Temperatures reached the low of over 104 degrees Fahrenheit in parts of the Greek mainland Monday, a day after soaring as high as 113 degrees Fahrenheit.
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IRS is ending unannounced visits to taxpayers, to protect workers and combat scammers
The agency in recent years has experienced more threats, in part tied to conspiracy theories that agents were going to target middle-income taxpayers more aggressively.
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Israeli parliament approves key part of judicial overhaul that has exposed deep fissures in society
Mass demonstrations erupt as protesters see the overhaul as a power grab fueled by personal and political grievances of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – who is on trial for corruption charges – and his partners.
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Russia says Moscow and Crimea hit by Ukrainian drones
Ukrainian authorities didn’t immediately claim responsibility for the strike, which was the second drone attack on the Russian capital this month.
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Israel’s Netanyahu hospitalized as thousands protest judicial overhaul plan ahead of key vote
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is still recovering in a hospital after an emergency heart procedure, as tens of thousands of supporters and opponents of his judicial overhaul plan hold rival rallies ahead of a key vote
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Greek authorities evacuate some 19,000 people as wildfire blazes on the island of Rhodes
The Ministry of Climate Change and Civil Protection said it was ‘the largest evacuation from a wildfire in the country.’
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Congolese soldier kills 13 civilians, including wife, after son is buried without him, officials say
The attack late Saturday left the soldier’s wife, in-laws, and two of his children dead before he turned his weapon on other civilians, said Lt. Jules Ngongo, a spokesman for the army.
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Weekend shootings leave at least 6 dead, 20 others wounded in Chicago
Three people, including two women, were shot Saturday night on Chicago’s South Side.
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Indian rescuers recover 27 dead but no sign of dozens of missing villagers swamped by a landslide
Rescuers have ended a four-day search for scores of people missing after heavy monsoon rains triggered a massive landslide in a village in western India
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‘Barbie,’ in 1st, and ‘Oppenheimer,’ in 2nd, fuel historic box office bonanza
The ‘Barbenheimer’ phenomenon may have started out as a good-natured competition between two aesthetic opposites, but, as many hoped, both movies benefitted in the end.