Why US gun violence spikes in warm weather
From the Texas school massacre to a Tulsa hospital shooting and many less-reported incidents, a recent spate of gun violence across America bears out a trend police departments have long sworn by: murders go up in warmer weather.
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Brazil gets hot and bothered over erotic pastry shops
At a Rio de Janeiro pastry shop, customers are waiting in line to buy waffles -- but the chocolate-covered treats come with a twist that is causing controversy in Brazil: they are shaped like penises.
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Biden faces cloud on summit to reset Latin America ties
President Joe Biden is hoping to show a new era of US engagement with Latin America at a long-heralded summit next week, but the meeting has been clouded by boycott threats and charges of an unambitious agenda.
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Harigae, Lee share halfway lead in US Women's Open
World number four Minjee Lee fired a five-under-par 66 on Friday to grab a share of the 36-hole lead alongside Mina Harigae at the 77th US Women's Open in North Carolina.
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Zelensky vows victory as 100 days of war pass in Ukraine
Ukraine's president vowed victory Friday even as Russian troops pounded the east, and the United Nations pushed to get tens of millions of tons of grain out of the country and avert a global food crisis.
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Australia's Smith leads PGA Memorial by one
Australia's Cameron Smith fired a three-under-par 69 to take a one-shot lead at the halfway stage of the PGA Tour's Memorial tournament in Ohio on Friday.
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Floods kill at least two in Cuba
Remnants of Hurricane Agatha flooded much of western Cuba on Friday, killing at least two people in Havana.
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French Open semi-final interrupted as protester ties herself to net
The French Open semi-final between Casper Ruud and Marin Cilic was held up for 13 minutes Friday when a protestor ran onto the court and tied herself to the net.
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Kang playing with spinal tumor at US Women's Open
American golfer Danielle Kang confirmed Friday she is battling a spinal tumor after completing her second round at the US Women's Open.
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Winning debut for French coach Gasset as Ivory Coast thump Zambia
French coach Jean-Louis Gasset made a winning debut as boss of the Ivory Coast on Friday when the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations hosts beat Zambia 3-1 in a Group H opener in Yamoussoukro.
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