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3M reaches $10.3 billion settlement over contamination of water systems
The deal would compensate water providers for pollution with substances known collectively as PFAS, described as "forever chemicals" because they don't degrade naturally in the environment.
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Latin America
While sub disappearance transfixes some, many say their focus is on other calamities
The wealth of the submersible Titan's passengers contrasted with the desperation that pushed hundreds of migrants to leave their homes and try to reach Italy by boat last week.
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Summer solstice brings druids, pagans and thousands of curious people to Stonehenge
A seemingly curious alliance of druids, pagans, hippies, local residents and tourists gathered around Stonehenge and greeted sunrise on Wednesday, which is the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere.
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World
'Still alive,' Pope Francis jokes as he leaves a Rome hospital 9 days after surgery
"The pope is well. He's better than before,'' said Dr. Sergio Alfieri, the surgeon who performed the 86-year-old pontiff's operation on June 7.
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National
An American is arrested over the death of a U.S. tourist at a German castle
An American man has been arrested over the death of one U.S. tourist and an assault on another near Neuschwanstein castle after he allegedly pushed the two women down a steep slope, authorities said.
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National
Ex-Starbucks manager awarded $25.6 million in case tied to arrests of 2 Black men
Jurors in federal court awarded $25.6 million to a former Starbucks regional manager who alleged that she and other white employees were unfairly punished after the arrests of two Black men in 2018.
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Latin America
The mayor of a Mexican border city says she will live at an army base for safety
The Tijuana city government said threats to Mayor Montserrat Caballero and bodies discovered in a truck were tied to her administration's results in weapons seizures and arrests of violent suspects.
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Latin America
4 children who survived for 40 days in the Colombian jungle recover as details emerge
The children, aged 13, 9, 4, and 11 months, are expected to remain for at least two weeks in a hospital receiving treatment after their rescue Friday.
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Business
GM's electric vehicles will gain access to Tesla's charging network
Also under an agreement between the two companies GM will adopt Tesla's connector, the plug that links an electric vehicle to a charging station. Ford recently made a similar announcement with Tesla.
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World
4 young children are critically wounded in a knife attack in a French Alpine town
As bystanders screamed for help, a man with a knife stabbed four young children at a lakeside park in the French Alps. The children suffered life-threatening injuries, and two adults were wounded.