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Trump foe Liz Cheney defeated in Wyoming GOP primary

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Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., speaks Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, at an Election Day gathering in Jackson, Wyo. Challenger Harriet Hageman has defeated Cheney in the primary. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Rudy Giuliani set to testify in Georgia 2020 election probe

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FILE - Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who was a lawyer for former President Donald Trump, speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, on Nov. 19, 2020. Giuliani is scheduled to appear in an Atlanta courthouse on Aug. 17, 2022, to testify before a special grand jury in an investigation into possible illegal attempts to influence the 2020 election in Georgia. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Ukrainians flee grim life in Russian-occupied Kherson

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FILE - Russian soldiers guard an area as a group of foreign journalists visit in Kherson, Kherson region, south Ukraine, May 20, 2022. The southern city of Kherson was the first to fall to Russia's invasion. But Kherson remains at the heart of the conflict and Ukraine's efforts to save its vital access to the sea. (AP Photo, File)
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Nepal’s holy Bagmati River choked with black sewage, trash

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The polluted Bagmati River flows to an exit point from Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, April 26, 2022. Tainted by garbage and raw sewage that is dumped directly into the waterway, Nepal’s holiest river has deteriorated so greatly that today it is also the country’s most polluted, dramatically altering how the city of about 3 million interacts with the Bagmati on daily, cultural and spiritual levels. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Murkowski advances in Alaska Senate race, Palin in House

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FILE - Sarah Palin, a Republican seeking the sole U.S. House seat in Alaska, speaks during a forum for candidates May 12, 2022, in Anchorage, Alaska. Palin is in two elections on Tuesday, Aug. 16. She is one of three candidates in a special election vying to fill the remainder of U.S. Rep. Don Young's term after he died in March. She's also in the U.S. House primary, seeking a full two-year term. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)

Youth mental health is in crisis. Are schools doing enough?

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A student at Lakewood Elementary School in Cecilia, Ky., uses her laptop to participate in an emotional check-in at the start of the school day, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. The rural Kentucky school is one of thousands across the country using the technology to screen students' state of mind and alert teachers to anyone struggling. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

China cuts power to factories, homes as reservoirs fall

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A man wearing a face mask walks by a banner that reads "Prosperous shop for rent" hangs on a vacant shop lot in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Factories in China's southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low in a worsening drought, adding to economic strains at a time when President Xi Jinping is trying to extend his position in power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Article on ‘fat’ Arab women sparks uproar over body-shaming

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This July 2022 photo provided by Enas Taleb, shows Iraqi actress Enas Taleb posing for a picture. An article in an issue dated July 30, 2022, of The Economist magazine about the prevalence of obesity among Arab women has triggered torrid criticism on social media. Taleb whose photo was used to illustrate how Arab women are more prone to putting on weight wants a public apology has begun legal action against the magazine. (Ammar Albadri/Photo provided by Enas Taleb via AP)

Wind energy boom and golden eagles collide in the US West

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Clouds cast shadows near wind turbines at a wind farm along the Montana-Wyoming state line on Monday, June 13, 2022. The rush to build wind farms to combat climate change is colliding with preservation of one of the U.S. West's most spectacular predators, the golden eagle. Scientists say the species is teetering on the edge of decline and worry that proliferating wind turbines could push them over the brink. (AP Photo/Emma H. Tobin)

Scientists warn of dire effects as Mediterranean heats up

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People cool off on Puerto de Sagunto beach, east Spain on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. While vacationers might enjoy the Mediterranean sea’s summer warmth, climate scientists are warning of dire consequences for its marine life as it burns up in a series of severe heat waves. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)
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South Korean leader: Seoul won’t seek own nuclear deterrent

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers a speech during a news conference to mark his first 100 days in office at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP)

Asian shares rise on optimism about US, China economies

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A person wearing a protective mask walks past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday as regional markets looked to strong economic signs out of the U.S. and China as drivers of growth. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

EXPLAINER: Winners, losers in water cuts for Western states

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A buoy sits high and dry on cracked earth previously under the waters of Lake Mead at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area near Boulder City, Nev., on June 28, 2022. Federal officials on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, are expected to announce water cuts that would further reduce how much Colorado River water some users in the seven U.S. states reliant on the river and Mexico receive. (AP Photo/John Locher)

EXPLAINER: Dueling views remain a year after Afghan pullout

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