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Trump urges unity after assassination attempt while proposing sweeping populist agenda in RNC finale

By STEVE PEOPLES, JONATHAN J. COOPER AND JILL COLVIN STEVE PEOPLES, JONATHAN J. COOPER AND JILL COLVIN - Associated Press
Thu,07/18/24-6:03AM, 58 Reads
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Donald Trump, somber and bandaged, accepted the GOP presidential nomination on Thursday at the Republican National Convention in a speech that described in detail the assassination attempt that could have ended h
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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, fire engines are parked near a department store in Zigong City, southwest China's Sichuan Province on Thursday, July 18, 2024, following Wednesday's deadly fire at the department store. (Wang Xi/Xinhua via AP)

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China investigators suspect construction work caused fire that killed 16 people in shopping mall

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thu,07/18/24-5:06AM, 54 Reads
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese investigators suspect construction work sparked a fire that caused 16 deaths in a shopping mall in the southwestern city of Zigong.
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Israeli lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir, center, speaks to the media surrounded by right wing activists as they gather for a march in Jerusalem, April 20, 2022. Ben-Gvir visited Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site Thursday, July 18, 2024, a move that could threaten the delicate Gaza cease-fire talks. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)

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Who is Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right minister who visited a contested Jerusalem holy site?

By MELANIE LIDMAN MELANIE LIDMAN - Associated Press
Thu,07/18/24-5:22AM, 107 Reads
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel's far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, visited Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site on Thursday, a move that could threaten the delicate Gaza cease-fire talks.
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American Olympic medalists Amanda Beard, left, Natalie Coughlin, right, and Michael Phelps pose in Speedo "LZR Racer" swimsuits during a news conference introducing the suits in New York, Feb. 12, 2008. The iconic LZR Racer, the swimsuit that Michael Phelps wore while winning eight golds medals at the Beijing Olympics, is still revered around Speedo's design center. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

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Even with restrictive rules, swimsuit wars heat up in an Olympic year

By PAUL NEWBERRY PAUL NEWBERRY - AP National Writer
Wed,07/17/24-2:23PM, 145 Reads
The iconic LZR Racer, the swimsuit that Michael Phelps wore while winning eight golds medals at the Beijing Olympics, is still revered around Speedo's design center.
It serves as a reminder of just how much a suit can push a swimmer to greater heights.
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