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Elevated benzene levels near Texas petrochemicals facility
HOUSTON - National Guard troops have been called in and residents are being told to stay inside after elevated levels of benzene were detected near a Houston-area petrochemicals storage facility that ...
Mar 21, 2019
Heat records falling twice as often as cold ones, AP finds
Over the past 20 years, Americans have been twice as likely to sweat through record-breaking heat rather than shiver through record-setting cold, a new Associated Press data analysis shows. The AP loo...
Mar 21, 2019
Judges grill lawyers in suit over Trump's Washington hotel
RICHMOND, Va. - A federal appeals court on Tuesday grilled lawyers for the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia about their claims that President Donald Trump is violating the Constitution b...
Mar 21, 2019
Father and son who fled Syria are buried in New Zealand
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - A father and son who fled the civil war in Syria for "the safest country in the world" were buried before hundreds of mourners Wednesday, the first funerals for victims of ...
Mar 21, 2019
Floods, destruction from cyclone continue in Mozambique
CHIMANIMANI, Zimbabwe - A week after Cyclone Idai hit coastal Mozambique and swept across the country to Zimbabwe, the death, damage and flooding continues in southern Africa, making it one of the mos...
Mar 21, 2019
Florida man poised for guilty plea proceeding in New York
NEW YORK - A Florida man who authorities say sent pipe bombs to prominent critics of President Donald Trump is expected to plead guilty Thursday. Cesar Sayoc is scheduled to enter the plea in Manhatta...
Mar 21, 2019
Venezuelan forces detain key aide to opposition leader
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan security forces detained a key aide to opposition leader Juan Guaido in a raid on his home early Thursday, an opposition lawmaker said. Lawyer Roberto Marrero was taken...
Mar 21, 2019
Police say immigrant suspect killed for drugs
RENO, Nev. - A detective says a Salvadoran immigrant charged with four Nevada murders told police he robbed and killed his elderly victims during a 10-day rampage in January because he needed money to...
Mar 21, 2019
South Sudan spends millions on cars, homes instead of peace
JUBA, South Sudan - South Sudan's committee overseeing the fragile transition from civil war has approved almost $185 million in spending on vehicles, food and home renovations while the country's pea...
Mar 21, 2019
After mosque attacks, New Zealand bans 'military-style' guns
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday announced a ban of "military-style" semi-automatic firearms and high-capacity magazines like those used in the shootin...
Mar 21, 2019
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