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Taiwan hospital fire leaves at least 9 dead as typhoon batters island's south

Taiwan hospital fire leaves at least 9 dead as typhoon batters island's south

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A fire at a hospital in southern Taiwan killed at least nine people Thursday as the island was being battered by a typhoon.
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Typhoon Krathon makes landfall on Taiwan, packing fierce winds and torrential rain

Typhoon Krathon makes landfall on Taiwan, packing fierce winds and torrential rain

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Typhoon Krathon made landfall Thursday in the major port city of Kaohsiung, bringing torrential rains and fierce winds to southern and southeastern parts of Taiwan , according to weather authorities.
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Taiwan hospital fire leaves at least 8 dead as typhoon batters island's south

Taiwan hospital fire leaves at least 8 dead as typhoon batters island's south

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A fire at a hospital in southern Taiwan killed at least eight people on Thursday morning as the island was being battered by a typhoon.
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Hurricane Kirk strengthens into a Category 3 storm in the Atlantic

Hurricane Kirk strengthens into a Category 3 storm in the Atlantic

MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Kirk strengthened Wednesday into a Category 3 storm in the Atlantic Ocean and was expected to grow rapidly into a major hurricane, forecasters said.
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Prosecutors lay out new evidence in Trump election case, accuse him of having 'resorted to crimes'

Prosecutors lay out new evidence in Trump election case, accuse him of having 'resorted to crimes'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump laid the groundwork to try to overturn the 2020 election even before he lost, knowingly pushed false claims of voter fraud and “resorted to crimes” in his failed bid to cling to power, according to a court filing unseal
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Israel presses forward on two fronts and reports 8 combat deaths as fears of a wider war mount

Israel presses forward on two fronts and reports 8 combat deaths as fears of a wider war mount

BEIRUT (AP) — Israel pressed forward on two fronts Wednesday, pursuing a ground incursion into Lebanon against Hezbollah that left eight Israeli soldiers dead and conducting strikes in Gaza that killed dozens, including children.
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Hurricane Kirk strengthens into a Category 3 storm in the Atlantic

Hurricane Kirk strengthens into a Category 3 storm in the Atlantic

MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Kirk strengthened Wednesday into a Category 3 storm in the Atlantic Ocean and was expected to grow rapidly into a major hurricane, forecasters said.
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Deadly Maui fire erupted from earlier blaze believed to have been extinguished, investigation finds

Deadly Maui fire erupted from earlier blaze believed to have been extinguished, investigation finds

HONOLULU (AP) — The wildfire that killed at least 102 people on Maui last year erupted from an earlier brushfire, sparked by downed power lines , that firefighters believed they had extinguished, officials confirmed Wednesday as they presented their
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Investigators in Haiti accuse three members of transitional presidential council of corruption

Investigators in Haiti accuse three members of transitional presidential council of corruption

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — An anti-corruption agency in Haiti on Wednesday accused three members of the country's transitional presidential council of bribery in a scathing report that threatens to destabilize the country’s fragile political stabil
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Prosecutors: Trump 'resorted to crimes' after losing 2020 election in failed bid to cling to power

Prosecutors: Trump 'resorted to crimes' after losing 2020 election in failed bid to cling to power

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump “resorted to crimes” in a failed bid to cling to power after losing the 2020 election, federal prosecutors said in a newly unsealed court filing that argues that the former president is not entitled to immunity from pro
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