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Kim Jong Un says ‘deranged’ Trump will pay for threats

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, in an extraordinary and direct rebuke, called President Donald Trump deranged and said he will pay dearly for his threats, a possible indication of more powerful weapons tests on the horizon.

Police free man arrested over London bombing without charge

A 21-year-old man arrested over last week’s London subway bombing was released without charge Thursday, British police said. Five other men remain in custody.

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Rescue continues for trapped schoolgirl in Mexico earthquake

A delicate effort to reach a young girl buried in the ruins of her school stretched into a new day on Thursday, a vigil broadcast across the nation as rescue workers struggled in rain and darkness to pick away unstable debris and reach her.

Hurricane Maria leaves Puerto Rico in shambles, in the dark

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Tens of thousands of Puerto Ricans stunned by a hurricane that crushed concrete balconies, twisted metal gates and paralyzed the island with landslides, flooding and downed trees vowed to slowly rebuild amid an economic crisis as rescue crews fanned out across the U.S. territory Thursday.

Justice Ginsburg surprise speaker at Jewish new year service

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a surprise guest speaker Wednesday evening during services for the Jewish new year in Washington, telling worshippers she believes being Jewish helped her empathize with other minority groups.