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World’s rarest whale washes up on New Zealand beach

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Election drama: Democratic convention will pick a nominee as Biden ends campaign against Trump

The presidential race changes abruptly less than four months before Election Day. Joe Biden, 81, dropped his campaign to stay in the White House on Sunday and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, 59, to replace him atop the ticket running agai...

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Mayor of Paris follows through on promise to swim in Seine

After years of promises and more than $1.5 billion of investment the Seine River is clean enough for swimming, and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a promised plunge in the water to show it is ready for the Olympic Games that begin this week. The Seine ...

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