Afghanistan's child deaths are rising as food distributions face cuts

ROME (AP) – Child malnutrition has reached critical levels in a third of Afghanistan’s provinces and is expected to worsen as funding shortfalls force cuts in food distributions and other support, the U.N. World Food Program said Tuesday.

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What to watch in the Aug. 4 primaries: Michigan Senate race tests Democrats

Michigan will offer the country its clearest gauge yet on the direction of the Democratic Party, as primary voters in the battleground state choose between a progressive standard-bearer and an establishment-backed candidate.

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South Korean students detained for allegedly breaking into US military base

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – A group of eight South Korean students were detained Tuesday for allegedly breaking into a United States air base while shouting anti-U.S. slogans, South Korean authorities said.

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Callum Turner & Dua Lipa's 'One Night Only' date

Callum Turner & Dua Lipa’s ‘One Night Only’ date

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Firefighters scramble to contain fires outside Athens

ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Firefighters west of Athens raced to exploit a break in high winds on Tuesday, working to strengthen containment lines as forecasters warned that stronger gusts and rising temperatures would return in the coming days.

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Runaway online rumors sparked frantic rush by migrants to Ceuta

FNIDEQ, Morocco (AP) – It started with Instagram posts that suggested Spain’s border with Morocco was opening up. Then came Facebook users tracking coast guard patrols and TikTok videos showing where to swim.

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Top FIFA officials Wenger and Grafström distance themselves from Infantino

GENEVA (AP) – Two senior FIFA executives – coaching great Arsène Wenger and CEO-like secretary general Mattias Grafström – distanced themselves Tuesday from their boss Gianni Infantino’s failed plan to sell stakes in future World Cup profits to private investors.

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US stocks hit records as profits keep piling up

NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market rallied to records on Tuesday as profits kept piling up for companies and as oil prices eased. The S&P 500 shot up 1.8%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 907 points, or 1.7%, to its own record set the day before, while the Nasdaq composite jumped 2.6%.

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Spanish PM Sanchez fends off blistering criticism within the EU over Ceuta crisis

BRUSSELS (AP) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s migration policies faced fierce criticism as leaders from across the European Union met Tuesday following last week’s rush of migrants to the Spanish territory of Ceuta in North Africa.

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This summer isn't breaking heat records - yet. Wait until El Nino kicks in, scientists say

Wildfires are burning in North America and Europe. Deadly heat waves have parked over cities and the world’s oceans are the hottest ever recorded for this time of year. A strengthening El Nino is forecast to be off-the-charts, spiking global temperatures and warping weather all over.

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