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A poster shows U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in her ancestral village of Thulasendrapuram in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu on July 23, after President Biden stepped down as the Democratic Party nominee for president and endorsed Harris.

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In Kamala Harris' ancestral village in India, people cheer her U.S. presidential bid

The residents of Thulasendrapuram in southern India are rooting for Kamala Harris, whose maternal grandfather lived in the village a century ago. They've organized prayers for her in the local temple.

August 22, 2024
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  • Omkar Khandekar
A worker climbs aboard a locomotive at a CPKC rail yard on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo.

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  • Economy

Labor dispute stops Canadian rail freight and could cause economic disruption in U.S.

Both of Canada’s major freight railroads have come to a full stop because of a contract dispute with their workers, an impasse that may bring economic disruption in Canada and the U.S.

August 22, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Ukrainian border guards pose with their dog on a pebble beach on the Tisza River bordering Romania, in Velykyi Bychkiv, Ukraine, on July 10.

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  • Europe

On a river between Ukraine and the EU, border guards search for draft evaders

Dozens have drowned trying to cross the river to EU-member Romania. Border guards are trying to stop them, as the Ukrainian military pushes mass conscription to address troop shortages.

August 21, 2024
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By:
  • Joanna Kakissis and
  • Hanna Palamarenko
Democratic vice presidential candidate and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at the 46th International Convention of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees on Aug. 13 in Los Angeles.

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  • Asia

Tim Walz made an impression in China, students and teachers say

Vice President Harris’ running mate has lived in China and traveled there many times. His relationship with the country has been under scrutiny, especially from Republicans.

August 21, 2024
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  • John Ruwitch
Italian firefighter divers bring ashore in a green bag the body of one of the victims of the U.K.-flag vessel Bayesian on Wednesday. The luxury sail yacht was hit by a violent sudden storm and sunk early Monday, while at anchor off the Sicilian village of Porticello near Palermo, in southern Italy.

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  • Europe

Divers find 5 bodies during search of yacht wreckage off Sicily

The search continued for one more missing passenger on a yacht that sank off Sicily and questions intensified about why the vessel went down so quickly when a nearby sailboat remained largely unscathed.

August 21, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Hawa Miso, 70, collects leaves to use as vegetables on the hillside near the Rabang camp for internally displaced persons in Rabang, in Sudan's Nuba Mountains. Approximately 10 million Sudanese have been displaced by the civil war that broke out in 2023. A team of experts backed by the United Nations believes the country is experiencing famine. But the government does not agree.

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  • Global Health

Yes there is famine in Sudan. So why isn't 'famine' being declared?

A team of independent famine experts, working under the U.N. umbrella, believe Sudan is experiencing famine. But issuing a declaration — which could bring in more aid — turns out to be complicated.

August 21, 2024
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  • Fatma Tanis
GPB News NPR

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The Obamas challenge America. And, what led up to Maine's deadliest mass shooting

The Obamas headlined DNC night two, challenging America to make history by electing the first woman to the White House. And, a final report released on what led to Maine's deadliest mass shooting.

August 21, 2024
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  • Brittney Melton
Mike Lynch remains missing after a luxury yacht sank off of Sicily's coast. Lynch, who sold his tech firm Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard in 2011, had recently been acquitted of fraud charges related to the sale.

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  • World

Who are Mike Lynch and the other people missing after a yacht sank in Sicily?

Lynch, a tech entrepreneur, had recently been acquitted on federal fraud charges in the U.S. The yacht he was on, the Bayesian, sank two days after Lynch's co-defendant was killed by a car.

August 21, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell
Part of the wreckage of the HMS Hawke is seen in the waters off Scotland's coast.

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  • World

Explorers say they’ve found a British warship sunk by a German U-boat in WWI

Some 524 people, including the ship’s captain, perished when the HMS Hawke went down in the North Sea off the eastern coast of Scotland in 1914.

August 20, 2024
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  • Joe Hernandez
This undated photo provided by the Hostages Families Forum shows Avraham Munder, who was held hostage by Hamas militants in Gaza. On Tuesday, Kibbutz Nir Oz announced Munder died while in Hamas captivity.

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  • Middle East

Israel says it recovered 6 hostages' bodies in Gaza

The Israeli military recovered the bodies of six hostages taken to Gaza in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack. Hamas says some captives have been killed and wounded in Israeli airstrikes.

August 20, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
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  • News

Biden gets hero’s welcome. And, protesters pull down fencing to get into the DNC

President Biden received a standing ovation at the DNC's first night. Outside, protestors tried to get into the secure perimeter.

August 20, 2024
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  • Brittney Melton
Emergency services at the scene of the search for a missing boat Monday in Porticello Santa Flavia, Italy.

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  • Europe

Search resumes for British tech magnate and 5 others after yacht sinks off Sicily

Rescue teams were returning to the site of a sunken yacht off Sicily on Tuesday to search for six people, including British tech magnate Mike Lynch, who are believed to be still trapped in the hull.

August 20, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Vietnamese President To Lam is shown waiting for the arrival of Japanese former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, on July 25, 2024.

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  • Analysis

'No stone unturned': Vietnam's new party boss extends his anti-corruption campaign

Vietnamese new leader's pragmatic approach to ideology and diplomacy may see Vietnam become more confident in pursuing its national interests. But preserving the anti-corruption campaign is paramount.

August 20, 2024
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By:
  • Giang Nguyen
A damaged statue of Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin in a central square in Sudzha, in the Kursk region of western Russia, on Aug. 16. Ukrainian troops say they've taken control of Sudzha, one of more than 80 towns and villages they've captured since a cross-border invasion of Russia on Aug. 6.

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  • Europe

How the Ukraine-Russia war is playing out differently on 3 separate fronts

Ukraine is holding ground it seized inside Russia. Yet Ukraine is losing villages inside its own territory. And in the Black Sea, the Russian Navy has been forced to retreat.

August 19, 2024
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  • Greg Myre
GPB News NPR

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  • News

DNC kickoff: what to expect and Trump's plan to steal spotlight

The DNC kicks off today in Chicago with Biden as the keynote speaker. Here's what to expect at the convention. And, Trump plans to steal the spotlight this week with a number of rallies planned.

August 19, 2024
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  • Brittney Melton
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