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Photo album: Farmington celebrates Independence Day
Fireworks, parade, veterans and Betsy Ross are represented in patriotic style.
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U.S. citizen Robert Woodland convicted of drug-related charges by a Moscow court
He was found guilty of attempted trafficking of large amounts of illegal drugs as part of an organized group.
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With Taylor Swift heading to Germany, one city has taken her name – at least for a few weeks
In honor of the singer, the city has renamed itself ‘Swiftkirchen’ – at least temporarily.
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Jeffries seeks to stem House defections, for now, as Democrats panic over Biden
On Wednesday evening, Jeffries led a tightly controlled conference call of House Democratic leaders as concern over Biden ricocheted on and off Capitol Hill.
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U.K. election exit poll projects big win for Labour, end to 14 years of Conservative rule
The center-left Labour Party appears to have defeated the center-right Conservative Party in a historic landslide, according to exit polls.
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Scientists discover giant aquatic predator from a time before dinosaurs
The creature lived about 280 million years ago during the early Permian period, an age when there was a single continent, Pangaea – and about 40 million years before the first dinosaurs.
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Biden faces a high-stakes summit with his presidency in the spotlight
An event that the White House anticipated would project Biden’s global leadership and deliver a foreign policy victory at a key campaign moment – less than a week before the Republican National Convention – now has new meaning.
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Israel approves plans for nearly 5,300 new homes in West Bank settlements
Word of the decision emerged as an Israeli official said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had decided to send negotiators to resume Gaza cease-fire talks.
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Biden’s delegates pledged to support him. Some are having doubts.
However, party delegates haven’t exercised independent authority in more than half a century.