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Europe · KyivThe Russian Defense Ministry says it has withdrawn its troops from the strategic eastern Ukrainian town of Lyman, hours after Kyiv said it had surrounded Russian forces there and a day after Moscow said it was annexing the surrounding Donetsk region.See the Story
Russia Says Forces Withdrawn From Eastern Ukraine's Lyman
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US & Canada · WashingtonSee the Story
House passes government funding, averting shutdown threat
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US & Canada · GeorgiaJimmy Carter, already the longest-living U.S. president in history, will celebrate his 98th birthday Saturday with family and friends in Plains, the tiny Georgia town where he and his wife, 95-year-old Rosalynn, were born in the years between World War I and the Great Depression.See the Story
Jimmy Carter to celebrate 98 with family, friends, baseball
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US & Canada · WashingtonU.S. health officials concede that monkeypox is probably not going away anytime soon. Disease's spread is slowing, but the virus is so widespread that elimination is unlikely. The virus has mainly spread among gay and bisexual men, though anyone can be infected. More than 67,000 cases have been reported in countries that have not historically seen monkeypox.See the Story
Some officials now say monkeypox elimination unlikely in U.S.
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US & Canada · South CarolinaRiver flooding in parts of towns well inland may continue into next week, forecasters warn. In Arcadia, Florida, river flooding still covered part of the town like a lake. Authorities in South Carolina begin cataloging damage on Pawleys Island. Ian, now a dissipating post-tropical cyclone, is expected to dissipate by Saturday evening.See the Story
As Ian weakens farther inland, recovery efforts are underway in Florida and South Carolina
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US & Canada · WashingtonFormer President Trump said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has a “death wish” for supporting bills that congressional Democrats have sponsored.
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Trump says McConnell has a ‘death wish’ backing bills sponsored by Democrats
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US & CanadaThe economy shrank in the first half of this year, the government confirmed in a report Thursday, underscoring fears of a broad-based slowdown that could lead to a recession.See the Story
EXPLAINER: How do we know when a recession has begun?
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US & CanadaThe Swedish fast-fashion seller said it is gearing up to test return fees on merchandise in some markets. H&M will test a return fee in a few of its markets "but it will only apply to online returns. If a customer returns a product that was bought online in-store, there is no fee"See the Story
H&M could start charging customers for making returns
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US & CanadaHundreds of hot air balloons took to the sky for the first day of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta on Saturday. The annual fiesta has drawn pilots and spectators from across the globe to New Mexico's high desert for 50 years now. Three of the original pilots who participated in the first fiesta in 1972 and the family members of others are among this year's attendees.See the Story
Hundreds of hot air balloons take to the sky for Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
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US & CanadaThe move will likely expand the reach of a new crop of AI-powered tools that have already attracted a wide audience and challenged our fundamental ideas of art and creativity.See the Story
Anyone can now use powerful AI tools to make images. What could possibly go wrong?
95% Center coverage: 22 sources
US & Canada · UkraineAlex Drueke, a U.S. military veteran released last week with nine other prisoners who went to help Ukraine fight off Russian invaders. He and fellow prisoner Andy Huynh reached their limit in this state during the transit, which occurred in a series of vehicles from eastern Ukraine to an airport in Russia that was surrounded by armed guards.See the Story
US captives 'prayed for death' on brutal ride from Ukraine
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