The president of Chile issued a fervent defense of democracy on Monday.
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Flooding in eastern Libya after weekend storm leaves 2,000 people feared dead
Entire residential areas were erased along a river that runs down from the mountains through the city center of Derna.
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American researcher has been rescued from deep Turkish cave more than a week after he fell ill
The American was first treated inside the cave by a Hungarian doctor who went down the cave on Sept. 3.
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U.S. moves to advance prisoner swap deal with Iran and release $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds
The deal was expected, but notification marked the first time the administration said it was releasing 5 Iranian prisoners as part of the deal.
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Trump lawyers seek recusal of judge in D.C. presiding over federal election subversion case
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has stood out as one of the toughest punishers of Jan. 6 defendants.
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Grand Canyon hiker dies while trying to walk from rim to rim in a single day
It wasn’t immediately clear if the 55-year-old man’s death was heat related.
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The U.S. marks 22 years since 9/11 with tributes and tears, from ground zero to Alaska
Nearly 3,000 people were killed when hijacked planes crashed into the trade center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field, in an attack that reshaped American foreign policy and domestic fears.
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Ukraine claims to recapture Black Sea oil platforms seized during Crimea’s annexation
The Russian Defense Ministry didn’t make any immediate comment on the Ukrainian claim, but it has previously reported that Russian warplanes destroyed several Ukrainian speedboats in the area.
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Disney, Charter settle cable dispute hours before ‘Monday Night Football’ season opener
The deal will put ESPN back on the air for Spectrum customers in time for Aaron Rodgers’ debut with the Jets.
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Marine Capitol rioter gets 1 hour of community service for each of 279 Marine Civil War casualties
The judge says it ‘carried a great deal of weight’ to learn that Dodge Hellonen maintained a positive attitude and stellar work ethic when he was effectively demoted after the Jan. 6 attack.