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New audio shows U.K. couldn’t stop Iran from seizing ship

The audio released by maritime security risk firm Dryad Global shows that a British frigate was too far away from the targeted tanker.

Moon back in NASA’s court 50 years after 1st lunar landing

Puerto Rico gov will not seek reelection, leaves his party

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American crocodiles thriving outside nuclear plant

Man denies telling black lawmaker ‘Go back where you came from’

Little shark that squirts light a new species

How consumers can limit exposure to toxic forever chemicals

Using Trump’s ‘go back’ comment at work might be illegal

Heat, humidity maintain grip on East Coast

Endangered birds halt Chicago beachfront music festival

A Chicago beachfront music festival set for August has been cancelled following concerns about its impact on endangered shorebirds

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U.K.’s Hammond to quit if Johnson becomes premier

Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond said he plans to quit his post on Wednesday if Boris Johnson beats Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt

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Tennessee banker wins annual Hemingway Look-Alike contest

Persistence paid off for a retired Tennessee banker who won the weekend’s Hemingway Look-Alike Contest on his eighth try

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Police launch tear gas as Hong Kong protest turns violent

Hong Kong’s protest movement took a violent turn Sunday as police launched tear gas at protesters after a massive march continued late into the evening, and subway riders were attacked

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Heat, humidity maintain grip on East Coast

The weather was so oppressive that a New Jersey drawbridge got stuck and suburban Boston police jokingly asked criminals to take it easy

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Heat, humidity grips East Coast as Midwest sees reprieve

Portions of the Central Plains and Mississippi Valley and much of the East Coast are expected to see temperatures approaching nearly 100 degrees

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American crocodiles thriving outside nuclear plant

Last week, 73 crocodile hatchlings were rescued by a team of specialists at Florida Power & Light’s Turkey Point nuclear plant

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Venezuela claims US military aircraft violated its airspace

The alleged incident may further roil Washington-Caracas relations at a time Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is visiting Latin America

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Gulf tanker incidents may raise shippers’ costs, cut traffic

Seizures of oil tankers and other hostile Iranian measures in the Strait of Hormuz are already raising insurance rates for shipping companies

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Man denies telling black lawmaker ‘Go back where you came from’

A white man has admitted to cursing at a pregnant black Georgia lawmaker for taking too many items into a supermarket express lane

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Trump’s bail offer for jailed rapper rings hollow in Sweden

Trump said he spoke with Sweden’s prime minister Saturday about jailed rapper A$AP Rocky and “offered to personally vouch for his bail”

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How consumers can limit exposure to toxic forever chemicals

Some changes are simple, such as checking on the safety of your drinking water or buying different pots and pans. Others require lifestyle changes

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Little shark that squirts light a new species

The 5.6-inch newborn male fished out of the Gulf has a pouch next to each front fin that squirt little glowing clouds into the ocean

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Using Trump’s ‘go back’ comment at work might be illegal

Similar phrases routinely show up in lawsuits that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission files against employers alleging discrimination

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Police: Florida woman denied pizza pulls steak knife

An offense report says De’Erica Cooks told the woman “I’m going to cut you” with a steak knife in her hand, and then tried to attack her

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Fake news: A look at what didn’t happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week; none of these are legit

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Highlighted authors

Endangered no more, could Kirtland's warbler replace robin as state bird? Neal Rubin

Bankole: The rarity of Sen. John McCain’s politics Bankole Thompson

Podcast: Howes on Mahoning Valley grit Daniel Howes

Finley: What do black voters want? Nolan Finley

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Florida sheriff to investigate Epstein’s work release

The inquiry will focus on whether deputies assigned to monitor Epstein in a work-release program violated any rules or regulations

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Officials: US putting troops back in Saudi Arabia

With Iranian military threats in mind, the U.S. is sending more than 500 troops to a Saudi air base that was a hub of American air power in the 1990s

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Besieged Puerto Rico governor goes quiet amid protests

In the Spanish colonial fortress that serves as his official residence, Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló is under siege

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Officials weigh delay of abortion curbs

