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At least 20 dead after powerful earthquake strikes Indonesia
15 Aug 2:29 am EDT - CBS News
Indonesian authorities issued, then lifted, a tsunami warning after the powerful earthquake hit Saturday morning..

Trump says U.S. warship's 9-month deployment "not nearly long enough"
15 Aug 1:44 am EDT - CBS News
The USS Abraham Lincoln has been deployed for almost nine months and is expected to be replaced in the Middle East..

What to know about Luigi Mangione's guilty plea in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
15 Aug 2:19 am EDT - ABC News
Luigi Mangione’s guilty plea to federal stalking-to-kill charges has raised questions about how it’ll affect his state murder case and what his lawyers might do to prevent Mangione from spending the rest of his life in prison.

Dr. Anthony Fauci declines request to appear before a second Senate panel after GOP contempt vote
14 Aug 11:12 pm EDT - ABC News
Dr. Anthony Fauci has declined a request to appear voluntarily before a second Senate panel.

Myanmar says over 300,000 Rohingya refugees verified for repatriation as exodus enters ninth year
15 Aug 2:19 am EDT - ABC News
Myanmar’s military-backed government says it has verified that more than 300,000 Rohingya refugees living in camps in Bangladesh are former residents of western Rakhine state.

Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to stalking UnitedHealthcare CEO, admits killing him - Axios

Trump Dismisses Reports About Dire Conditions Aboard U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln - The New York Times

Jason Arday, youngest Black professor at Cambridge, found dead at 41 after resignation - PBS

At least two killed as magnitude 7.7 quake hits Indonesia - Al Jazeera

Trump stumps in N.Y. suburbs, highlighting a dilemma for his party - The Washington Post

A rare hurricane landfall threat for Hawaii's Big Island as strengthening Tropical Storm Lala nears - AP News

6 dead, including shooter, and one critical in mass shooting near Cadillac - The Detroit News

'Devastating': bulldozers plough through Big Bend national park as Trump's border work pushes ahead - The Guardian
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Trump dismisses concerns about USS Abraham Lincoln, saying its record-breaking 250 days at sea 'not nearly enough' ' as it happened - The Guardian

Picasso print stolen from Milwaukee art gallery in 2018 found by landlord while cleaning apartment - The Guardian

At least six people dead and one wounded in mass shooting in rural Michigan - The Guardian

Man charged with assault, hate crimes after allegedly disrupting Shabbat services at NYC synagogue - Fox News

Shake Shack worker allegedly calls out before robbing own restaurant, returns in uniform 2 days later - Fox News

The Other Kushner Steps Into the Spotlight With $12.5 Billion Lakers Deal - Wall Street Journal

How a Sony Veteran Is Overhauling the Company He Grew Up In - Wall Street Journal

Mangione admits killing healthcare CEO and pleads guilty to federal charges - BBC News

BBC seeks to subpoena Trump's family members in Panorama lawsuit - BBC News

At least 14 dead after 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia - BBC News

Afghan women tell the BBC their lives are unrecognisable after five years of Taliban rule - BBC News

US aircraft carrier on way to relieve USS Lincoln after issues reported aboard - BBC News

Ex-Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism scandal found dead - News24

Son of former Mexican president says US revoked his visa - News24

Woman charged over vandalism of Washington's World War Two memorial - News24
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