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Total lunar eclipse visible before dawn over North America Tuesday

The total lunar eclipse was visible throughout North America in the predawn hours and across Asia, Australia and the rest of the Pacific after sunset.

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FIFA’s former leader says making Qatar a World Cup host was a mistake

Blatter, who has long said he voted for the United States, made the admission in his first major interview since being acquitted in July of financial misconduct at FIFA. (Image credit: Anja Niedringhaus/AP)

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Willie Mays Doesn’t Hold Back in a New HBO Documentary on His Life

Willie Mays represents so much, for so many. He brought a certain joy and whimsy to the game of baseball, which during Mays’ heyday in the mid-20th century was the dominant sport in America. He was a true sports superstar,

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California Voters Are Deciding Whether to Tax the Rich to Boost EV Adoption

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Should California’s richest residents pay higher taxes to help put more electric vehicles on the road? That’s a question the state’s voters are weighing in the election that concludes Tuesday. Proposition 30 would place a new 1.75%

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Italy unearths exceptional haul of ancient bronzes

Italian archaeologists announced on Tuesday the extraordinary discovery of more than 20 bronze statues created over 2,000 years ago, almost perfectly preserved in the mud of hot springs in Tuscany. The statues depict deities venerated at a sanctuary in San

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South Korean Crowd Crush Probe Widens

Newly released transcripts from the night of a deadly crowd crush in Seoul show delays in treating the injured as emergency responders and bystanders on the scene repeatedly called asking for back up.

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With Power Secure at Home, China’s Xi Looks to Project Strength Abroad

The Chinese president’s renewed foreign diplomacy gives him an opportunity to counter Washington’s efforts to enlist allies to isolate Beijing.

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Switzerland Is Paying Poorer Nations to Cut Emissions on Its Behalf

The agreements raise concerns that other countries will follow suit, delaying more difficult cuts of greenhouse gas emissions in wealthier nations.

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The World’s Democracies Ask: Why Can’t America Fix Itself?

Conversations across continents reveal alarm over the United States’ direction, as it slides away from ideals it once pressed other nations to adopt.

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China playing ‘aggressive games’ with Canada democracy: Trudeau

China is playing “aggressive games” with democracies and Canadian institutions, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned on Monday following a report of foreign interference in its elections. His comments came after local broadcaster Global News reported that Beijing had funded a

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