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Rescue missions after Helene's flooding include dozens stranded on Tennessee hospital roof

Rescue missions after Helene's flooding include dozens stranded on Tennessee hospital roof

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Patients and their caregivers sought shelter Friday on a Tennessee hospital's roof after flooding caused by Hurricane Helene drove them from the building's interior and conditions made rescue efforts difficult.
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Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel carries out attack on Hezbollah headquarters in Beirut

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel carries out attack on Hezbollah headquarters in Beirut

The Israeli military says it struck the central headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut . The series of explosions Friday evening is the most powerful yet seen in the Lebanese capital the past year.
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Wrapping up mission, US troops will leave some longstanding bases in Iraq under new deal

Wrapping up mission, US troops will leave some longstanding bases in Iraq under new deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. announced an agreement with the Iraqi government Friday to wrap up the military mission in Iraq of an American-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group by next year, with U.S.
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Iranian operatives charged in the US with hacking Donald Trump's presidential campaign

Iranian operatives charged in the US with hacking Donald Trump's presidential campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges Friday against three Iranian operatives suspected of hacking Donald Trump's presidential campaign and disseminating stolen information to media organizations.
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleads not guilty to taking bribes and illegal campaign contributions

New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleads not guilty to taking bribes and illegal campaign contributions

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleaded not guilty Friday to federal bribery charges, firmly rejecting allegations that he accepted luxury travel, campaign cash and other perks from foreign interests who then sought to harness his powe
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Iranian operatives charged in the US with hacking Donald Trump's presidential campaign

Iranian operatives charged in the US with hacking Donald Trump's presidential campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges Friday against three Iranian operatives suspected of hacking Donald Trump's presidential campaign and disseminating stolen information to media organizations.
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Huge explosion rocks a southern suburb of Beirut

Huge explosion rocks a southern suburb of Beirut

BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli airstrikes hit one of Beirut’s heavily-populated southern suburbs on Friday as blasts were heard throughout the Lebanese capital.
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Trump and Zelenskyy meet in New York amid rising questions about US support for Ukraine

Trump and Zelenskyy meet in New York amid rising questions about US support for Ukraine

NEW YORK (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met face-to-face with Donald Trump Friday with public tensions rising between the two over Ukraine's defense against Russia's invasion.
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Isaac strengthens into a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean and Tropical Storm Joyce forms

Isaac strengthens into a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean and Tropical Storm Joyce forms

MIAMI (AP) — Isaac strengthened Friday into a hurricane in the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean and could cause dangerous waves in parts of Bermuda while Tropical Storm Joyce formed and wasn't threatening land, forecasters said.
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Belgian PM and king blast Pope Francis for church's sex abuse cover-up legacy in blistering welcome

Belgian PM and king blast Pope Francis for church's sex abuse cover-up legacy in blistering welcome

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s prime minister on Friday blasted Pope Francis for the Catholic Church’s horrific legacy of clerical sex abuse and cover-ups in his country, demanding “concrete steps” to come clean with the past and put victims’ interests ov
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