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Officials say 57 dead in Brazil prison riot; 16 decapitated
Rio De Janeiro, Jul 30 (AP/UNB) — At least 57 prisoners were killed by other inmates during clashes between organized crime groups in the Altamira prison in northern Brazil Monday with 16 of the victims being decapitated, according to prison officials.
PBS adds George W. Bush documentary to its president series
Beverly Hills, July 29 (AP/UNB) — A documentary about the life and political career of former President George W. Bush is coming to PBS stations next year.
Official names shooter who killed 3 at California festival
Gilroy, July 29 (AP/UNB) — A shooter cut through a fence and opened fire on a crowd eating and listening to music at a popular food festival in California, killing three people, including a 6-year-old boy, and wounding at least 15 others before police quickly shot him dead, authorities said.
Trump signs Sept. 11 victims' compensation fund extension
Washington, July 29 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump on Monday signed a bill ensuring that a victims' compensation fund related to the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money.
Coats out as national intel director, clashed with Trump
Washington, Jul 29 (AP/UNB) — Dan Coats, director of national intelligence, will leave his job next month, President Trump announced Sunday, after a turbulent two years in which Coats and the president were often at odds over Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Shooting at California garlic festival kills 3, injures 12
Gilroy, Jul 29 (AP/UNB) — Three people were killed and 12 others injured Sunday after a shooting that sent panicked people running at an annual food festival in Northern California, according to a city official.
1 dead, 11 others shot near Brooklyn playground
New York, Jul 28 (AP/UNB) — Gunfire at a large, outdoor event in Brooklyn killed one man and injured at least 11 others late Saturday night, police said.
Sudan prosecutor: Generals did not order sit-in dispersal
Cairok, July 28 (AP/UNB) — Sudanese prosecutors on Saturday said the country's ruling generals did not order the deadly break-up of a protest camp last month, instead blaming the widely condemned dispersal on paramilitary forces who exceeded their orders.
US, Guatemala sign agreement to restrict asylum cases
Washington, Jul 27 (AP/UNB) — The Trump administration signed an agreement with Guatemala Friday that will restrict asylum applications to the U.S. from Central America.
US presses WTO to stop lenient trade treatment of China
Washington, July 27 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump pressed the World Trade Organization on Friday to stop letting China and other economies receive lenient treatment under global trade rules by calling themselves "developing" countries.