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Millions in the US prepare for more sweltering heat as floodwaters inundate parts of the Midwest

By The Associated Press Millions of Americans prepared to sweat through yet another scorching day, with the potential for rolling storms to bring relief from high temperatures for at least some. Floodwaters forced evacuations in parts of the Midwest, including a town in Iowa whose own water-level gauge was submerged. From the mid-Atlantic to Maine,

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North Macedonia’s parliament is set to approve a new center-right government after May’s election

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s center-right leader Hristijan Mickoski is expected to secure parliamentary approval to lead a new coalition government. Mickoski faces significant challenges in his four-year term in office. Above all it’s to advance the small Balkan NATO member’s long efforts to join the 27-nation European Union. At the same time,

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UK election betting scandal widens as a fourth Conservative Party official reportedly investigated

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The chief data officer of Britain’s Conservative Party has taken a leave of absence, British media reported Sunday, following growing allegations that the governing party’s members used inside information to bet on the date of Britain’s July 4 national election before it was announced. The Sunday Times

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Democrats wrestle with whether to attend Netanyahu’s address to Congress as many plan to boycott

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the U.S. Congress, nearly 60 Democrats skipped his speech nine years ago, calling it a slap in the face to then-President Barack Obama as he negotiated a nuclear deal with Iran. With Netanyahu scheduled to address U.S. lawmakers

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Ukrainian drones and missiles kill 3 in Russia and Crimea, after bombing of Kharkiv leaves 3 dead

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian authorities say three people died in Ukrainian drone and missile attacks a day after Russia’s bombing of Ukraine’s second largest city of Kharkiv killed three people and left dozens in hospitals. The dead in Russia included two by falling debris when five Ukrainian missiles were shot down Sunday in Sevastopol,

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