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911 caller: New Mexico dispatcher had no reason to hung up while she tried to aid friend
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A 911 caller says she was panicked but as calm as possible before a New Mexico dispatcher…
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YAOUNDE, Cameroon – The president of Nigeria is making a visit to neighboring Cameroon as the two countries struggle to…
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MEXICO CITY – Mexican authorities say they are working to clean sargassum seaweed from 112 miles (180 kilometers) of the…
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Immigrants, poor fish for their dinner, unaware of mercury risk
It’s midday and the white bucket balanced on the rocky shore at Mountha Uppasay’s feet holds five or six white…
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MINEOLA, N.Y. – Entertainer Flavor Flav has fired his second lawyer in his New York traffic case and his plea…
Read MoreMadrid summons ambassador to protest Venezuelan president’s comments against Spanish PM
MADRID – The Spanish foreign ministry has summoned the Venezuelan ambassador to once again protest comments by Venezuela’s president against…
Read MoreLessons from Obama’s deal with Iran
In April, President Obama announced the framework of a deal that he said would prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear…
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App offers key to restful sleep
Do you hate being jolted awake by your alarm clock in the morning? The creators of the app Sleep Cycle…
Read MoreSunbather attacked in French park for wearing bikini
A social media backlash erupted when a young woman sunbathing in a bikini in a French park was beaten up…
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