Rescuers from across Europe rushed to a cave in Turkey to save an American researcher who became trapped around 3,000 feet below the cave’s entrance after suffering stomach bleeding.
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Louisiana grand jury charges 91-year-old disgraced priest with sexual assault of teenage boy in 1975
The indictment comes amid a years-old legal battle over a trove of secret church records that were shielded by a sweeping confidentiality order.
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Mexican Supreme Court’s abortion decision expands access to millions, stands in contrast to U.S.
The decision by Mexico’s Supreme Court to invalidate all federal criminal penalties for abortion opened access for millions of people in the sprawling public health system.
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New Jersey failed veterans in state-run homes hit by dozens of COVID-19 deaths, federal report says
A scathing federal report has found New Jersey’s two state-run veterans homes were unprepared to keep residents safe during the COVID-19 outbreak, violating their constitutional rights to reasonable care while in state custody.
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Applications for unemployment benefits fall to lowest level in 7 months
Recent government data also showed that job openings dropped to 8.8 million in July, the fewest since March 2021 and down from 9.2 million in June.
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AI that alters voice and imagery in political ads will require disclosure on Google and YouTube
Political ads using artificial intelligence on Google and YouTube must soon be accompanied by a prominent disclosure if imagery or sounds have been synthetically altered.
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Maui beckons tourists, and their dollars, to stave off economic disaster after wildfires
So few tourists are coming to the Hawaiian island of Maui after last month’s wildfires that restaurants and tour companies are laying off workers and unemployment is surging.
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Biden nominates a former Obama official to run the Federal Aviation Administration
Whitaker’s nomination had been expected for months, and Biden’s announcement was praised by several industry and labor groups.
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A massive wildfire in northeastern Greece is gradually abating
Hundreds of firefighters are still tackling pockets that continue to burn in fires that destroyed vast tracts of forest over the past 17 days.
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U.N. nuclear watchdog report seen by AP says Iran has slowed its enrichment of uranium
The confidential report comes as Iran and the United States are negotiating a prisoner swap and the release of billions of dollars in Iranian assets frozen in South Korea.