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Mexico blocks hundreds of migrants from crossing border span
CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico (AP) — Mexican authorities closed a border entry point in southern Mexico on Saturday after thousands of Central American migrants tried to push their way across a bridge spanning the Suchiate River between Mexico and Guatemala.
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Posted: January 18
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Saturday 01/18/2020
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- Mexico blocks hundreds of migrants from crossing border span
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CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico (AP) — Mexican authorities closed a border entry point in southern Mexico on Saturday after thousands of Central American migrants tried to push their way across a bridge spanning the Suchiate River between Mexico and Guatemala.
- Posted: January 18, 2020
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- Discovery of unused disaster supplies angers Puerto Rico
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — People in a southern Puerto Rico city discovered a warehouse filled with water, cots and other unused emergency supplies, then set off a social media uproar Saturday when they broke in to retrieve goods as the area struggles to recover from a strong earthquake.
- Posted: January 18, 2020
- Riots in Lebanon's capital leave more than 150 injured
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BEIRUT (AP) — Police fired volleys of tear gas and rubber bullets in Lebanon's capital Saturday to disperse thousands of protesters amid some of the worst rioting since demonstrations against the country's ruling elite erupted three months ago. More than 150 people were injured.
- Posted: January 18, 2020
- Iran to send flight recorders from downed jet to Ukraine
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran will send the black box flight recorders from the Ukrainian jetliner that it accidentally shot down last week to Ukraine for further analysis, an Iranian official said Saturday.
- Posted: January 18, 2020
Thursday 01/16/2020
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- Australia firefighters save world's only rare dinosaur trees
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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Specialist firefighters have saved the world's last remaining wild stand of a prehistoric tree from wildfires that razed forests west of Sydney, officials said Thursday.
- Posted: January 16, 2020
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- 1st malaria vaccine tried out in babies in 3 African nations
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TOMALI, Malawi (AP) — A pinch in the leg, a squeal and a trickle of tears. One baby after another in Malawi is getting the first and only vaccine against malaria, one of history's deadliest and most stubborn of diseases.
- Posted: January 16, 2020
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- Putin fast-tracks effort to extend his rule in Russia
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MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin on Thursday fast-tracked work on constitutional changes that could keep him in power well past the end of his term in 2024 while lawmakers quickly sealed his choice for new prime minister.
- Posted: January 16, 2020
Wednesday 01/15/2020
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- Putin engineers shake-up that could keep him in power longer
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MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin engineered a surprise shake-up of Russia's leadership Wednesday, proposing changes to the constitution that could keep him in power well past the end of his term in 2024.
- Posted: January 15, 2020
Tuesday 01/14/2020
- Iran announces arrests over downing of plane that killed 176
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Tuesday that authorities have made arrests for the accidental shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane, which killed all 176 people on board and set off protests in the country demanding accountability after officials initially concealed the cause of the crash.
- Posted: January 14, 2020
Monday 01/13/2020
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- Lava gushes from volcano near Manila; tens of thousands flee
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TAGAYTAY, Philippines (AP) — Red-hot lava spewed from a volcano near the Philippine capital of Manila on Monday as tens of thousands of people fled through heavy ash and frightening tremors, and authorities made plans to evacuate hundreds of thousands more for fear of a bigger eruption.
- Posted: January 13, 2020
- US troops in Iraq got warning hours before Iranian attack
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AIN AL-ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AP) — American troops were informed of an impending missile barrage hours before their air base in Iraq was struck by Iran, U.S. military officials said Monday, days after the attack that marked a major escalation between the longtime foes.
- Posted: January 13, 2020
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- Lava gushes from volcano near Manila; tens of thousands flee
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TAGAYTAY, Philippines (AP) — Red-hot lava spewed from a volcano near the Philippine capital of Manila on Monday as tens of thousands of people fled through heavy ash and frightening tremors, and authorities made plans to evacuate hundreds of thousands more for fear of a bigger eruption.
- Posted: January 13, 2020
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- US troops clear rubble from Iraq base days after Iran strike
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AIN AL-ASAD BASE, Iraq (AP) — U.S. troops cleared rubble and debris from a military base housing American soldiers in western Iraq on Monday, days after it was struck by a barrage of Iranian ballistic missiles in a major escalation between the two longtime foes.
- Posted: January 13, 2020
Sunday 01/12/2020
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- Canadian officials accidentally push nuke alert to millions
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TORONTO (AP) — People throughout the Canadian province of Ontario awoke Sunday to a cellphone alert warning them of an "incident" at a nuclear plant just east of Toronto — only to later be told the message was a mistake.
- Posted: January 12, 2020
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- Defying police, Iranians protest over plane shootdown
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian demonstrators defied a heavy police presence Sunday night to protest their country's days of denials that it shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane carrying 176 people, the latest unrest to roil the capital amid soaring tensions with the United States.
- Posted: January 12, 2020
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