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A community comes together after tornado from Ida’s remnants

Residents in Mullica Hill, New Jersey come together to help after a tornado from Hurricane Ida’s remnants touched down

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Ida floods New York highways, people abandon cars

The remnants of Hurricane Ida has dumped historic rain over New York City and New Jersey

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Germany: Ramstein airbase becomes a tent city

Since last week, grey military planes have been bringing back hundreds of people every flight who have fled the return of the Taliban to Afghanistan.

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Ukrainian-born Igor Vovkovinskiy, tallest man in the US, dies at 38

Igor Vovkovinskiy, who was the tallest man in the United States, died of heart disease on Friday in Minnesota, his family said.

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Storm Henri approaches the northeastern shores of the United States

On the eastern tip of Long Island, in Montauk, winds lash against the coastline, but many businesses remain open to the public and some dog-owners risk facing the elements to take their four-legged friends for a walk.

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Analysis: How has Biden's handling of Afghanistan gone down in the US?

To get an idea of how Biden's words and actions have gone down in the US, Euronews spoke to its stateside reporter Ray Suarez.

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Troops fire in air to control crowds at Kabul airport

Afghan soldiers fired in the air and pushed crowds gathered at the entrance of Kabul airport away as desperate Afghans tried to leave the country in the wake of last week's stunning Taliban takeover.

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Chaos as thousands flee Afghanistan after Taliban takeover

Thousands of people packed into the Afghan capital's airport on Monday, rushing the tarmac and pushing onto planes in desperate attempts to flee the country after the Taliban overthrew the Western-backed government.

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US becoming more diverse, new census data shows

The proportion of white people went from just over 63% in 2010 to just under 58%, the lowest on record.

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German firm loses appeal against ruling its weed killer causes cancer

A San Francisco appeals court on Monday upheld a 2019 ruling in favour of a couple claiming they became ill after years of using Bayer's weedkiller Roundup.

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Shimmering tails and swimming feats: welcome to the world's biggest mermaid convention

Tresses swirl and fins shimmer as tens of people don tails and dive into a weekend of all things mermaid at the MerMagic convention in Manassas, Virginia, in the eastern United States.

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Amazon workers could get second vote on joining union

The workers in Alabama rejected joining a union by a two-thirds majority in April. But now a US official says the company's tactics were illegal, potentially triggering a re-run.

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Emotional reunions at Heathrow airport as UK lifts quarantine rules

Families wept as they were reunited at London's Heathrow Airport on Monday, with fully vaccinated passengers arriving in England from the US and EU.

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California's largest fire torches more homes

California's largest fire torches more homes

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Man from Idaho wins World Elk Calling Championships

The World Elk Calling Championships was won by an Idaho man

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Barricades come down on US Capitol as threat level lowered

A wide security boundary complete with razor wire had turned the Capitol into a fortress for months.

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Standing portion of Miami building demolished in controlled explosion

The precarious, still-standing portion of a collapsed South Florida condo building has been demolished in a series of controlled explosions.

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Donald Rumsfeld: Former US defence chief who oversaw Iraq war dies

Donald Rumsfeld, who served four US presidents, oversaw the US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003 and was blamed for the long and costly war that followed.

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Bill Cosby freed from prison after sex assault conviction overturned

The highest court in the state of Pennsylvania found an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented the disgraced actor from being charged.

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US Navy tests aircraft carrier with explosives

The U.S. Defense Department says the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier completed a set of scheduled Full Ship Shock Trials in the Atlantic Ocean on Friday.

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