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US judge orders temporary halt to new 'Alligator Alcatraz' construction

US judge orders temporary halt to new 'Alligator Alcatraz' construction

A US federal judge ordered a temporary pause on Thursday to further construction of the migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades known as "Alligator Alcatraz" in a case filed by conservation groups.

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US uses war rhetoric, Superman to recruit for migrant crackdown

US uses war rhetoric, Superman to recruit for migrant crackdown

From Uncle Sam to Superman, the US government is deploying patriotic icons and increasingly warlike rhetoric to recruit Americans into enforcing Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.

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US to rewrite its past national climate reports

US to rewrite its past national climate reports

US President Donald Trump's administration is revising past editions of the nation's premier climate report -- its latest move to undermine the scientific consensus on human-caused global warming.

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U can't pay this: MC Hammer sued over delinquent car loan

U can't pay this: MC Hammer sued over delinquent car loan

Baggy pants-wearing rapper MC Hammer is being sued in a US court for allegedly failing to pay off a car loan.

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WHO says nearly 100,000 struck with cholera in Sudan

WHO says nearly 100,000 struck with cholera in Sudan

The World Health Organization on Thursday said nearly 100,000 cholera cases had been reported in Sudan since July last year, as it warned of more hunger, displacement and disease to come.

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Huge wildfire in southern France now under control

Huge wildfire in southern France now under control

France's biggest wildfire this summer has been brought under control, authorities said Thursday, after it killed one person and destroyed thousands of hectares of land and dozens of homes in the south.

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Kane scores as Bayern thump Spurs in pre-season friendly

Kane scores as Bayern thump Spurs in pre-season friendly

Harry Kane scored his first goal against his former side as Bayern Munich romped past Tottenham 4-0 at home in a pre-season friendly on Thursday.

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Kremlin says Trump-Putin meeting to be held in 'days'

Kremlin says Trump-Putin meeting to be held in 'days'

The Kremlin said on Thursday that a summit on Ukraine between US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin was set for the "coming days" but Putin essentially ruled out including Ukraine's leader.

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France strikes down return of banned bee-killing pesticide

France strikes down return of banned bee-killing pesticide

France's top constitutional authority ruled Thursday that a move to allow the reintroduction of a pesticide harmful to the environment was unconstitutional.

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Canada sends troops to eastern province as fire damage grows

Canada sends troops to eastern province as fire damage grows

Canada is sending troops and coast guard personnel to its easternmost province on Thursday to confront wildfires that have forced hundreds to evacuate, as the country endures one of its worst fire seasons on record.

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