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Climate
Phoenix has set another heat record by hitting 110 degrees on 54 days this year
On Saturday, it was the 54th day this year that the official reading at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport hit 110 degrees, eclipsing the previous record set in 2020. The hot streak could reach 55 days.
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World
The G20 has agreed to make the African Union a permanent member, Indian PM Modi says
The announcement came at the opening of the G20 summit, one that comes as growing global rifts and the absence of key players threatened to make reaching consensus on the thorniest issues elusive.
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Food
Maker of the spicy 'One Chip Challenge' pulls product from store shelves
The maker of the extremely spicy chip said it is working to recall the product as Massachusetts authorities probe the death of a teen whose family said the challenge was a contributing factor.
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World
An ailing American explorer trapped 3,000 feet deep in a Turkish cave awaits rescue
Experienced caver Mark Dickey, 40, suddenly became ill during an expedition with a handful of others, including three other Americans, in the Morca cave in southern Turkey's Taurus Mountains.
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National
A climate protester glued his feet to floor and interrupted the U.S. Open semifinal
The semifinal match between Coco Gauff and Karolina Muchova was delayed by 50 minutes because of a disruption by environmental activists, one who glued his bare feet to the concrete floor.
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World
Japan launches rocket carrying an X-ray telescope to explore the origins of universe
The telescope will measure the speed and makeup of what lies between galaxies, information to help study how celestial objects were formed.
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Latin America
Mexico decriminalizes abortion, extending Latin American trend of widening access
The country's Supreme Court ordered that abortion be removed from the federal penal code, ruling that national laws prohibiting the procedure are unconstitutional and violate women's rights.
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National
A Vietnam veteran helicopter pilot receives the Medal of Honor for a daring rescue
Capt. Larry Taylor received the award from President Biden for flying into heavy enemy fire to save four members of a reconnaissance team from almost certain death as they were about to be overrun.
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World
An Australian who fell ill at a remote Antarctic base is rescued, authorities say
The man who fell ill is expected to arrive in Australia next week. Until then, he will be cared for in an icebreaker's specially equipped medical facility.
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World
India's moon rover completes its walk as scientists look for signs of frozen water
There was no word on the outcome of the rover searches for signs of frozen water on the lunar surface that could help future astronaut missions.