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‘Extremely dangerous’ Hurricane Willa threatens Mexico

Newly formed Hurricane Willa rapidly gained force and grew into an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm in the Pacific off Mexico on Sunday, with a potential to make landfall on a western stretch of coast between Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta in the coming days.

For sale: Stephen Hawking’s wheelchair, ‘Simpsons’ script

Stephen Hawking was a cosmic visionary, a figure of inspiration and a global celebrity. His unique status is reflected in an upcoming auction of some of the late physicist’s possessions.

Details of probe into Khashoggi’s killing expected Tuesday

In a sign of growing pressure on Saudi Arabia, Turkey said it will announce details of its investigation into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Tuesday and U.S. congressional leaders said the Gulf kingdom — in particular its crown prince — should face severe consequences.

Mental stress mounts after Hurricane Michael: ‘I don’t feel real’

Health workers say they are seeing signs of mental problems in residents more than a week after Hurricane Michael, and the issues could continue as a short-term disaster turns into a long-term recovery that will take years.

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At least 18 dead after one of Taiwan’s fastest trains derails

One of Taiwan’s fastest passenger trains derailed Sunday on a curve along a popular weekend route, killing at least 18 people and injuring more than 170 others, authorities said.

Trump’s ‘Space Force’ grounded in real needs but details are scarce

With his demand that the Pentagon create a new military service — a Space Force to assure “American dominance in space” — President Donald Trump has injected urgency into a long-meandering debate over the best way to protect U.S. interests in space, both military and commercial.

Chinese glaciers shrinking, supply of fresh water in decline

Millions of people each year are drawn to the southeastern edge of the Third Pole — a region in Central Asia with the world’s third largest store of ice after Antarctica and Greenland that’s roughly the size of Texas and New Mexico combined. But the glaciers are shrinking.

Trump says Russia violates arms treaty, US won’t be bound by it

President Donald Trump, who announced Saturday his intention to scrap a landmark arms control agreement, says it follows years of Russian violations in developing prohibited weapons, and “we’re not going to be the only one to adhere to it.” The Kremlin said the pullout “would be a very dangerous step.”

Migrant caravan, 5,000 strong, resumes advance toward US border

Despite Mexican efforts to stop them at the border, about 5,000 Central American migrants resumed their advance toward the U.S. border early Sunday in southern Mexico.