The Trump administration told federally funded family planning clinics its considering to delay enforcing a rule barring them from referring abortions

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Feds release 3K inmates under First Step Act

The law gives more discretion in sentencing, eases mandatory minimum sentences and encourages inmate participation in programs to reduce recidivism

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Suspect in Japan anime studio arson reportedly had grudge

The man suspected of setting ablaze a Japanese animation studio, which killed 33, was reported by local media to have a grudge against the company

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Federal judge upholds a Trump alternative to ‘Obamacare’

A federal judge is upholding the Trump administration’s expansion of cheaper short-term health insurance plans as an alternative to the ACA

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Iran’s seizure of UK tanker in Gulf seen as escalation

The operator of the Stena Impero said it was unable to contact the ship after it was approached by unidentified vessels and a helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz

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Black lawmaker: White man said ‘Go back where you came from’

She said said she was in an express line with too many items but was got in line because she is nine months pregnant and can’t stand for long periods

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Labor nominee Scalia has long record of opposing regulations

Eugene Scalia won a string of victories in court cases on behalf of business interests challenging labor and financial regulations

Business

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Mueller Report might figure in suit against Trump campaign

Lawyers for defendants encouraged the judge to consider special counsel Robert Mueller’s findings, while a Democratic Party lawyer argued against it

Politics

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Fact check: Trump challenges Fed with dubious theory

Trump is flipping interest-rate theory on its head as he tries to blame the Fed for holding back growth

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South Bend police to get body camera upgrades after shooting

The city where Pete Buttigieg is mayor is updating police officers’ body cameras following a recent fatal police shooting of a black man

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Trump to push Pakistan PM Khan for permanent Taliban ceasefire

President Donald Trump will push Pakistan’s prime minister, Imran Khan, to pressure the Taliban into signing a permanent ceasefire in Afghanistan

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Sandra Day O’Connor’s Arizona home makes National Register

The 1950s adobe, where the first woman on the Supreme Court cooked meals across party lines, was added to the National Register of Historic Places

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2 workers die after being trapped in grain silo

The workers became trapped Friday morning inside the silo operated by The Andersons in Toledo

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Strong quake hits near Greek capital of Athens, 4 hurt

Residents ran into the streets in fear and firefighters checked for people trapped in elevators

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Parents told they could lose kids over unpaid school lunches

The district says that it is trying to collect more than $20,000, and that other methods to get parents to pay have not been successful

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Trump marks Apollo 11 anniversary by meeting its astronauts

“We are bringing the glamour back” to the space program, Trump said

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U.S. expands ‘Remain in Mexico’ to dangerous part of border

Under the so-called “Remain in Mexico” policy, asylum seekers are briefly processed and given a date to return for an immigration court hearing before being sent back across the southern border

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Suspect in animation studio arson fire reportedly had grudge

The man told police that he set the fire “because (Kyoto Animation) stole novels,” according to Japanese media

World

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Painting, stolen by Nazi soldier, is back in Florence museum

“Flower Vase,” a masterpiece by Jan van Huysum, was acquired in 1824 by a grand duke of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty

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Democrats questioning Robert Mueller to focus on obstruction

In his report, Mueller wrote that he could not exonerate the president on obstruction of justice

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Man scales down Philadelphia high-rise to escape smoky fire

The man who scaled down the building did not appear to be injured

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New standards aim to improve surgery for the oldest patients

Hospitals around the country are encouraged to adopt 30 new standards to optimize surgery on patients who are 75 and older

Health

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Arctic summer melt shows ice disappearing faster than normal

Ice covering the Arctic Ocean reached the second-lowest level recorded for this time of year after July temperatures spiked in areas around the North Pole.

World

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Fast-growing web of doorbell cams raises privacy fears

Critics complain that the systems turn neighborhoods into places of constant surveillance and create suspicion that falls heavier on minorities

Nation

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Chicago police overseers fire 4 officers in McDonald-related cover-up case

The Chicago Police Board on Thursday fired four police officers for allegedly covering up a white officer’s 2014 fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald

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