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Prosecutors probe captain of superyacht that sank off Sicily, lawyer says

ROME (AP) — Prosecutors in Italy  are investigating the captain of a superyacht that sank during a storm off Sicily last week, killing seven people. Lawyer Aldo Mordiglia said James Cutfield, a 51-year old New Zealand national, is being investigated for possible manslaughter and culpable shipwreck. Mordiglia said Cutfield will be questioned again by prosecutors on Tuesday, without

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Venezuela’s ‘little commandos’ took on Maduro. Now they may be leading a new wave of migration

By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — They were the self-styled political “commandos” with aspirations of bringing down the authoritarian government of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro. Now, the opposition says, hundreds of its activists and electoral witnesses are fleeing the country amid the fallout from last month’s contested presidential election. CNN spoke to about half a dozen Venezuelans

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Progress made in Gaza ceasefire talks but still work to do on ‘final details,’ US official says

By Jim Sciutto, Jennifer Hansler and Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — Negotiators continue to work to strike a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages, White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said Monday, following a massive exchange of fire between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah

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She’s the sitting vice president. She’s the candidate of change. Why is Harris having it both ways?

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — She’s the sitting vice president who has been in office for 3 1/2 years. She’s also the presidential candidate of just five weeks promising a “new way forward.” Kamala Harris is having it both ways as she hits the campaign trail after the Democratic National Convention, taking credit for parts

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German leader vows tougher knife laws and more deportations after fatal attack in Solingen

Associated Press SOLINGEN, Germany (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed to toughen knife laws and step up deportations of rejected asylum-seekers Monday as he visited the scene of the knife attack in which a suspected Islamic extremist from Syria is accused of killing three people. Scholz, speaking after he joined regional officials in laying

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Taiwan bans concert by Chinese rapper over insulting ‘Taipei, China’ promotional materials

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has cancelled a planned Taipei concert by a Chinese rapper over his use of the insulting term “Taipei, China” in promotional materials. Wang Yitai’s scheduled Sept. 14 concert has been scrapped and the performer from the southwestern city of Chengdu banned from the island, the Taiwanese government’s Mainland Affairs Council

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