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Southern California nest cam eagle flies for 1st time
Big Bear Lake, Jul 24 (AP/UNB) — A young bald eagle that the public watched hatch online in a Southern California mountain nest has finally made its first flight.
Senate approves bill to extend 9/11 victims fund
Washington, July 23 (AP/UNB) — The Senate has given final legislative approval to a bill ensuring that a victims' compensation fund related to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks never runs out of money.
Missing men now suspects in Canada murders
Toronto, July 23 (AP/UNB) — Two young men thought missing are now suspects in the murders of an American woman and her Australian boyfriend as well as the death of another man in northern British Columbia, Canadian police said Tuesday.
India disputes that it asked Trump to mediate Kashmir fight
Washington, Jul 23 (AP/UNB) — India is disputing President Donald Trump's comment that it asked him to mediate the long-running dispute over Kashmir.
Trump seeks Pakistan's help to end long Afghanistan war
Washington, Jul 23 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump claimed Monday he could end the nearly two-decade-old war in Afghanistan in a matter of days but that it would kill millions of people and wipe the country "off the face of the earth."
Venezuela capital in the dark again after massive blackout
Caracas, Jul 23 (AP/UNB) — The lights went out across much of Venezuela Monday, reviving fears of the blackouts that plunged the country into chaos a few months ago as the government once again accused opponents of sabotaging the nation's hydroelectric power system.
NYC mayor calls for probe as many wait for power to return
New York, Jul 23 (AP/UNB) — Mayor Bill de Blasio called for an investigation Monday of power outages that came at the end of this weekend's oppressive heat, saying he no longer trusts utility Con Edison after it decided to turn off power to thousands of customers.
Double take: Celebrities take mistaken identity in stride
New York, July 22 (AP/UNB) — "Hey, aren't you ..." Well, no. As famous as they are, celebrities sometimes get misidentified as another A-list face, but many told The Associated Press that they take it in stride.
Trump wants Pakistan to help 'extricate' US from Afghanistan
Washington, July 22 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he could win the war in Afghanistan in a week, but that he doesn't want to kill millions of people and wipe Afghanistan "off the face of the earth."
Iran says it arrested 17 Iranians allegedly recruited by CIA
Dubai, July 22 (AP/UNB) — Iran on Monday announced the arrest of 17 Iranians it accused of spying on the country's nuclear and military sites for the CIA and said some of them have been sentenced to death. President Donald Trump accused Iran of lying.