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The Latest: Analyst says aid cut for CentAm could backfire
HUIXTLA, Mexico (AP) — The latest on the caravan of Central American migrants trying to reach the United States (all times local): 3:10 p.m. An analyst with Moody’s Analytics says that if U.S. President Donald…
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Hungary’s Orban says EU elections are decisive for migration
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s prime minister reasserted Tuesday that European Union leaders deliberately failed to stop mass migration to the continent and want to create a “European empire” to subjugate individual nations. Prime Minister…
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Fierce Hurricane Willa closes in on Mexican resort area
MAZATLAN, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Willa roared over an offshore penal colony and closed in on Mexico’s Pacific coast with 120 mph (195 kph) winds Tuesday, threatening a major resort area along with fishing villages…
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Experts caution study on plastics in humans is premature
BERLIN (AP) — Scientists in Austria say they’ve detected tiny bits of plastic in people’s stool for the first time, but experts caution the study is too small and premature to draw any credible conclusion.…
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Rome escalator accident injures 20 Russian soccer fans
ROME (AP) — At least 20 people were injured when an escalator in the Rome metropolitan system collapsed Tuesday night. A video shown on Sky TG24 shows the escalator accelerating suddenly, and the people riding…
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Angelina Jolie seeks support for Venezuelan refugees
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie said Tuesday the exodus of hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans from their country has led to a “shocking” migrant crisis in South America that was “predictable and…
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The Latest: Lebanese PM to speak at Saudi investment meeting
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Latest on the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi (all times local): 10:50 p.m. Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri is scheduled to speak at a high-profile investment conference in Saudi…
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Migrants pause to honor dead man, rest, still far from US
HUIXTLA, Mexico (AP) — Still more than 1,000 miles — and likely far further — from their goal of reaching the United States, a caravan of Central American migrants briefly halted their arduous journey Tuesday…
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Stocks mostly recover from an early plunge on Wall Street
U.S. stocks were easing back Tuesday from a steep, broad sell-off that knocked more than 500 points off the Dow Jones Industrial Average earlier in the day. Even with the late-afternoon rebound, stocks were on…
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Saudi forum highlights crown prince’s shifting fortunes
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A high-profile investment conference opened in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, providing an early indication of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s shifting fortunes after the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi.…
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Report: Russian researcher stabs colleague in Antarctica
MOSCOW (AP) — The Interfax news agency says that a researcher at Russia’s Antarctic station has stabbed and injured a colleague in an apparent emotional breakdown. The agency said Tuesday the incident occurred on Oct.…
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UN expert worried rights not mentioned at NKorea summits
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. investigator on human rights in North Korea says he’s “very concerned” that statements following Kim Jong Un’s summits with the leaders of South Korea and the United States made…
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No olives? Putin pokes fun at US seal amid arms pact dispute
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin poked fun at the official seal of the United States while hosting U.S. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser Tuesday, saying he wondered if the American eagle had…
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The Latest: Mexico says 4,250 evacuate before Willa
MAZATLAN, Mexico (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Willa (all times local): 1:20 P.M. Mexican emergency officials say they’ve evacuated more than 4,250 people in towns along the Pacific coast that are threatened by Hurricane…
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Bolton says he told officials vote meddling hurt Russia
MOSCOW (AP) — U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said Tuesday that he told Russian officials the Kremlin hurt itself by meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Wrapping up two days of talks in…
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