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A giraffe named Gracie escaped in Texas. No one can seem to find her

A giraffe named Gracie is missing in Texas, and the search for her has become a tall order. Gracie, who is about 3 years old, has been missing for nearly two weeks after escaping her enclosure at Cedar Hollow Ranch in the Texas Hill Country, said Vic Jones, who owns the remote property about 100 miles (160 kilometers) west of San Antonio.

Camp Mystic files for bankruptcy after catastrophic floods

Camp Mystic files for bankruptcy after catastrophic floods killed 28 people

Thick black smoke rises from large fire in Houston

Thick black smoke rises from large fire in Houston

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CMA CGM Group to buy FedEx' logistics arm for $1.4B

NEW YORK (AP) – French container shipping company CMA CGM Group said Wednesday it will buy FedEx Supply Chain, the third-party logistics subsidiary of FedEx for $1.4 billion, as it works to expand in the U.S.

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Kroger buying Giant Eagle in deal valued at $1.65 billion

Kroger is buying regional grocer and pharmacy retailer Giant Eagle in a deal valued at $1.65 billion.

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Trump lifts restrictions on Anthropic's Claude models after cybersecurity alarm

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The Trump administration has lifted restrictions on artificial intelligence company Anthropic’s latest versions of its Claude chatbot, ending a weekslong ban tied to cybersecurity concerns.

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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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Defying Pope Leo XIV, traditionalists go ahead with Latin Mass consecrations
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