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Israeli airstrikes rock southern suburbs of Beirut and cut off a key crossing into Syria
The latest strikes came after Israel warned people to evacuate communities in southern Lebanon that are outside a United Nations-declared buffer zone.
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At least 78 people dead after boat capsizes in eastern Congo, official says
The governor of the South Kivu province said the death toll was provisional and the number of fatalities could rise further. He said there were 278 people on board, according to local authorities.
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A Texas man is executed for fatally stabbing twin teenage girls in 1989
Garcia Glenn White, 61, was the sixth inmate put to death in the U.S. in the last 11 days. His execution comes shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected three last-ditch appeals.
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Business
Jeep recalls 194,000 plug-in hybrid SUVs over fire risk
Jeep is recalling more than 194,000 plug-in hybrid SUVs because they can catch fire with the ignition turned off. The automaker says the risk of fire is reduced when the battery charge is depleted.
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An airstrike hits a Beirut residential building as Israel expands attacks in Lebanon
The first apparent Israeli airstrike on central Beirut in nearly a year of conflict leveled an apartment building early Monday. It came after Israel hit targets across Lebanon and killed dozens of people.
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Israel says it struck Hezbollah's headquarters as huge explosions rocked Beirut
The Israeli military said it carried out an airstrike on the headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut, shortly after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations.
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Alabama puts man to death in the country's second nitrogen gas execution
Alabama used nitrogen gas Thursday to execute a man convicted of killing three people, the second time the method that has generated debate about its humaneness has been used in the country.
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Japanese court acquits a man in a 1966 murder retrial after decades on death row
A court ruled Thursday that an 88-year-old former boxer was not guilty in a retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder. He spent 48 years behind bars, making him the world's longest-serving death row inmate.
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A zoo in Finland is returning pandas to China because they're too expensive to keep
The zoo has agreed with Chinese authorities to return two giant pandas to China more than eight years ahead of schedule because they have become too expensive to maintain amid declining visitors.
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U.S. and allies call for an immediate 21-day cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah
The U.S., France and other allies jointly called Wednesday for an immediate 21-day cease-fire to allow for negotiations in the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
