The workers have sent out signals indicating that they are safe, the Press Trust of India news agency cited a state government official as saying.
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Floods kill at least 31 in Somalia after UN warns of once-in-a-century event
Mogadishu has been ravaged by downpours that swept away vulnerable people, including children and older adults, and disrupted transportation.
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Lewiston joins growing list of U.S. communities living with gun trauma
Experts acknowledge that every mass shooting is different but say the Maine city is likely to feel lingering effects of anguish for years.
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Trump joins media outlets in pushing for his federal election interference case to be televised
The request for a televised trial comes as the Washington case has emerged as the most potent and direct legal threat to Trump’s political fortunes.
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FBI seized phones, iPad from New York Mayor Eric Adams in escalation of fundraising investigation
A search warrant indicates authorities are examining whether the campaign conspired with the Turkish government to receive donations from foreign sources, funneled through straw donors.
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How researchers, farmers and brewers want to safeguard beer against climate change
Farmers are using all the new strategies they can get to stay afloat and provide for large and small breweries alike.
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Netanyahu rejects growing calls for a cease-fire as Israel battles Hamas outside main Gaza hospital
Israel has portrayed the hospital as Hamas’ main command post – claims Hamas and hospital staff deny.
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Florida judge postpones Trump trial delay decision to March
Trump says he needs more time to prepare for the classified-documents trial.
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Several people shot on I-59 in Alabama, police say
Police in Alabama say multiple people have been shot on Interstate 59 southbound in Birmingham
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Local election workers receive fentanyl-laced letters
Threatening letters, some including fentanyl, have been sent to local election offices in at least 5 states.