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Grappling with maritime disputes and Myanmar crisis, ASEAN top diplomat meetings joined by US, China

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Top diplomats from Southeast Asia are gathered in the Laotian capital with partners that include the United States, China, Russia, Japan, India and Australia

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Independence Day director Roland Emmerich calls James Cameron ‘overbearing’

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Emmerich was initially attached to reboot the sci-fi classic in the 1990s

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Trump says he accepts FBI ‘apology’ over assassin’s bullet claims and slams Harris at Florida speech

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Agency confirmed Friday that Trump was wounded by bullet shot from rifle

Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power stars tease romance between Galadriel and ‘Hot Sauron’ in season 2

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Morfydd Clark and Charlie Vickers answered fan questions about their characters at Comic-Con

Trump slams FBI at rally after bureau finally confirms he was shot by bullet: Live updates

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Former president was speaking on Friday night at The Believers’ Summit 2024 at a Turning Point Action event in West Palm Beach, Florida

Homeless people say they will likely return to sites if California clears them under Newsom's order

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A day after California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order directing state agencies to start clearing homeless encampments on state land, including lots under freeways, the homeless people living in these encampments are wondering…

Jon Stewart pushes VA to cover troops sickened by uranium after 9/11. Again, they are told to wait

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Comedian Jon Stewart and troops sickened by uranium have ended a meeting at the Department of Veterans Affairs angry that once again they have been told they will have to wait to see whether the VA will connect their illnesses to the toxic…

Key Pakistani Islamist party begins sit-in to protest increase in electricity bills

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Pakistani officials say hundreds of supporters of a key Islamist party have started a sit-in protest in the garrison city of Rawalpindi after authorities detained several people to stop them from holding a rally in the neighboring capital,…

Judge strikes down one North Carolina abortion restriction but upholds another

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A federal judge has ruled a provision in North Carolina’s abortion laws requiring doctors to document the location of a pregnancy before prescribing abortion pills should be blocked permanently

North Carolina regulators says nonprofit run by lieutenant governor's wife owes the state $132K

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North Carolina state regulators now say a nonprofit run by the wife of North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson must repay $132,000 for what they call disallowed expenses while carrying out a federally funded child care meal program

Surrounding states bracing for spike in demand as Iowa abortion ban set to take effect

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Abortions expected to drop 97 percent once law takes effect

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Dallas megachurch faces new questions as disgraced founder’s son announces abrupt departure

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The church said on social media earlier this week that the board of elders had “a few important updates they will be sharing during services this weekend.”

Olympics day one: Spotlight on sport after rain dampens unique opening ceremony

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A look at the first full day of action at Paris 2024.

Pep Guardiola not ruling out signing new Man City contract

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The Spaniard has entered the final 12 months of his deal at City.

Man, 23, arrested in connection to murder of his 82-year-old Vermont neighbor

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The victim’s remains were found in the woods near her Vermont home

FBI says Trump was indeed struck by bullet during assassination attempt

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The FBI says former President Donald Trump was struck in the ear by a bullet during an assassination attempt on July 13, as the agency moved Friday to clarify what happened after nearly two weeks of confusion and conflicting accounts

Oldest federal judge, 97, embroiled in battle with bench trying to suspend her

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The 97-year-old was appointed by Ronald Regan 40 years ago

Texas man, 75, dies after being stung by dozens of bees while bulldozing trees on his property

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Officials said Bryce Smith suffered more than 60 bee stings to his face and neck

New York City turns to AI-powered scanners in push to keep guns out of the subway system

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New York City is turning to AI-powered scanners in a new bid to keep guns out of its subway system

Sir Keir Starmer hails ‘excellent’ Team GB athletes ahead of Paris Olympics

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The Prime Minister backed the athletes to ‘inspire a new generation to take up sport’.

Common mouth bacteria found to ‘melt’ certain cancers in ‘surprising’ discovery

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Researchers have examined the impact a common bacteria can have on head and neck cancers.

Common mouth bacteria found to ‘melt’ head and neck cancers in ‘surprising’ discovery

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Researchers said that they were “brutally surprised” to find that Fusobacterium appeared to have the ability to kill head and neck cancers

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Trump was hit by a bullet in the ear during rally shooting, FBI confirms

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In congressional testimony on Thursday, FBI Director Christopher Wray said investigators still had “some question about whether or not it’s a bullet or shrapnel that hit [the former president’s] ear.”

Dad of Ron Goldman demands $117 million from OJ’s estate for wrongful death

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Goldman won a wrongful death lawsuit against Simpson in 1997, but laws protecting Simpson’s NFL pension prevented a payout

Singing, ceremonies and straw hats: Olympics opening ceremony in Tahiti centers Polynesian culture

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Tahitian dancers in palm leaf skirts mingled with surfers, locals and tourists as the opening ceremony for the Games commenced in French Polynesia on Friday morning, some 10,000 miles away from Paris

AP PHOTOS: Paris glitters in the rain for ambitious Olympic opening ceremony

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Paris has kicked off its first Summer Olympics in a century with a rain-soaked, rule-breaking opening ceremony.

Francis Ford Coppola seen kissing Megalopolis extras in newly surfaced footage

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Director Coppola has been accused of inappropriate on-set behavior while filming his self-funded passion project

Algerians honor victims of colonial-era French crackdown at Paris Olympics ceremony

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Algeria reminded France of a particularly dark chapter of its colonial past during the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics

A federal court approves new Michigan state Senate seats for Detroit-area districts

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Federal judges have given final approval to new boundaries for several Detroit-area state legislative seats

Celine Dion leaves fans teary-eyed with comeback performance at Olympic opening ceremony

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Dion performed Edith Piaf’s ‘L’Hymne à l’amour’ atop the Eiffel Tower during the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony