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Summer heatwaves caused 1,500 extra deaths in France

The top temperature in France this summer was 46 degrees Celsius (114.8 Fahrenheit).

09/09/2019

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Air Force reviews layovers after crew stayed at Trump hotel

"We must still be considerate of perceptions of not being good stewards of taxpayer funds," the service's top spokesman says.

09/09/2019

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Secret Taliban peace talks at Camp David floated, scrapped within a week

National security adviser John Bolton vehemently opposed the idea but the State Department argued it could move the parties closer to an agreement.

09/09/2019

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'Everything's gone': In Abaco Islands, lives shattered by Hurricane Dorian's devastation

A week after Dorian slammed the islands as the strongest hurricane to hit the Bahamas on record, those remaining said the storm took everything from them.

08/09/2019

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Typhoon kills 5 in North Korea, 3 in South Korea

The North's official Korean Central News Agency said the typhoon left 460 houses and 15 public buildings destroyed, damaged or inundated in the country

08/09/2019

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Sudanese tribes sign peace deal after deadly clashes in Port Sudan

Sunday's deal was signed after General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo threatened to expel both sides from the country if they refused to commit to reconciliation.

08/09/2019

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Kamala Harris apologizes after appearing to laugh at slur

Harris said she "didn't hear the words the man used in that moment, but if I had I would've stopped and corrected him."

08/09/2019

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Pompeo defends plan to host Taliban leaders at Camp David

"President Trump ultimately made the decision," Pompeo said. "He said: 'I want to talk to President Ghani. I want to talk to these Taliban negotiators.'"

08/09/2019

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Tom Steyer appears to qualify for October Democratic debate

Steyer received 2 percent in a CBS News/YouGov's Sunday battleground poll of Nevada voters.

08/09/2019

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Former Rep. Mark Sanford announces he will challenge Trump in GOP primary

Sanford is the third Republican to announce a primary challenge to Trump, joining former Rep. Joe Walsh, R-Ill., and former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld.

08/09/2019

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Map: "Middle ground" America is disappearing

The number of "competitive" counties have decreased by 72 percent in the past 20 years.

08/09/2019

Sport

French legend Loic Bruni wins the mountain bike world cup in Snowshoe

Bruni, who won his fourth World Championship title last weekend at Mont-Saint-Anne in Canada, has finished this season with a double World Cup win.

08/09/2019

Sport

Teenager Bianca Andreescu beats Serena Williams to win the US Open

Andreescu is the first Canadian player to win a Grand Slam singles title, and so she new is she that a tournament official had to show her which side of the trophy was the front.

08/09/2019

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End child marriage in the U.S.? You might be surprised who's opposed.

Conservatives have found some surprising allies as they fight efforts to raise the marriage age.

08/09/2019

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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson under fire as Brexit reality hits

Government minister Amber Rudd resigned Saturday, piling more pressure on the increasingly embattled prime minister.

08/09/2019

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Hong Kong protesters sing U.S. anthem in appeal to Trump to 'liberate' their city

Hong Kong's government promised last week to withdraw the proposed law that triggered a summer of unrest in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.

08/09/2019

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China's trade with U.S. shrinks as Trump tariff war worsens

U.S. and Chinese negotiators are preparing for talks in October, but neither side has given any sign of offering concessions that might break a deadlock.

08/09/2019

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Trump calls off Afghanistan peace talks after bombing in Kabul

US President Donald Trump tweeted that he was calling off talks with Afghanistan on Saturday night.

08/09/2019

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US President Donald Trump calls off Afghanistan peace talks

"Unbeknownst to almost everyone, the major Taliban leaders ... were going to secretly meet with me at Camp David on Sunday," Trump tweeted.

08/09/2019

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Warren and Clinton talk behind the scenes as 2020 race intensifies

Analysis: Neither camp wants to talk about it, but the two women have recently grown closer.

07/09/2019

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Climate change activists storm red carpet at Venice Film Festival

Several hundred demonstrators took over the red carpet at the event where Hollywood stars such as Brad Pitt, Scarlett Johansson and Joaquin Phoenix have premiered their latest films.

07/09/2019

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Hurricane Dorian death toll hits 50: health minister

Dr. Duane Sands, health minister of The Bahamas told NBC News the official number of deceased in The Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian is 50.

07/09/2019

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Russia and Ukraine conduct prisoner swap, raising hopes for eased tensions

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the exchange would be "a good step" toward the normalization of relations between Moscow and Kiev.

07/09/2019

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Deal or no deal, Afghans brace for more violence

"I'd be very happy if there is peace but I'm not very optimistic," said a 38-year-old cell phone salesman. "There is fighting all over the country."

07/09/2019

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Strange life-forms found deep in a mine point to vast 'underground Galapagos'

The rock-eating, sulfur-breathing microbes have scientists wondering what other strange creatures dwell deep below Earth's surface.

07/09/2019

Sport

Nadal to face Medvedev in US Open final

Nadal will go for his fourth title in New York after his straight-set win over Italian Matteo Berrettini. He faces Russia's Daniil Medvedev in Sunday's final who knocked out Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov in straight-sets to reach his first Grand Slam final.

07/09/2019