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Death toll from Brazil dam collapse rises to 110
The death toll from the collapse of a tailings dam in Brazil's southeastern state of Minas Gerais has risen to 110, with 238 still missing, the state civil defense authorities…
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Winter storm blamed for at least 3 upstate New York deaths
A winter storm that delivered heavy snow and biting cold was blamed Thursday for at least three deaths and possibly a fourth, that of a homeless man whose frozen body…
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Venezuelan authorities say ‘uncover new plot’ to overthrow gov’t
Venezuelan security forces have uncovered a "new plan" to overthrow President Nicolas Maduro, Interior Minister Nestor Reverol said on Thursday. Reverol said that the plan involved "a group of assassins…
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Foxconn reconsiders plan for Wisconsin manufacturing hub
Electronics giant Foxconn reversed course and announced Wednesday that the massive Wisconsin operation that was supposed to bring a bounty of blue-collar manufacturing jobs back to the Midwest — and…
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Pakistani president says CPEC to bring economic prosperity
Pakistani President Arif Alvi has hailed the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), saying it will bring economic prosperity. The president also expressed his willingness to learn the innovative measures by the…
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Arctic air sends temperatures well below zero in midwest US
A brutal cold wave brought temperatures lower than Antarctica to the American Midwest on Wednesday, grounding flights, closing schools and businesses and raising hypothermia fears for homeless residents. Mail deliveries…
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Gunman kills one, injures five, in Corsica
A man in his sixties, armed with a rifle, killed one person and wounded five others in the Corsican capital Bastia on Wednesday, before holing himself up in the building…
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Apple busts Facebook for distributing data-sucking app
Apple says Facebook can no longer distribute an app that paid users, including teenagers, to extensively track their phone and web use. In doing so, Apple closed off Facebook's efforts…
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Radiation leaks at Japan plutonium lab; no workers exposed
A Japanese state-run nuclear fuel laboratory near Tokyo said Wednesday it detected a radiation leak in its plutonium handling facility, but no workers were exposed. The Japan Atomic Energy Agency…
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EU won’t budge on Brexit deal as May seeks cross-party unity
European Union leaders offered a united chorus of "No" on Wednesday to Britain's belated bid to negotiate changes to the Brexit divorce deal, with one official calling on British lawmakers…