Top 50 World News & Stories - July 9
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More than 20,000 unaccompanied minors detained in 2013 Most come from Central America to Texas' Rio Grande valley Children enter layers of bureaucracy after detention Senators debate president's request for $3.7bn Continue reading...
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Six Flags roller coaster hanging with 22 people; Harry Potter the adult in "Pottermore."
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Syria's main opposition alliance, the National Coalition, elects Hadi al-Bahra as its new president at a meeting in Turkey.
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Israeli PM: Hamas will pay a heavy price for rocket fire Eight children killed in 'Operation protective edge' Air raid sirens in Tel Aviv and across central Israel Israel launches 160 overnight air strikes How do the events affect you in...
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Which star player will shine as Argentina and the Netherlands battle for a spot in the final?
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US, Cuba officials hold migration talks in Washington; rare chance for dialogue between rivals
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Argentina's three most world-renowned public personalities are Lionel Messi, considered by many to be soccer's greatest player of all time; Pope Francis, the Vatican's first Latin American pontiff; and Máxima Zorreguieta, an Argentine ec...
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Syrian state media, opposition activists say rebels rampaged through Sunni village, killing 14
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Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, who became the face of the city worldwide during Hurricane Katrina, is sentenced to 10 years in prison for corruption.
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Public sector workers in Greece hold a 24-hour strike in protest at continuing spending cuts, with hospitals, prisons and tax offices affected.
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The US spy agency's writing manual has been leaked. What does it teach us about penning truly great secret communiques? Continue reading...
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Marine rescue workers struggled to help free a juvenile humpback whale on Wednesday, after it became stranded on the Australian Gold Coast.
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The bullet-riddled bodies of 53 men are found south of Baghdad, as Iraq's prime minister claims Kurdistan is becoming a haven for jihadist-led rebels.
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The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry have launched the Queen's Young Leaders Programme at Buckingham Palace.
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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows to step up attacks on Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, as the conflict between the two sides escalates.
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An airline passenger posted a selfie in an oxygen mask as his plane made an emergency landing in Paris.
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Production in 1 of Libya's largest oilfields, Sharara, resumes
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Typhoon Neoguri has hit Japan's southern islands with gusts of up to 110mph before weakening and heading on to the mainland. Instagram users reveal their experiences Continue reading...
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Hundreds of air attacks shake Gaza, leaving 41 dead, as Palestinian fighters fire rockets into Israel.
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A 84-year-old man shoots his son. So what does his grandson do, according to authorities, in his own father's defense?
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Michigan man under deportation for ties to Nazi police in WWII dies at age 93
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A rash of severe weather pummeled several eastern states Tuesday, killing at least five people and leaving about 300,000 people in the dark.
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UK counter-terrorism police fear missing 16-year-old twin sisters have traveled to Syria
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Edward Snowden's asylum in Russia, which was granted last August, is set to expire at the end of this month.
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The victim, a Google executive and father of five, overdosed on his 50-foot yacht at the Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor.
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You had to feel sorry for the home team when host country Brazil got trounced 7-1 by Germany in their World Cup semifinal game on Tuesday.
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A NASA probe recently spotted the dazzling Pan-STARRS comet as it hurtled through space against the backdrop of a distant galaxy.
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CNN's Arwa Damon visits a family in Mosul who lost their father in the fight against ISIS.
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Health care companies say they're losing millions that are tied up in appeals because of increasing numbers of Medicare audits.
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Defending Tour de France champion Chris Froome has given up on his repeat bid after crashing at least twice in Wednesday's fifth stage, according to the race's Twitter account.
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The appointment of the aide, Amit Shah, to lead the governing Bharatiya Janata Party strengthens the control of the new prime minister, Narendra Modi.
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But the former chairman of Obama's Council of Economic Advisers insists the central bank is not yet behind the curve.
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“We all thought ISIS fighters will hurt people, but they did not do so,” one Mosul resident says. "It is 100 percent safe here."
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"Breaking Bad," it's time for your curtain call.
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Belkin's Lars Boom wins stage five of the Tour de France 2014 - the 155km from Ypres to Arenberg Porte du Hainaut.
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When Lindsay Van Driel looked around at her colleagues over four years ago at Intel's office in Hillsboro, Oregon, she saw a group of stressed, tired workers who spent long hours at the office trying to manage a never-ending cycle of pro...
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The following is an excerpt from Sharks and People by Thomas P. Peschak This place has all the ingredients of shark paradise: Rich ocean currents, a bountiful food supply, and remoteness. Historical accounts of ships sailing these waters...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first budget, due Thursday, will tell investors whether India's market has room to run.
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CNN's Isa Soares speaks to a Brazilian football fan who says he lays the blame on Luis Felipe Scolari, the team's coach.
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Nagin, who served two terms as mayor, convicted February 12 of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes Continue reading...
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Obama heads to Texas as the mirage of an open door on the southern border triggers a political storm in Washington Continue reading...
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This interview is part of The Stanford Daily 's "Ideas of an International Order" series which explores the potential for evolving and contrasting concepts of an international system in the 21st century, and what America can or should do...
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Why ripping up Karzai portrait bodes ill for Afghanistan
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FBI and NSA to review policy after leaked documents suggest training materials referred to targets using offensive language Continue reading...
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Nymex oil futures are on track for a ninth straight losing session as data show a smaller-than-expected decline in U.S. crude supplies and Libya resumes oil production.
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South Texas has become preferred point of entry with arrivals up 178% year on year, with a spike in those from Central America Continue reading...
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Israel launched missile strikes on the Gaza strip while Hamas responded in rocket attacks. CNN's Diana Magnay reports.
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Spectacular Germany outplays Brazil 7-1 to reach the final.
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Rolling coverage of election day in the world's third-largest democracy, as Indonesia decides its next president Read the end-of-day summary Jokowi and Prabowo both claim victory Five reasons why Indonesia's presidential election matters...
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A family finds out what became of their great-grandfather.
