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Drought is parching the world's largest man-made lake, stripping Zambia of its electricity

Zambia’s worst electricity blackouts in memory have been caused by a severe drought in the region that has left the critical Kariba dam with insufficient water to run its hydroelectric turbines

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TikTok was aware of risks kids and teens face on its platform, legal document alleges

TikTok has been aware that its design features are detrimental to its young users and that publicly touted tools aimed at limiting kids’ time on the site were largely ineffective

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Lawyer for news organizations presses Guantanamo judge to make public a plea deal for 9/11 accused

A lawyer for news organizations has urged the U.S. military commission at Guantanamo Bay to unseal the plea deal struck with accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two others

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FACT FOCUS: A look at the false information around Hurricanes Helene and Milton

The devastation around Hurricanes Helene and Milton has been complicated further by false and misleading information, much of it politically motivated

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Sebastian Coe tells AP his run to be IOC president might not be such a longshot after all

A common observation about Sebastian Coe’s lifetime of going against the grain is that it makes him more of a thorn in the side of the International Olympic Committee than an ideal candidate to become its next president

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New arrests revive concern that nonviolent political protesters in Myanmar may be tortured

Concern is rising that two nonviolent activists opposed to military rule in Myanmar are at high risk of torture after being arrested in raids this week in Yangon, the country’s biggest city

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Climate change gave significant boost to Milton's destructive rain, winds, scientists say

Scientists say human-caused climate change intensified deadly Hurricane Milton’s rainfall by 20 to 30% and strengthened its winds by about 10%

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Turkish citizens fleeing Lebanon mourn the homes and family left behind

Two evacuation ships have docked at the Turkish port of Mersin, bringing Turkish citizens and their families back from Lebanon amid an escalation of the war in the Middle East, this time between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah

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George Baldock's family confirm soccer player drowned while swimming

George Baldock, the Greece international soccer player who was found dead at his home in Athens on Wednesday, drowned while swimming in his pool, his family said

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Israel strike on Gaza school kills 28, injures 54, including children

The UN today said Israel’s destruction of the Gaza health system amounts to the crime against humanity of “extermination”

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Hurricane Milton's winds topple crane building west Florida's tallest residential building

A construction crane came crashing down on the building that houses the Tampa Bay Times during the height of Hurricane Milton’s menace across Florida

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Atlantic City mayor and his wife plead not guilty to beating their daughter

The first couple of New Jersey's Atlantic City have pleaded not guilty to beatings and other abuse of their teenage daughter

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Hurricane Milton disrupts Yom Kippur plans for Jews in Florida

Many Jews worldwide will mark Yom Kippur in fasting and prayer at their synagogues this weekend

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Colombia’s river guardians battle to protect the Atrato amid threats and abandonment

Illegal gold mining along the banks of northwestern Colombia’s Atrato river is causing severe contamination and deforestation for the small, impoverished riverbank communities made up of predominantly Afro-Colombian and Indigenous peoples

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Roger Federer reacts to Rafael Nadal retirement: ‘I hoped this day would never come’

The duo enjoyed a legendary rivalry at the top of men’s tennis and Federer retired playing with Nadal in 2022

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Asylum-seeker to film star: Guinean's unusual journey highlights France's arguments over immigration

Landing in the midst of heated arguments in France about immigration comes an award-winning film about the issue with an eye-popping twist: Its lead actor Abou Sangare is himself an immigrant lacking permanent legal status

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Takeaways from an AP investigation of Russia recruiting Africans to make drones for use in Ukraine

Russia has recruited about 200 women ages 18-22 from across Africa to work in a factory alongside Russian vocational students, including teenagers, assembling thousands of Iranian-designed attack drones to be launched into Ukraine

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African woman promised a life in Europe and duped into building Russia’s drone army

Tourism, paintball games and a pitch on TikTok - How Russia recruits women from Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Nigeria

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Turkey's navy starts to evacuate its citizens from Beirut as Israel battles Hezbollah

The first of over 2,000 evacuees in Beirut are boarding a Turkish military ship sent to provide aid to Lebanon and evacuate Turkish citizens and some foreigners from the country being hit by Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah

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Here's what has made Hurricane Milton so fierce and unusual

With its mighty strength and its dangerous path, Hurricane Milton has powered into a very rare threat that is flirting with experts’ worst fears

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Troubled Boeing withdraws 30 percent salary increase offer to striking workers

The offer would have resulted in a pay increase by almost a third over four years for 33,000 US staff, according to the aircraft manufacturer

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School gun deaths reach 48 this year as grim total surpasses 2023 with months to go

There have been 163 incidents of gunfire on school campuses, leading to 48 deaths and 108 injuries this year alone

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Climate solution: Form Energy secures $405M to speed development of long-awaited 100-hour battery

Form Energy, a company that is beginning to produce a longer-lasting alternative to lithium batteries, hit a milestone Wednesday with an announcement of $405 million in funding

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Trump calls The View hosts ‘dumb women’ and ‘degenerates’ after Harris interview

Former president says election rival ‘is being exposed as a ‘dummy’ every time she does a show’

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