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7 killed, dozens wounded after missiles hit town in southern Ukraine, officials say

Summarize this content to 1000 words DONETSK REGION, Ukraine -- Drone footage from Ukraine’s military released Sunday has shown what appears to be bodies in a civilian area in the embattled eastern town of Toretsk, which has come under heavy Russian bombardment in recent days. The attacks in the war-torn Donetsk region have prompted a scaled-up evacuation effort by Ukrainian rescue services. Local officials said that powerful Russian glide bombs
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Can Biden bounce back from rough debate?

Summarize this content to 1000 words Democrats described President Joe Biden's debate performance on Thursday as anywhere from "wobbly" to "disappointing" to a "disaster." Now, they're scrambling to figure out if he can bounce back.Biden meandered through answers Thursday, seemingly losing his train of thought at points and sporting a slack-jawed, glazed-over expression during former President Donald Trump's answers. The split-screen was described in brutal terms by Democrats who feared
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Biden-Trump presidential debate live updates: High-stakes rematch is underway

Summarize this content to 1000 words In a heated moment in response to Trump's claim that the president "doesn't care about our veterans," Biden referenced a 2020 Atlantic article in which Trump was reported to have called Americans killed as "suckers" while on a trip to visit the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in France in 2018.On the subsequently canceled visit, the Atlantic reported that Trump told senior staff members, "Why should
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Daily multivitamin supplements don’t help you live longer, study shows

Summarize this content to 1000 words Multivitamin supplements have become a routine addition to many Americans' diets, with as many as 1 in 3 U.S. adults consuming them regularly, but are these daily doses improving overall health and longevity?A study from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published Wednesday found that multivitamins won't help extend your life, with researchers reporting, "multivitamin use to improve longevity is not supported."The study analyzed
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New York, Colorado and Utah primaries 2024: Live results and analysis

Summarize this content to 1000 words There's also a runoff in South Carolina and a special election in Colorado.Last Updated: June 25, 2024, 9:47 PMLinkShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleToday is one of the most jam-packed primary election days of the year: Democrats and Republicans in Colorado, New York, Utah and parts of South Carolina will pick their party's nominees for this fall's elections.Two incumbent representatives — Jamaal Bowman
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Assistant found guilty of dismembering former boss with a saw to keep him from discovering theft

Summarize this content to 1000 words NEW YORK -- A personal assistant was convicted Monday of killing and dismembering his former boss after stealing an estimated $400,000 from him, Manhattan's district attorney said.A jury found Tyrese Haspil, 25, guilty in the 2020 death of Fahim Saleh, 33, whose beheaded, armless body was found by a cousin who had gone to his luxury Manhattan condo to check on him.Haspil was arrested
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More than 1,300 people died during Hajj, many of them after walking in the scorching heat

Summarize this content to 1000 words CAIRO -- More than 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, Saudi authorities announced Sunday.Saudi Health Minister Fahd bin Abdurrahman Al-Jalajel said that 83% of the 1,301 fatalities were unauthorized pilgrims who walked long distances in soaring temperatures to perform the Hajj rituals in and
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels target ship in the Gulf of Aden as the Eisenhower aircraft carrier heads home

Summarize this content to 1000 words DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- An attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a commercial ship traveling through the Gulf of Aden but apparently caused no damage, authorities said Saturday, in the latest strike on the shipping lane by the group.The Houthi attack comes after the sinking this week of the ship Tutor, which marked what appears to be a new escalation by the Iranian-backed