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Pakistan defends flood response after over 270 people killed in northwestern district

BUNER, Pakistan (AP) — Rescuers recovered dozens more bodies from the rubble of collapsed homes in a northwestern district of Pakistan, bringing the death toll to at least 274, as authoritie...

DATE: Aug 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for local homeless people, invites them to lunch at summer villa

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV spent the last Sunday of his summer vacation with several dozen refugees, homeless and poor people and the church volunteers who help them, celebra...

DATE: Aug 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Arsenal wins 1-0 at Man United as Chelsea held by Palace in Premier League

Arsenal kept at bay Manchester United's expensively assembled forward line and scored again from a set piece to win 1-0 in the marquee match in the opening round of the Premier League on Sun...

DATE: Aug 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

A massive mountain park in Vermont celebrates the bond between dogs and their humans

ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (AP) — Anne Pace has been hearing about Dog Mountain for years, but until earlier this month, had never made a trip to the park. “I really wanted to see this place,” she s...

DATE: Aug 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Black mayors of cities Trump decries as 'lawless' tout significant declines in violent crimes

As President Donald Trump declared Washington, D.C., a crime-ridden wasteland in need of federal intervention and threatened similar federal interventions in other Black-led cities, several ...

DATE: Aug 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Trump administration halts visas for people from Gaza after Laura Loomer questions arrivals

WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after conservative activist Laura Loomer posted videos on social media of children from Gaza arriving in the U.S. for medical treatment and questioning how they got v...

DATE: Aug 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

From apps to matchmaking: the diverse ways some American Muslims navigate finding marriage partners

Nura Maznavi got a kick out of learning that New York City Muslim mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani met his wife on Hinge. “It made me feel like less of a loser,” Maznavi said laughingly ...

DATE: Aug 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Spain deploys 500 more troops to battle wildfires during extended heatwave

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Spain is deploying a further 500 soldiers to battle wildfires that have torn through parched woodland during a prolonged spell of scorching weather, Prime Minister Pe...

DATE: Aug 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Hong Kong pro-democracy activists granted asylum in Australia and Britain

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and a former lawmaker who are wanted by the city’s authorities have been granted asylum in Great Britain and Australia, respectively....

DATE: Aug 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Serbia's populist leader vows tough response to protesters following riots

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic on Sunday announced tough measures against anti-government protesters following days of riots in the streets throughout Serbia tha...

DATE: Aug 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Coastal communities restoring marshes, dunes, reefs to protect against rising seas and storm surges

In San Francisco Bay, salt ponds created more than a century ago are reverting to marshland. Along the New York and New Jersey coasts, beaches ravaged by Superstorm Sandy underwent extensive...

DATE: Aug 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Republicans look to make a U-turn on federal commitment to electric vehicles for the Postal Service

WASHINGTON (AP) — A year after being lauded for its plan to replace thousands of aging, gas-powered mail trucks with a mostly electric fleet, the U.S. Postal Service is facing congressional ...

DATE: Aug 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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