Hundreds are wounded in the attack in Karbala.
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Lebanese prime minister quits amid anti-government protests
Saad Hariri says he is stepping down after hitting a ‘dead end’ in trying to resolve the crisis, which has paralyzed the country for nearly two weeks.
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Missouri agency tracked Planned Parenthood patients’ periods
The goal was to find women who needed multiple procedures to complete an abortion, an official says.
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Ukraine expert gives lawmakers firsthand account of critical episodes in alleged quid pro quo
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman’s prepared remarks directly challenge the testimony of U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, who defended President Trump’s actions.
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Concert promoters turn away from facial recognition technology
AEG Presents and Live Nation both disavow plans to use it at music festivals.
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Coal giant Murray Energy files for bankruptcy as coal’s role in U.S. power dwindles
The long-anticipated Chapter 11 is another sign that President Trump’s efforts to save the industry, a central promise to his 2016 campaign, have largely failed.
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Los Angeles prosecutors reject Kevin Spacey sexual battery case
The accuser has died, the district attorney’s office says.
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U.S. troops say Turkey was deliberately ‘bracketing’ them with artillery fire in Syria
‘This was not a mistake,’ says Brett McGurk, a former special envoy for both the Obama and Trump administrations in the campaign against the Islamic State.
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Power cut to over a million Californians to prevent wildfires
Deliberate outages could become the new normal in an era in which scientists say climate change is leading to fiercer blazes and longer fire seasons.
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Vehicle crammed with migrants crashes in Greece, killing 3
Police say the driver is suspected of working for a gang that smuggles people from Turkey.