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Can't win if you don't run: Montana Democrats look to contest more local races

The Montana Democratic Party left dozens of legislative seats go uncontested last year, helping guarantee a Republican majority. Now, Democrats are organizing to make sure Republicans are challenged.

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In Iran, women's resistance defies state clampdown a year after Mahsa Amini's death

The death of a young woman in Iranian morality police custody sparked months of protests and a violent crackdown by the government. A year later, a more subdued defiance endures.

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Kilian the sniffer dog searches for survivors after the Morocco quake

The golden retriever, part of a Swedish rescue team, helped find 18 people alive under the rubble in Turkey earlier this year. He searched this week for the last missing person in a Moroccan village.

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How Lehman's collapse 15 years ago changed the U.S. mortgage industry

The global financial crisis of 2008 ushered in a new era of consumer protection, but the future of the housing market is uncertain.

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Fewer North Korean defectors reach South Korea, and questions grow about unification

Just 67 North Korean defectors arrived last year. Inter-Korean dialogue and exchange have ground to a halt. Seoul's Unification Ministry has a new, hawkish head who wants to change the agency's role.

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Apple picking season? In Colorado, you can pick your own hemp

A farm in Montrose, Colo., is showing off its harvest, letting the public take home their own CBD plant. It's like picking your own Christmas tree, with therapeutic side effects.

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Preparing homes for wildfires is big business that's only getting started

Climate change, technological leaps, panicked insurers, the shifting sense of responsibility: All are powering the still-nascent, but fast-growing industry of preparing homes for wildfires.

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Why are the Jets 'cursed' and Barrymore (kind of) canceled? Find out in the news quiz

Plus, yet more giraffes, cute killer animals, wacky spills, labor drama and quirky IPOs. What more do you want? Blood?

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Cyberattacks strike casino giants Caesars and MGM

The disclosure by Caesars came after MGM Resorts International reported publicly that a cyberattack it detected led it to shut down computer systems at its properties across the U.S. to protect data.

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The UAW launches a historic strike against all Big 3 automakers

For the first time ever, the UAW launched a strike against all Big 3 automakers at once, starting with three locations in the Midwest.

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Autoworkers are on the verge of a historic strike

Less than two hours before the strike deadline, United Auto Workers revealed the first wave of plants to be targeted if the union and the Big 3 automakers fail to reach a deal just before midnight.

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In an effort to make rides safer, Lyft launches Women+ Connect

The new opt-in feature lets women and nonbinary drivers prioritize passengers who fit the same description. But it's not a guarantee and is only available in a handful of cities for now.

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Venice won't be listed as one of the world's most endangered sites

UNESCO, the United Nations body that designates and protects World Heritage sites, says it will continue to monitor the famed Italian city's issues, including climate change and over-tourism.

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What makes the family kitchen so special? Michele Norris digs into the details

Journalist and writer Michele Norris is exploring the significance of the family kitchen in her new podcast, Your Mama's Kitchen.

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Exxon minimized climate change internally after conceding that fossil fuels cause it

The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that as recently as 2016, Exxon executives were privately pushing back on the idea that humans need to cut their use of oil and gas to limit global warming.

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Death toll soars to 11,300 from flooding in Libyan coastal city of Derna

Another 10,100 are reported missing from flooding caused by Mediterranean storm Daniel, the Libyan Red Crescent says.

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Alex Jones' expenses topped $93,000 in July. Sandy Hook families have yet to be paid

Alex Jones' personal spending is frustrating families who are trying to collect on the $1.5 billion in judgments against him for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school shooting a hoax.

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Hunter Biden indicted on firearms charges

The charges come weeks after a plea deal struck between Biden and prosecutors fell apart. Attorney General Garland appointed a special counsel in the investigation into the president's son last month.

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Kim Davis is ordered to pay $100,000 to same-sex couple she denied marriage license

The former clerk in Rowan County, Ky., was sued by two same-sex couples to whom she refused to grant marriage licenses, claiming it violated her religious beliefs. Her attorney says she will appeal.

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Wouldn't it be great if pets could talk? This might be the next best thing

A voiceover artist adds hilarious voices to pet videos submitted by his fans on social media.

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As House Republicans bicker, the government shutdown threat grows

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is working to contain a revolt by hard-line members of his party that could threaten his job as speaker and a potential government shutdown.

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Hurricane Lee puts parts of Massachusetts under a tropical storm warning

Winds on Cape Cod could gust as high as 50-60 mph, forecasters said on Thursday. The area is now under a tropical storm warning.

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Wouldn't it be great if pets could talk? This might be the next best thing

A voiceover artist adds hilarious voices to pet videos submitted by his fans on social media.

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New NASA report lays out roadmap for studying UFOs

NASA is releasing a new report from advisers on what it would take for the agency to study unidentified anomalous phenomena (also known as UFOs) scientifically.

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Here's where things stand just before the UAW and Big 3 automakers' contract deadline

The union is prepared to strike. Auto companies say they're still waiting for counteroffers. And so far, there's no deal in sight.

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A luxury cruise ship is pulled free 3 days after running aground in Greenland

The luxury cruise ship MV Ocean Explorer was successfully pulled free at high tide after running aground above the Arctic Circle with 206 people on board.

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Now's your chance to solve a crossword puzzle with Natasha Lyonne

Want Adam Scott to walk your dog? What about dinner with Bob Odenkirk? Some of Hollywood's most beloved names are auctioning off unique experiences to help support the writers' strike

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In Ukraine, the focus is the fighting, but are negotiations possible?

Ukraine's military offensive is making only limited progress. This is contributing to a debate on whether the U.S. needs to send even more powerful arms, or try to lay the groundwork for peace talks.

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HBO's 'Real Time with Bill Maher' to return during Writers Guild strike

Maher posted on X that he won't have any written segments. But since Maher is himself a writer, it will be difficult for the show to go ahead "without a violation of WGA strike rules," says the Guild.

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There's a glimmer of hope on Yemen's war front. Yet children are still dying of hunger

In a hospital in the frontline city of Taiz, a woman tries to revive her malnourished baby with protein paste. The war-torn country is suffering through one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.

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