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Marine heat wave caused seabird deaths off California. El Nino could worsen the die-off

SAN DIEGO (AP) – Within minutes of walking on a San Diego beach, marine ornithologist Tammy Russell found the feathered carcasses – one after another.

Former child actor Daveigh Chase died of AIDS

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Former child actor Daveigh Chase’s death on June 16 was due to AIDS, the office of the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner reported.

The Trump Report: Latest Updates

President Donald Trump took in nearly $1.2 billion from his crypto businesses last year, a federal filing released Tuesday shows, locking in profits while his investors were socked with losses. Mere startups when he took the oath of office, the new ventures have now eclipsed in revenue much of his vast property portfolio that took him decades to accumulate.

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Top EU court dismisses Google appeal of $4.5 billion antitrust fine

BRUSSELS (AP) – Judges at the European Union’s top court dismissed an appeal by Google over a landmark, 4.1 billion euro ($4.5 billion) antitrust fine imposed for throttling competition and reducing consumer choice through the dominance of its mobile Android operating system.

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South Korea disputes US report against Seattle-based Coupang

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea’s government on Thursday disputed a U.S. congressional report accusing Seoul of discriminating against Coupang, a U.S.-listed electronic commerce giant that was hit with a record 625 billion won ($403 million) fine in June over a massive data breach affecting millions of South Korean customers.

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Beijing says China-EU trade talks set in the fall, to be held regularly each year

HONG KONG (AP) – China and the European Union will hold ministerial-level trade talks once or twice a year, China’s Commerce Ministry said Thursday, as the two sides work to increase and rebalance trade. The EU faces growing pressure to reduce its trade deficit with China, which widened to about 360 billion euros ($410 billion) last year, nearly 1 billion euros a day.

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Iran warns oil tankers to use approved routes or face a 'forceful response'

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iran’s joint military command warned Thursday that all oil tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz must use its approved routes or face a “forceful response,” ratcheting up tensions again over a waterway crucial for international energy supplies.

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Russian attack kills at least 20 and causes damage across Kyiv

Russian attack kills at least 20 and causes damage across Kyiv

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Trump and Republicans return to communist attacks against Democrats

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans are reviving a line of attack against Democrats heading into the midterm elections: They’re communists. In just the past week, Trump has issued dark warnings that members of the Democratic Party’s ascendant left are communists who want to “completely destroy the traditional American way of life” and even engage in assassinations.

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Mourners attend funerals for 14 Pakistani children killed in roof collapse
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Panda birthdays at Hong Kong Zoo
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Defying Pope Leo XIV, traditionalists go ahead with Latin Mass consecrations
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2 people hang 'the power of love' banner on Empire State Building antenna