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Sports
Back From China, LeBron James Speaks Out On NBA Controversy
James said he believed Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey "wasn't educated on the situation at hand" when he expressed support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.
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World
Turkish Forces Launch Military Attack Against Kurds At Syrian Border
The incursion comes after the White House announced that U.S. forces would stand aside as Turkey launched the military operation in Northern Syria.
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Science
Ancient Greek Scroll's Hidden Contents Revealed Through Infrared Imaging
More than 200 years ago, a scroll damaged by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius was unrolled and pasted onto cardboard, even though it had writing on the back. Now, new imagery shows some of what's hidden.
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National
25 Victims Found, 9 People Missing After Diving Boat Catches Fire In California
Twenty bodies were recovered, five are still to be recovered and nine people remain missing, according to The Associated Press, citing the Coast Guard. A total of 39 people were on the boat.
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Science
Australia Says Great Barrier Reef Has 'Very Poor' Outlook, Climate Change To Blame
"Despite concerted efforts and investments, the condition of the Great Barrier Reef has declined since 2014, and this is largely due to the impacts from climate change," the main scientist said.
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Business
Costco Opens In Shanghai, Shuts Early Owing To Massive Crowds
Costco said it is now limiting the number of customers in its warehouse to 2,000. Local police were helping to manage the crowds, and photos from the store showed long lines.
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Latin America
G-7 Leaders Pledge Money To Help Amazon Nations Fight Rainforest Blazes, Macron Says
As the summit in France wrapped up, Brazil's far-right president tweeted that the international alliance treats his country "as if we were a colony or no man's land."
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Latin America
El Salvador Woman Who Lost Her Pregnancy Is Acquitted Of Homicide In Retrial
Evelyn Beatriz Hernández was originally sentenced to 30 years in prison in El Salvador, which has one of the strictest abortion laws in the world.
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World
U.S. And The Taliban May Be Near A Deal. What Does That Mean For Afghanistan?
The Afghan government has been left on the sidelines as the U.S. and the Taliban have held multiple rounds of talks this year in the Gulf nation of Qatar.
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Politics
Rep. Rashida Tlaib Cancels Visit To Israel And The West Bank
Israel had said it would allow the Michigan congresswoman to visit her aging grandmother in the West Bank after announcing earlier that it would bar her from visiting on a political trip.