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Latest Southern California quake causes damage, injuries

Saturday, 6 July 2019, 08:52 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

A quake with a magnitude of 7.1 jolted much of California, cracked buildings, set fires, broke roads and caused several injuries while seismologists warned that large aftershocks were expected to...

Pete Buttigieg has money. Can he turn it into a 2020 win?

Saturday, 6 July 2019, 07:04 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Pete Buttigieg stunned the Democratic presidential field with a nearly $25 million second-quarter fundraising haul. Now he needs to figure out how to use that money to build a campaign that...

Moroccan Navy rescues 330 migrants in two days

Saturday, 6 July 2019, 07:02 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Morocco says that the Royal Navy has rescued about 330 migrants trying to cross the Strait of Gibraltar in unseaworthy craft. The official MAP news agency said that there were numerous attempts...

Kevin Spacey accuser drops sexual abuse lawsuit against actor

Saturday, 6 July 2019, 06:58 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

A young man who says Kevin Spacey groped him in a Nantucket bar in 2016 has dropped his lawsuit against the Oscar-winning actor, his lawyer said Friday. Spacey still faces a criminal charge. He...

Tigers kill tamer in circus attack

Friday, 5 July 2019, 08:41 Last update: about 8 years ago

Four tigers turned against their tamer in a circus in Italy, killing him, Italian media report. The tamer, a 61-year-old employee of the Orfei Circus, was in a cage with four tigers. He was...

Strongest earthquake in 20 years rattles Southern California

Friday, 5 July 2019, 07:49 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The strongest earthquake in 20 years shook a large swath of Southern California and parts of Nevada on the July 4th holiday, rattling nerves and causing injuries and damage in a town near the...

Close the windows? Amsterdam mulls red light district change

Friday, 5 July 2019, 07:35 Last update: about 8 years ago

The windows where scantily clad sex workers stand to attract customers in Amsterdam could be closing for good. The city's mayor proposed fundamental changes Wednesday to the network of narrow...

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