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Month: July 2023

Condemned building used by homeless people falls in Brazil, killing 14 people

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — An apartment building condemned for more than a decade but used by homeless people collapsed in Brazil’s northeastern state of Pernambuco, killing 14 people, including six children, firefighters reported Saturday. The building in Recife’s Paulista suburb crumbled in the early hours of Friday, prompting a frantic search for victims. Searchers

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Senga, Cobb, Kimbrel, Burnes and López added to rosters for Tuesday’s MLB All-Star Game

SEATTLE (AP) — The New York Mets’ Kodai Senga, San Francisco’s Alex Cobb, Philadelphia’s Craig Kimbrel and Milwaukee’s Corbin Burnes were added to the National League All-Star roster as replacements for pitchers who will be inactive for Tuesday’s game. Minnesota’s Pablo López joined the American League roster on Saturday and becomes an All-Star along with

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Greece’s government wins vote of confidence in Parliament to begin a second 4-year term

By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s conservative government has won a vote of confidence in Parliament to start its second four-year term. The 300 lawmakers voted 158-142 Saturday to approve the government’s policy statement after a low-key three-day debate. The vote went as expected, with only lawmakers from the ruling New

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