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Brazilian police launch mega-operation in Rio de Janeiro favelas to fight organized crime

Rio de Janeiro’s state government has launched a mega-operation with a force that includes nearly 2,000 military and civil officers across 10 low income neighborhoods to regain control of areas dominated by organized crime

Travel

Search suspended for pilot and passenger after tour helicopter crash off Hawaii's Kauai island

Authorities have suspended the search for a tour helicopter pilot and one of his passengers

Asia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets

Stock market today: Asian stocks slip, while Australian index tracks Wall St rally to hit record

Asian stocks are mostly lower even as investors wager that the Federal Reserve will come ahead with a cut to interest rates, while Australia's benchmark hit a new record

Stock market today: Asian stocks slip, while Australian index tracks Wall St rally to hit record
Africa|Crime|News

At least 72 people are killed in a militia attack near Congo's capital in a conflict over land

Authorities in Congo say at least 72 people including several soldiers were killed in a militia attack east of the capital on Saturday

Celebrity|Crime|Europe|News

Romanian court reimposes travel ban on influencer Andrew Tate and his brother as they await trial

The internet influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan will no longer be allowed to leave Romania as they await trial on charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women

Africa|Americas|News|US|World

A truce to halt violence in eastern Congo is extended as calls grow for the displaced to return home

The United States has announced the extension of a humanitarian truce that had reduced fighting in eastern Congo

Crime|News|US|World

Largest housing provider for migrant children engaged in pervasive sexual abuse, US says

Largest housing provider for migrant children engaged in pervasive sexual abuse, US says

Largest housing provider for migrant children engaged in pervasive sexual abuse, US says
Environment|News|US

Salt Lake City wildfire prompts mandatory evacuations uphill from Utah's state capitol

A wildfire in Salt Lake City has forced people living uphill from Utah’s state capitol to evacuate

News|Opinion|US

Here's the letter that Biden wrote to say he would no longer seek reelection

President Joe Biden on Sunday posted a letter to social media announcing that he would no longer seek reelection

Here's the letter that Biden wrote to say he would no longer seek reelection
Crime|News|US

Alaska police and US Coast Guard searching for missing plane with 3 people onboard

Alaska authorities are conducting a search for a missing airplane with three people onboard

Environment|News|US|World

Whale surfaces, capsizes fishing boat off New Hampshire coast

Two fishermen are safe after a whale crashed onto their boat, capsizing it off the New Hampshire shore

News|US|World

World War II sergeant whose plane was shot down over Germany honored with reburial in California

A U.S. Army Air Force engineer was laid to rest in southern California after being killed in action 80 years ago in Germany

Asia|News|World

Bangladesh bans Jamaat-e-Islami party following violent protests that left more than 200 dead

Bangladesh bans Jamaat-e-Islami party following violent protests that left more than 200 dead

Bangladesh bans Jamaat-e-Islami party following violent protests that left more than 200 dead
Environment|Health|News|Travel|US

Death Valley's scorching heat kills second man this summer

A California man died from overheating at Death Valley National Park after hiking on a day where temperatures reached nearly 120 degrees Fahrenheit (48.3 degrees Celsius)

Death Valley's scorching heat kills second man this summer
News|US

FACT FOCUS: Trump blends falsehoods and exaggerations at rambling NJ press conference

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday gave his second news conference in as many weeks as he adjusts to a newly energized Democratic ticket ahead of next week’s Democratic National Convention

FACT FOCUS: Trump blends falsehoods and exaggerations at rambling NJ press conference
News|US

Some protesters tear down security fence as thousands march outside Democratic National Convention

Some protesters tear down security fence as thousands march outside Democratic National Convention

Some protesters tear down security fence as thousands march outside Democratic National Convention
Election|News|US

Michigan GOP nominates judge for Supreme Court after man charged in election tampering drops out

Michigan Republicans delegates have chosen Circuit Court Judge Patrick O’Grady as their nominee to run for one of two available Supreme Court seats

Michigan GOP nominates judge for Supreme Court after man charged in election tampering drops out
MidEast|News|World

Former five-time Lebanese prime minister Salim Hoss dies at 94

Lebanon' current premier says five-time former Prime Minister Salim Hoss has died at age 94

Former five-time Lebanese prime minister Salim Hoss dies at 94
News|Political|US

Judge in Texas orders pause on Biden program that offers legal status to spouses of US citizens

Judge in Texas orders pause on Biden program that offers legal status to spouses of US citizens

Judge in Texas orders pause on Biden program that offers legal status to spouses of US citizens
Business|Education|News|US

Supreme Court rebuffs Biden administration plea to restore multibillion-dollar student debt plan

The Supreme Court is keeping on hold the latest multibillion-dollar student debt relief plan from the Biden administration, while multiple lawsuits make their way through lower courts

Supreme Court rebuffs Biden administration plea to restore multibillion-dollar student debt plan
Business|Finance|Technology

Nvidia is Wall Street's 2nd-most valuable company. How it keeps beating expectations, by the numbers

Nvidia has once again turned out quarterly results that easily exceeded Wall Street’s forecasts

Nvidia is Wall Street's 2nd-most valuable company. How it keeps beating expectations, by the numbers
MidEast|News|World

Floods in Yemen kill nearly 100, damage thousands of homes

Floods in Yemen kill nearly 100, damage thousands of homes

Health|MidEast|World

Polio vaccine campaign begins in Gaza a day before fighting is expected to pause

Gaza’s Health Ministry says it has begun a multi-day campaign to inoculate children in Gaza against polio and prevent the spread of the virus

Polio vaccine campaign begins in Gaza a day before fighting is expected to pause
Crime|News

3 dead after small plane crashes into row of townhouses in Oregon, TV station reports

A small plane carrying two people crashed into a row of townhouses Saturday morning near Portland

3 dead after small plane crashes into row of townhouses in Oregon, TV station reports
Sports

Ohtani, Betts and Freeman hit consecutive homers for Dodgers to lead off game vs. Diamondbacks

Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman led off Saturday’s game with consecutive home runs for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Arizona Diamondbacks

Ohtani, Betts and Freeman hit consecutive homers for Dodgers to lead off game vs. Diamondbacks

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