The Biden administration stands apart from the global community – though it is opposed to a major offensive in Rafah, the administration also insists that the steps its close ally Israel has taken so far have not crossed red lines.
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At least 27 dead in a fire at amusement park in western India, police say
The amusement park was privately owned by Yuvraj Singh Solanki and Bhargava said that police will file a case of negligence against him.
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Zelensky says Ukraine has taken back control in areas of Kharkiv region, aerial attacks continue
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the Kremlin’s army is attempting to create a ‘buffer zone’ in the Kharkiv region to prevent Ukrainian cross-border attacks.
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Emergency convoy delivers provisions to survivors of devastating landslide in Papua New Guinea
An assessment team reported ‘suggestions’ that 100 people were dead and 60 houses buried by the mountainside that collapsed in Enga province a few hours before dawn Friday.
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Red Sox top prospect Marcelo Mayer finding his groove with Sea Dogs
After an injury plagued 2023 season, Mayer is healthy and generating plenty of buzz at Hadlock Field.
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Why a push behind a ban on flavored tobacco in Maine evaporated
House leaders say they didn’t have the votes in one of the most heavily lobbied pieces of legislation this session, frustrating and angering advocates.
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Prosecutors seek to bar Trump in classified files case from statements endangering law enforcement
Donald Trump has already had restrictions placed on his speech in 2 of the other cases over incendiary comments officials say threaten the integrity of the prosecutions.
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Young missionary couple from U.S. among 3 killed by gunmen in Haiti’s capital, family says
The slayings occurred as Haiti’s capital crumbles under the relentless assault of violent gangs that control 80% of Port-au-Prince.
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Prosecutor tells jury that self-exiled wealthy Chinese businessman cheated thousands of $1 billion
The names of former Trump advisers could arise during a trial projected to last 7 weeks.
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$3 million can be used for turf, grass or other parts of Skowhegan’s planned athletic complex, federal department says
Plans for the community center expansion project at 39 Poulin Drive include two sports fields, pickleball and tennis courts, a concession stand, new Little League field dugouts and a maintenance garage, among other infrastructure.