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World Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Venezuela on Monday to protest what they said was an attempt by President Nicolás Maduro to steal the country’s election a day after the political opposition and the entrenched incumbent both claimed victory. Protests break out after National Electoral Council handedContinue Reading

World Bloodied children ran screaming from a dance and yoga class “like a scene from a horror movie” to escape a teenager’s savage knife attack that killed two children and wounded 11 other people Monday in northwest England, police and witnesses said. 9 other children and 2 adults wounded, policeContinue Reading

World Winds and temperatures were expected to increase slightly amid a drop in humidity, California officials said in an update early Monday, as the Park Fire had scorched an area greater than the city of Los Angeles. 42-year-old man scheduled for court appearance in relation to fire that’s destroyed 66Continue Reading

World Three members of the Nelons, a Gospel Music Hall of Fame quartet, as well as the chairman of the board overseeing the Georgia Department of Corrections, were among seven people killed in a plane crash in Wyoming, according to a statement by a group member who was not aboard theContinue Reading

World The cargo of industrial fuel oil on a tanker that sank in stormy weather in Manila Bay has started to leak in small amounts, the Philippine coast guard said Saturday. Amount so far is ‘minimal’ as crews race to begin siphoning off toxic shipmentThe Associated Press · Posted: JulContinue Reading

It’s been eight years since Chinese swimmer Fu Yuanhui told the media she’d had her period. Fu, who had just missed the podium in the 4×100-metre medley relay women final at the 2016 Rio Games, coming in fourth, told China’s state-run broadcaster CCTV: “Actually, my period started yesterday evening.”  “That’s why I feel very weak andContinue Reading

World The pending shift in Oval Office leadership could have profound implications for Kyiv, which has already started reaching out to both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, either of whom could replace U.S. President Joe Biden. Ukraine reaches out to both Harris and Trump, either of whom could end up inContinue Reading

World Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his home in Florida on Friday, meeting face-to-face for the first time in years as they each try to boost their political fortunes. Trump dismisses reported rift with Israeli leader, says relationship has ‘always’ been good RhiannaContinue Reading

World Former U.S. president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House bid, giving the vice-president the expected but still crucial backing of the nation’s two most popular Democrats. Obamas remain popular surrogates and fundraising draws within Democratic PartyThe Associated Press · Posted:Continue Reading