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U.S., China agree to discuss export controls

by JOE McDONALD Associated Press August 28, 2023August 28, 2023

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says she and her Chinese counterpart also agreed to set up a group to discuss other commercial issues.

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Tropical Storm Idalia forms in Gulf of Mexico on possible track toward U.S.

by Associated Press August 27, 2023August 27, 2023

Forecasters said they expected Idalia to become a hurricane on Tuesday in the Gulf of Mexico and then curve northeast toward the west coast of Florida.

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U.S. Marine Osprey crashes during drills in Australia, killing 3 and injuring 20, some critically

by ROD McGUIRK Associated Press August 27, 2023August 27, 2023

The Osprey that crashed was one of two that had flown from Darwin to Melville on Sunday, Murphy, the police commissioner, said.

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More than 600 firefighters struggle to control wildfires in Greece

by ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press August 27, 2023August 27, 2023

A massive blaze in the country’s northeastern regions of Evros and Alexandroupolis, believed to have caused 20 of the 21 wildfire-related deaths in the past week in Greece, was burning for a ninth day.

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Russia confirms Wagner leader Prigozhin died in a plane crash

by Associated Press August 27, 2023August 27, 2023

Genetic testing on the 10 bodies recovered at the crash site “conform to the manifest ” for the flight, Russian Investigative Committee spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko said.

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Two men arrested on drug charges following Fairfield traffic stop

by Morning Sentinel Staff Report August 26, 2023August 28, 2023

Deputies arrested Shane Murphy Sr., 48, of Fairfield and Travis Clement, 44, of Norridgewock after seizing 169 grams of fentanyl, according to information provided by Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster.

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World Wrestling Entertainment star Bray Wyatt dies at 36

by The Associated Press August 25, 2023

World Wrestling Entertainment star Bray Wyatt died Thursday, WWE announced. He was 36. Wyatt, whose real name was Windham Rotunda, died “unexpectedly,” according to an article on the WWE website that did not mention a cause of death. “WWE is saddened to learn that Windham Rotunda, also known as Bray Wyatt, passed away on Thursday, […]

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Kremlin denies role in plane crash believed to have killed Russian mercenary leader Prigozhin

by Associated Press August 25, 2023August 25, 2023

Prigozhin, whose brutal fighters were feared in Ukraine, Africa, and Syria, was eulogized Thursday by President Vladimir Putin, even as suspicions grew that the Russian leader was behind the crash that many saw as an assassination.