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Protesters took to the streets of Haiti’s capital on Thursday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry and to call for a further lowering of fuel prices. Demonstrators burned tires and threw rocks at police, who responded with tear gas. …

When devastating floods swept through the Northeast, farmers were dealt a severe blow at the worst possible time. Plants were too early to harvest, but are now too late to replant in the abbreviated growing season. (July 21) (AP Video: Rodrique Ngowi)
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A diving group caught a rare sighting of a giant oarfish on video. The video was taken on a diving trip in June off the coast of Taiwan.

After a series of botched executions in 2022, some states are resuming capital punishment.

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The Ukrainian military has begun deploying cluster munitions, bombs that open in the air and release scores of smaller bomblets, that it recently received from the U.S., U.S. National Security spokesman John Kirby said Thursday. (July 20)
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The teen, identified by multiple reports as Duvan Tomas Pérez, died after he became entangled in machinery at Mar-Jac Poultry factory in Hattiesburg.

Rex Heuermann’s wife, Asa Ellerup, has filed for divorce after he was charged in the deaths of three women, known as the Gilgo Beach murders.

Like other sacred sites across southern Europe, the basilica is looking for ways to accommodate the faithful who come to pray and the millions of visitors who often pay to tour its art and architecture. (July 2023)

Former U.S. Secretary Henry Kissinger He played a key diplomatic role in the normalization of relations between Washington and Beijing in the 1970s.