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Torrential rains around Beijing destroyed roads, knocked out power and caused at least 21 deaths and left 26 people missing. (August 2)

The DeSantis-controlled governing body that oversees Disney World slashed diversity initiatives Tuesday.

Residents in Baghdad took a dip in the Tigris River as they tried to cool off in the soaring temperatures amid regular power cuts. (August 3) (AP video/Ali Jabar)

Pope Francis arrived at the Vatican Embassy in Lisbon to meet with 13 survivors of clergy sexual abuse in Portugal. (August 2) (AP video/Pietro De Cristofaro, Jorge Jeronimo)

After months of listening to Nicholas Alahverdian’s courtroom explanations, a judge recommended his extradition to the United States from Scotland.

Brooke, a 376-pound resident of the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park, got a CT scan and other tests at the University of Florida’s vet school

After no big winner Tuesday night, the Mega Millions jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.25 billion. If someone wins it all on Friday, when the next Mega Millions drawing takes place, the prize would one of the largest in U.S. lottery history. (Aug. 3)
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The gunman who stormed a synagogue in the heart of Pittsburgh’s Jewish community and killed 11 worshippers will be sentenced to death. A federal jury recommended Wednesday that 50-year-old Robert Bowers be sent to death row for perpetrating the deadlie…

A truck carrying multiple packs of nacho cheese spilled over Interstate 30 in the northwest city of Prescott, according to authorities.

Mega Millions jackpot soars past $1 billion