At least 155 people were injured, while damage from the rains forced more than 80,000 people from their homes. Approximately 15,000 took refuge in schools, gymnasiums and other temporary shelters.
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Denial and uncertainty are looming over a Biden-Trump rematch 6 months out from Election Day
Exactly six months before Election Day, Biden and Trump are locked in the first contest in 112 years with a current and former president competing for the White House.
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China’s president arrives in Europe to reinvigorate ties at a time of global tensions
Xi’s trip will be closely watched in Washington for signs of diminishing European support for its key foreign policy goals. At the same time, there’s increasing uncertainty in Europe about future U.S. support for trans-Atlantic allies.
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Madonna’s biggest-ever concert transforms Rio’s Copacabana beach into a massive dance floor
City Hall produced a report in April estimating that the concert would bring $57 million into the local economy. Hotel capacity was expected to reach 98% in Copacabana, according to Rio’s hotel association.
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King Charles III’s openness about cancer has helped him connect with people in year after coronation
Charles has used his illness to highlight the need for early diagnosis and treatment, showing leadership at a time of personal hardship. In the process, people have begun to see him as a more flesh-and-blood character who faces the same challenges as them, not just an archetype of wealth and privilege.
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Hamas says latest cease-fire talks have ended. Israel vows military operation in ‘very near future’
The incident comes at a time when Gaza is facing a humanitarian crisis with shortages of food, medicine and other humanitarian items.
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Biden rebuilt refugee system after Trump-era cuts. What comes next in an election year?
If President Biden meets his target of 125,000 refugees admitted this year, it would be the highest number of arrivals in more than three decades.
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Ukraine marks its third Easter at war as it comes under fire from Russian drones and troops
In his Easter address, President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Ukrainians to be ‘united in one common prayer.’
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Pro-Palestinian protesters at USC comply with school order to leave their encampment
Protesters left a Pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Southern California early Sunday after they were surrounded by police and told they might face arrest if they didn’t go.
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Milestone reached in mainline Protestant churches’ decades-old disputes over LGBTQ inclusion
The United Methodist Church, which stripped out its bans and related social teachings over the past two weeks, is the last of the major mainline church bodies to go through this process.