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WORLD VIEW: Uvalde Shooting Report, Sri Lanka Emergency, French Fires, Another US Mall Gun Battle, More

Trending | View in Browser July 18, 2022 Here is today’s selection of top stories from The Associated Press at this hour to begin your day.  Today’s Headlines Uvalde report: 376 officers but ‘egregiously poor’ decisions UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Nearly 400 law enforcement officials rushed to a mass shooting at a Uvalde elementary school, […]

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Blue Whales End Up as ‘Ocean’s Roadkill’ in the Crowded Waters of Patagonia

Wildlife vet Frederick Toro Cortes, of Santo Tomás University in Chile, and his team perform a necropsy on a blue whale carcass in a scene from the CNN Original Series “Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World.” By Katie Hunt, CNN   (CNN) The blue whale’s giant corpse was lying washed up on a […]

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Hurricane Estelle Strengthens Off Mexico’s Western Coast

MONTERREY, Mexico, July 17 (Reuters) – Hurricane Estelle gathered strength off the western coast of Mexico on Sunday, packing maximum sustained winds of near 85 mph (136 km/h), according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC). As of Sunday afternoon, the storm’s center was located about 330 miles of Cabo Corrientes, Mexico. No coastal watches […]

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England-3m Unvaccinated, US Considers 2nd Booster, World Covid Stats, More

3m adults in England still have no Covid vaccine By Michelle Roberts Digital health editor Published 7 hours ago Related Topics Coronavirus pandemic Image source, Reuters Nearly three million adults in England have still not come forward for a Covid vaccine, data reveals. Experts say the figure includes some people who could get extremely sick […]

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Dominica Calls for US to Lift Its Age Old Trade Blockade of Cuba

By Santana Salmon Dominica has reiterated a call for the United States to remove its decades-old trade and economic embargo against Cuba as a Cuban diplomat predicts “one day we will celebrate the end of the blockade.” Foreign Affairs Minister, Dr. Kenneth Darroux, addressing a weekend motorcade and rally organized by the Dominica-Cuba Friendship Association, […]

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REUTERS WORLD NEWS: Japan’s Farewell to Shinzo Abe, Euro Near Parity with Dollar, Subway Can Be Sued Over Its Tuna, More

ooo The Reuters Daily Briefing Tuesday, July 12, 2022 by Linda Noakes Hello Here’s what you need to know. Japan bids a somber farewell to Shinzo Abe, the euro is on the brink of breaching parity with the dollar, and Subway can be sued over its tuna Today’s biggest stories Ukrainian servicemen stand in front […]

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Olympic Champ Mo Farah Praised after Revealing He was Trafficked into UK Age 9

Olympian praised as inspirational figure after revealing he was trafficked and forced into domestic servitude Aina J Khan Community affairs correspondent Guradian Mo Farah has been praised as an inspirational figure by friends and politicians after the Olympic medallist revealed he was trafficked into Britain under the name of another child as a nine-year-old, and […]

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UK Resident Who Gave Birth in Jamaica Stranded after Baby Refused Entry to UK

British resident Tiffany Ellis separated from husband and other child since last year after ‘callous’ Home Office decision Tiffany Ellis, 28, with baby Xien Ellis, has lived in Britain since the age of eight. Photograph: supplied by Diane Taylor Guardian A British resident who is stranded in Jamaica with her baby has been told by […]

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In 4 Days Haiti Gang Violence Leaves More Than 50 Dead, Mayor Says

By Harold Isaac and Brian Ellsworth   PORT-AU-PRINCE, July 11 (Reuters) – Gun battles between rival gangs have killed more than 50 people since Friday near Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, a local mayor said on Monday, amid a continuing escalation of violence gripping the Caribbean nation. Shootouts between gangs in the impoverished suburb of Cite Soleil […]

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