Many passengers jumped into the water in panic and were plucked by coast guard personnel.
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Brazil’s president connects with voters at Latin America’s biggest rodeo
All major polls show Jair Bolsonaro trailing well behind former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, but one wouldn’t know it from the scene.
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California weighs rules giving fast food workers more power
Union organizers and advocates say wage theft and other exploitation is common in the industry, particularly for women and racial minorities.
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Chechen fighters taking to battlefields of Ukraine
Soldiers from the war-scarred republic in southern Russia are participating on both sides.
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Clashes shake Libya’s capital, killing 13 civilians
More than 95 others are wounded and 64 families are evacuated.
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DeSantis challenger Charlie Crist picks Miami teachers union leader as running mate
The Democrat is challenging Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in Florida.
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Facebook parent settles suit in Cambridge Analytica scandal
The social network service allowed millions of its users’ personal information to be fed to a firm that supported Donald Trump in 2016.
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Flash floods kill nearly 1,000 in Pakistan
Thousands more were injured and displaced since mid-June.
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Hungary’s fireworks go on but weather agency controversy stays
Two top meteorologists were fired after predicting a high probability of heavy rain that postponed the show.
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Nations fail to reach deal on U.N. treaty to protect sea life
The global goal is to set aside 30 percent of ocean area as a marine sanctuary.