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***A ] at a ] in ] kills at least eight people and injures fourteen others. ] group ] claims responsibility. ***A ] at a ] in ] kills at least eight people and injures fourteen others. ] group ] claims responsibility.
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**] fire ] at protesters trying to make their way into ], amid increasing anger at the ]'s handling of this week's explosions in ] and deteriorating ] in the country. More than 238 people were wounded in the clashes, sixty-three of whom were taken to hospitals, while a ] was killed. **] fire ] at protesters trying to make their way into ], amid increasing anger at the ]'s handling of this week's explosions in ] and deteriorating ] in the country. More than 728 people were wounded in the clashes, sixty-three of whom were taken to hospitals, while a ] was killed.
**Protesters storm the ] building in ], Beirut. The building was badly damaged in the August 4 explosion. **Protesters storm the ] building in ], Beirut. The building was badly damaged in the August 4 explosion.


;Disasters and accidents ;Disasters and accidents
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**] declares a state of environmental emergency after the ]ese-owned ship MV ''Wakashio'' ran aground offshore days ago and began spilling tons of fuel. **] declares a state of environmental emergency after the ]ese-owned ship MV ''Wakashio'' ran aground offshore days ago and began spilling tons of fuel.
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*A fire at a 13-story apartment complex in ], ], kills at least eleven people and leaves ten others injured. Rescue workers say all those who died resided on the 11th and 12th floors of the building, with five of them jumping from the windows "in a panic". **A fire at a 13-story apartment complex in ], ], kills eleven people and injures ten others. ]s say all of those who died resided on the 11th and 12th floors of the building, with five of them jumping from the windows "in a panic".


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****] issues a mask mandate for busy areas to curb the rise of ] infections. ****] issues a mask mandate for busy areas to curb the rise of ] infections.
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****] reports 174 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, which is the highest number of reported cases since early May. ****] reports 174 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. This is the highest number of reported cases since early May.
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***The total number of COVID-19 deaths in ] surpasses 100,000. ***The total number of COVID-19 deaths in ] surpasses 100,000.
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***The United States surpasses five million cases of COVID-19.


;Law and crime ;Law and crime
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**The ] ] urges Polish authorities to "immediately release" an ] activist detained on Friday. The activist was arrested on charges of ] and ]. Yesterday, 48 pro-LGBT protesters were also arrested when they tried to stop ] from detaining the activist. **The ] ] urges Polish authorities to "immediately release" an ] activist detained on Friday. The activist was arrested on charges of ] and ]. Yesterday, 48 pro-LGBT protesters were also arrested when they tried to stop ] from detaining the activist.
**Thousands of protesters march in front of the ] in ], demanding the release of the activist. . **Thousands of protesters march in front of the ] in ], demanding the release of the activist.


;Politics and elections ;Politics and elections
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**On the eve of a ], ]ian security forces arrest ], the campaign manager of leading opposition candidate ], and three ] activists who traveled to Belarus to "observe Sunday's presidential election". **On the eve of a ], ]ian security forces arrest ], the campaign manager of leading opposition candidate ], and three ] activists who traveled to Belarus to "observe Sunday's presidential election".

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** The ] announces that its 12 members will not play this fall season, including in ]. While many other ] ] leagues have already called off fall sports, the MAC becomes the first ] league to scrap the ]. <!--The MAC is NOT the first NCAA league to call off its fall sports season. It's the first *FBS* league to do so.-->
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