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People are escorted to safety by aid workers

Cyclone Idai's death toll rises above 300

Mozambique began three days of national mourning for more than 200 victims of Cyclone Idai, while the death toll rose over 100 in neighboring Zimbabwe from one of the most destructive storms to strike southern Africa in decades.

Nation Trump, once a critic, now defends Electoral College
President Donald Trump, who once called the Electoral College "a disaster," has since started to defend its "brilliance" amid calls by some Democrats to eliminate the system.
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World New Zealand holds first funerals for shooting victims
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — A father and son who fled the civil war in Syria ...
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Business Starbucks to test recyclable cups, redesign stores
Starbucks says it plans to test both recyclable and compostable cups over the next year.
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World Photos: Extreme weather and natural disasters
See photos of extreme weather, natural disasters and their aftermath from around the globe.
3/19/19
World North Korea: Photos from a reclusive country
See images of life in the reclusive authoritarian nation ruled by Kim Jong Un.
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Health Transgender advocates trying to expand health care options
For seven years, Kyndra Purnell could find no clinic near her home on Maryland's Eastern ...
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Health Patients try prescription drugs to fight aging
Dr. Alan Green’s patients travel from around the country to his tiny practice in Queens, ...
11:43 AM
Nation 2 scenarios for NYC's climate future — and why
A new project makes it easier to imagine how climate change will impact your city decades from now.
3/9/19
World May asks EU to delay Brexit until June 30
LONDON — Prime Minister Theresa May formally asked the European Union on Wednesday to postpone ...
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Nation 10 things to know for today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked ...
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Nation Trump: Never was, never will be fan of Sen. John McCain
Carrying a bitter personal feud beyond the grave, President Donald Trump escalated his attacks on the late Sen. John McCain on Tuesday.
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Politics 1600: Trump keeps coy on Caracas crisis
Vague on Venezuela President Donald Trump keeps huffing and puffing about the humanitarian crisis in ...
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