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Biden officials weigh tougher asylum ban at Mexico border

Biden administration officials are weighing whether to toughen an asylum ban to maintain lower levels of illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border since the ban

Biden officials weigh tougher asylum ban at Mexico border
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A remote Indigenous tribe kills two loggers encroaching on their land in Peru

Two loggers have been killed by the reclusive Mashco Piro Indigenous tribe deep in Peru's Amazon

A remote Indigenous tribe kills two loggers encroaching on their land in Peru
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The US is considering the creation of a UN peacekeeping operation for Haiti to fight gangs

The U.S. assistant secretary for Western Hemisphere affairs says the U.S. is mulling a U.N. peacekeeping operation in Haiti as one way to secure funding and staffing for a current mission led by Kenya to quell gang violence in the Caribbean country

The US is considering the creation of a UN peacekeeping operation for Haiti to fight gangs
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Human rights commission calls on El Salvador to end state of emergency

El Salvador should end a long-running state of emergency and reinstate suspended constitutional rights after achieving significant security gains due to its

Human rights commission calls on El Salvador to end state of emergency
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Marathon's Detroit refinery union workers go on strike

Teamsters members working at Marathon Petroleum's Detroit refinery have gone on strike after months of pay- and safety-related negotiations with the company

Marathon's Detroit refinery union workers go on strike
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Controversial overhaul of Mexican courts approved by lower house lawmakers

Mexico's lower house of Congress approved an overhaul of the country's judiciary early on Wednesday that would usher in a new era of

Controversial overhaul of Mexican courts approved by lower house lawmakers
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House Republicans subpoena Secretary Blinken for testimony on US withdrawal from Afghanistan

House Republicans have issued a subpoena for testimony from Secretary of State Antony Blinken as they finish their investigation into the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan

House Republicans subpoena Secretary Blinken for testimony on US withdrawal from Afghanistan
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US service member detained in Venezuela, officials say

US service member detained in Venezuela, officials say

US service member detained in Venezuela, officials say
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Venezuela AG received affidavit from opposition leader, lawyer says

The lawyer for Venezuela opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez said on Wednesday the attorney general's office received his affidavit explaining why Gonzalez ignored three summons,

Venezuela AG received affidavit from opposition leader, lawyer says
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Colombia trucker protests threaten fuel supplies, state oil company operations

Protests by truckers in Colombia, who are angry at an increase in diesel prices, have cut off the country's biggest cities and are threatening fuel supplies, though the government

Colombia trucker protests threaten fuel supplies, state oil company operations
Americas|Health|Opinion

Takeaways from AP's report on government programs tackling the US maternal death crisis

All levels of government are striving to reduce maternal mortality and erase the race gap in the United States

Takeaways from AP's report on government programs tackling the US maternal death crisis
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Woman charged in US with murdering her children fights extradition from UK

An American woman wanted in the United States for the murder of two of her children and attempting to kill her third child denied the charges in a London court on

Woman charged in US with murdering her children fights extradition from UK
Americas|Business|Economy

US job openings hit 3-1/2-year low as labor market eases

U.S. job openings dropped to a 3-1/2-year low in July, suggesting the labor market was losing steam, but the reduction on its own is probably not enough to

US job openings hit 3-1/2-year low as labor market eases
Americas|Economy|Finance

Brazil finance minister says he trusts central bank officials ahead of rate decision

Brazil's Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Wednesday that he trusts central bank officials when asked about the prospect of an interest rate hike at the upcoming monetary

Brazil finance minister says he trusts central bank officials ahead of rate decision
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Mexican lower house approves controversial judicial reform

In a marathon session, Mexico's lower house of Congress approved on Wednesday morning a controversial judicial reform, a crucial step towards cementing a key ambition of

Mexican lower house approves controversial judicial reform
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US expected to send senior Pentagon official to China military forum

The United States is set to send Michael Chase, the deputy assistant secretary of defence for China, Taiwan and Mongolia, to China's top

US expected to send senior Pentagon official to China military forum
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Cocaine trade in the rugged Micay Canyon threatens Colombia's peace efforts

In the rugged Micay Canyon of southwestern Colombia, rebel groups have beefed up their presence over the past two years despite efforts by Colombian President Gustavo Petro to negotiate peace deals with these irregular armies under a strategy known as total peace

Cocaine trade in the rugged Micay Canyon threatens Colombia's peace efforts
Americas|Crime|Europe|Sports

French rugby players accused of rape in Argentina set off for Paris as closely watched case drags on

Two French rugby players are heading back to France nearly two months after their arrest in the South American nation on charges of aggravated sexual assault

French rugby players accused of rape in Argentina set off for Paris as closely watched case drags on
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Human rights group implicates Venezuelan security forces in killings during post-election protests

A global human rights watchdog has implicated Venezuelan security forces and pro-government armed groups in killings that occurred during the protests that followed the country’s disputed July presidential election

Human rights group implicates Venezuelan security forces in killings during post-election protests
Americas|MidEast|News|Political|World

Doug Emhoff says he's 'gutted' after the hostage killings in Gaza

Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, says he is “gutted” after the killings of American Hersh Goldberg-Polin and five other Israeli hostages taken by Hamas

Doug Emhoff says he's 'gutted' after the hostage killings in Gaza
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4 Las Vegas teens plead guilty in classmate's deadly beating as part of plea deal

Four Las Vegas teenagers have pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the fatal beating of their high school classmate

4 Las Vegas teens plead guilty in classmate's deadly beating as part of plea deal
Americas|Crime

Grand jury indicts Texas woman in attempted drowning of 3-year-old Muslim girl

A Texas woman has been formally indicted by a grand jury in the attempted drowning of a 3-year-old Palestinian American Muslim girl in a May incident that

Grand jury indicts Texas woman in attempted drowning of 3-year-old Muslim girl
Americas|Crime|News|Sports

Shooting of San Francisco 49ers rookie renews attention on crime in city as mayor seeks reelection

The broad daylight shooting of San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall during an attempted robbery in an upscale shopping district has once again put San Francisco’s safety in the national spotlight weeks before voters choose a new mayor

Shooting of San Francisco 49ers rookie renews attention on crime in city as mayor seeks reelection
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US safety commissioners call for investigation into Shein, Temu

Two leaders of the U.S.

US safety commissioners call for investigation into Shein, Temu
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Kamala Harris to propose up to $50,000 tax deduction for new small businesses

Vice President Kamala Harris will propose a tax deduction of up to $50,000 for new small businesses on Wednesday, a tenfold increase over existing relief and her

Kamala Harris to propose up to $50,000 tax deduction for new small businesses

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