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A competitor in the CrossFit Games has died during a swimming event at a Texas lake

A competitor in the CrossFit Games has died during a swimming event at a Texas lake

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A competitor in the CrossFit Games has died while competing in a swimming event Thursday morning on a Texas lake.
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A competitor in the CrossFit Games has died during a swimming event at a Texas lake

A competitor in the CrossFit Games has died during a swimming event at a Texas lake

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A competitor in the CrossFit Games has died while competing in a swimming event Thursday morning on a Texas lake.
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Interim leader Muhammad Yunus takes the helm in Bangladesh, to seek peace and prepare elections

Interim leader Muhammad Yunus takes the helm in Bangladesh, to seek peace and prepare elections

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus took the oath of office as head of Bangladesh’s interim government Thursday after an uprising prompted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to step down and flee to India.
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Interim leader Muhammad Yunus takes the helm in Bangladesh, to seek peace and prepare elections

Interim leader Muhammad Yunus takes the helm in Bangladesh, to seek peace and prepare elections

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus took the oath of office as head of Bangladesh’s interim government Thursday after an uprising prompted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to step down and flee to India.
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Powerful former North Dakota lawmaker pleads guilty to traveling to Europe to pay for sex with minor

Powerful former North Dakota lawmaker pleads guilty to traveling to Europe to pay for sex with minor

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A high-profile former North Dakota lawmaker who was one of the most powerful members of the Legislature pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to a charge that he traveled to Europe with the intent to pay for sex with a minor.
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Powerful former North Dakota lawmaker pleads guilty to traveling to Europe to pay for sex with minor

Powerful former North Dakota lawmaker pleads guilty to traveling to Europe to pay for sex with minor

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A high-profile former North Dakota lawmaker who was one of the most powerful members of the Legislature pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to a charge that he traveled to Europe with the intent to pay for sex with a minor.
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July ends 13-month streak of global heat records as El Nino ebbs, but experts warn against relief

July ends 13-month streak of global heat records as El Nino ebbs, but experts warn against relief

Earth’s string of 13 straight months with a new average heat record came to an end this past July as the natural El Nino climate pattern ebbed, the European climate agency Copernicus announced Thursday.
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July ends 13-month streak of global heat records as El Nino ebbs, but experts warn against relief

July ends 13-month streak of global heat records as El Nino ebbs, but experts warn against relief

During July, the world was 1.48 degrees Celsius warmer than pre-industrial times.
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Tornado death raises Tropical Storm Debby toll to 7 as heavy rains keep falling

Tornado death raises Tropical Storm Debby toll to 7 as heavy rains keep falling

LUCAMA, N.C. (AP) — Tropical Storm Debby spawned damaging tornadoes that killed one person, flooded a town and temporarily shut down part of Interstate 95 early Thursday as it blew into North Carolina after making a second landfall overnight.
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Tornado death raises Tropical Storm Debby toll to 7 as heavy rains keep falling

Tornado death raises Tropical Storm Debby toll to 7 as heavy rains keep falling

LUCAMA, N.C. (AP) — Tropical Storm Debby spawned damaging tornadoes that killed one person, flooded a town and temporarily shut down part of Interstate 95 early Thursday as it blew into North Carolina after making a second landfall overnight.
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