The election was crucial as the country seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis in its history and the resulting political upheaval.
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Dozens of rockets fired into Israel from Lebanon, IDF says
Over 100 rockets were fired into Israel from Lebanon early Sunday, with some landing near the northern city of Haifa, as Israel and the Hezbollah militant group appeared to be spiraling.
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Israel raids and shuts down Al Jazeera’s bureau in Ramallah in the West Bank
Israeli troops raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israeli-occupied West Bank early Sunday, ordering the bureau to shut down.
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An iconic Churchill photo stolen in Canada and found in Italy is ready to return
Canadian and Italian dignitaries marked the successful recovery of a portrait of Winston Churchill known as “The Roaring Lion,” stolen in Canada and recovered in Italy after a two-year search.
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Shohei Ohtani becomes the first MLB player to top 50 homers and 50 steals in a season
The Los Angeles Dodgers star reached the 50-50 milestone in his 150th game. He was already the sixth player in MLB history and the fastest ever to reach 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a season.
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Venezuela’s opposition leader says he was forced to sign letter that admits defeat
Venezuela’s former opposition candidate, Edmundo González, on Wednesday said he was coerced into signing a letter effectively recognizing his defeat in July’s presidential election.
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Portugal declares a state of calamity as wildfires rage out of control
More than 100 wildfires stretched thousands of firefighters to the limit in northern Portugal on Wednesday, with seven deaths as fires spread out of control over the weekend.
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Inside the Brooklyn jail where Sean Combs is locked up: violence, squalor and death
As they fought to keep Sean “Diddy” Combs out of jail after his sex trafficking arrest, the music mogul’s lawyers highlighted a litany of horrors at the Brooklyn federal lockup where he was headed.
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Forget tedious paper applications, Americans can now renew passports online
The State Department announced Wednesday that its online renewal system is now fully operational, after testing in pilot programs, and available to adult passport holders whose passport had expired within the past five years or will expire in the coming year.
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Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to new sex crime charge in New York
Prosecutors revealed last week that Weinstein had been indicted on additional sex crime charges that weren’t part of the case that led to his now-overturned 2020 conviction.
