to reach Women’s Rugby World Cup semis, will face New Zealand

Alysha Corrigan scored two tries in a dominant first half and Canada routed Australia 46-5 in Women’s Rugby World Cup quarterfinal action Saturday in Bristol, England. Asia Hogan-Rochester opened the scoring with a try in the second minute, and the second-ranked Canadians dominated No. 7 Australia on both sides of …

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Appeals court agrees NFL can be put on trial over claims Black coaches face discrimination

The National Football League can be put on trial over civil claims that Brian Flores and other Black coaches face discrimination, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday, rejecting the league’s attempt to force Flores into arbitration with commissioner Roger Goodell as the arbitrator. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals …

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Trump’s D.C. police takeover could face crucial test in a month

U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to put Washington, D.C., under full federal control to reduce crime, even as city officials stressed crime is already falling. On Monday, Trump announced two main fronts in that response from his administration: the federalization of the city’s police force as well as …

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Ukrainian defenders face fierce fighting in eastern city of Pokrovsk, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday that Ukrainian forces were facing fierce fighting around the city of Pokrovsk in the east. Russia has been announcing the purported capture of villages near the town that acts as a logistics hub on an almost daily basis. Zelenskyy, speaking in his nightly …

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‘We’re terribly sorry,’ South Park co-creator says with straight face after depicting Trump in bed with Satan

South Park co-creator Trey Parker had the briefest of responses Thursday to anger from the White House over the season premiere of the animated institution, which showed a naked U.S. President Donald Trump in bed with Satan.  “We’re terribly sorry,” Parker said, followed by a long, deadpan-comic stare.  Parker was asked …

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BBC, Reuters among 4 news organizations saying their journalists face starvation in Gaza

Four leading news organizations said Thursday their journalists in Gaza are facing the threat of starvation as the Israel-Hamas war grinds on, while top U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff was to meet with key negotiators from the Middle East for talks on the latest ceasefire proposal and the release of hostages. …

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Orcas off B.C. coast face ‘high probability of extinction’ if conditions don’t change: report

A new report from a group of more than 30 experts says a population of endangered killer whales off the coast of British Columbia and Washington state is showing no sign of recovery under current conditions. There is an “urgent need for more robust actions” to save the southern resident killer …

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia being returned to U.S. to face charges of transporting illegal immigrants

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation to El Salvador became a political flashpoint in the Trump administration’s stepped-up immigration enforcement, is being returned to the United States to face criminal charges related to what the Trump administration say was a massive human smuggling operation that brought immigrants into the country …

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French President Emmanuel Macron downplays shove in the face from his wife

Brigitte Macron, the wife of France’s president, appeared to push her husband away with both hands on his face just before they disembarked from their plane to start a tour of Southeast Asia this weekend.  President Emmanuel Macron dismissed the gesture — caught on camera — as just horseplay, but …

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