The destructive storms caused deaths in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kentucky and were just north of an oppressive, early-season heat wave setting records from south Texas to Florida.
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Friday’s preholiday travel breaks record for most airline travelers screened at U.S. airports
More than 2.9 million travelers were screened at U.S. airports on Friday, surpassing a previous record set last year on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, according to the Transportation Security Agency.
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World Health Assembly hopes to reinforce pandemic preparedness after bold treaty project stalls
One proposal would let the WHO director-general declare a ‘pandemic emergency.’
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Iran further increases its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels
Iran has maintained its nuclear program is peaceful, but the IAEA chief, Rafael Mariano Grossi, has already warned that the capital has enough uranium enriched to near-weapons-grade levels to make ‘several’ nuclear bombs.
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Zelensky gets more air defense missiles from Spain to fight deadly Russian glide bombs
Ukraine has repeatedly tried to strike behind Russian lines, often with drones, though Russia’s response to the new technology used in unmanned vehicles has improved in recent months.
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Major retailers are offering summer deals to entice inflation-weary shoppers
Target, Walmart and other chains have rolled out price cuts – some permanent, others temporary – with the stated aim of giving their customers some relief.
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EU, Israel in war of words as ties nosedive ahead of Spain, Ireland recognizing Palestinian state
EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell threw his full weight to support the International Criminal Court, whose prosecutor is seeking an arrest warrant against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and others, including the leaders of Hamas.
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Netanyahu calls Israeli strike on Rafah that killed dozens a ‘tragic mistake’
Israel asserts that it adheres to international law even as it faces scrutiny in the world’s top courts, one of which last week demanded that it halt its offensive in Rafah.
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Papua New Guinea says landslide buried more than 2,000 people and formally asks for help
Estimates of the casualties have varied widely since the disaster occurred, and it was not immediately clear how officials arrived the number of people affected.
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At least 15 dead after severe weather carves path of ruin across multiple states in the South
In Texas, about 100 people were injured and more than 200 homes and structures destroyed.