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Fiery Greece train collision kills 32, injures at least 85

Fiery Greece train collision kills 32, injures at least 85

TEMPE, Greece (AP) — A passenger train carrying hundreds of people collided at high speed with an oncoming freight train in a fiery wreck in northern Greece, killing 32 and injuring at least 85, officials said Wednesday.
Chicago Mayor Lightfoot ousted; Vallas, Johnson in runoff

Chicago Mayor Lightfoot ousted; Vallas, Johnson in runoff

CHICAGO (AP) — Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson will meet in a runoff to be the next mayor of Chicago after voters on Tuesday denied incumbent Lori Lightfoot a second term, issuing a rebuke to a leader who made history as head of the nation’s third-la
DOJ sues La. company over cancer risk to minority community

DOJ sues La. company over cancer risk to minority community

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials sued a Louisiana chemical maker on Tuesday, alleging that it presents an unacceptable cancer risk to the nearby majority-Black community and demanding cuts in toxic emissions.
UN report: Uranium particles enriched to 83.7% found in Iran

UN report: Uranium particles enriched to 83.7% found in Iran

VIENNA (AP) — Inspectors from the United Nations nuclear watchdog found uranium particles enriched up to 83.7% in Iran's underground Fordo nuclear site, a report seen Tuesday by The Associated Press said.
Mexican president says Tesla to build plant in Mexico

Mexican president says Tesla to build plant in Mexico

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Tuesday that electric car company Tesla has committed to building a plant in the city of Monterrey, an industrial hub in northern Mexico.
Palestinian gunman kills Israeli as violence roils West Bank

Palestinian gunman kills Israeli as violence roils West Bank

HAWARA, West Bank (AP) — A suspected Palestinian gunman on Monday shot and killed an Israeli motorist in the occupied West Bank, the latest bloodshed in a fresh wave of fighting that showed no signs of slowing.
Messi and Putellas voted best players at FIFA awards again

Messi and Putellas voted best players at FIFA awards again

PARIS (AP) — World Cup winner Lionel Messi edged Kylian Mbappé again, this time to take FIFA’s best men’s player award on Monday. The best women’s player was Spain's Alexia Putellas for a second straight year.
Democrat Elissa Slotkin to seek Michigan's open Senate seat

Democrat Elissa Slotkin to seek Michigan's open Senate seat

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan will seek the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Debbie Stabenow in 2024, becoming the first high-profile candidate to jump into the battleground state race.
Migrant boat breaks up off Italian coast, killing nearly 60

Migrant boat breaks up off Italian coast, killing nearly 60

ROME (AP) — A wooden boat crowded with migrants smashed into rocky reefs and broke apart before dawn Sunday off the Italian coast, authorities said. Rescuers recovered nearly 60 bodies, and dozens more people were missing in the rough waters.
Feds seek to limit telehealth prescriptions for some drugs

Feds seek to limit telehealth prescriptions for some drugs

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration moved Friday to require patients see a doctor in person before getting attention deficit disorder medication or addictive painkillers, toughening access to the drugs against the backdrop of a deepening opioi