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Tiananmen veterans reflect on ‘89 movement’s mistakes, passion

Wu’er Kaixi was among the most outspoken of the student leaders during the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests, famously reproaching then-Premier Li Peng at a meeting broadcast on national TV.

Cruise ship captain arrested in fatal Hungary boat accident

Hungarian police have detained the captain of a cruise ship that collided with a sightseeing boat packed with South Korean tourists, causing it to sink quickly in the Danube River.

Relentless flooding breaches 3 levees in Arkansas, Missouri

Relentless flooding persisted in the nation’s midsection Friday, sending communities underwater and damaging or overtopping levees on three major rivers in two states.

Trump, Israel targets for Quds Day protesters in Iran, Iraq

Iranians in Tehran set fire to effigies of U.S. President Donald Trump, while in the Iraqi capital, Iran-backed militiamen marched over a large Israeli flag as part of rallies Friday marking Quds, or Jerusalem Day.

It’s an 8-way tie for National Spelling Bee championship

Eight spellers were better than the dictionary. They were better than anything the Scripps National Spelling Bee could throw at them. And they all ended up with a hand on the trophy.

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LA police officer diagnosed with typhoid fever

A Los Angeles police detective has been diagnosed with typhoid fever, a rare illness typically spread through contaminated food or water, and at least five other officers who work in the same station are showing symptoms, union officials said Thursday.

Military judge frees Navy SEAL in advance of murder trial

Efforts to get the case thrown out come as President Donald Trump considers pardoning several service members accused of war crimes.

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