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Made up of cooking fat, wet wipes and other sanitary products, the mass is said to weigh as much as 11 double-decker buses. A water company official compared removing it to breaking up "concrete."
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Paquiao defeated Timothy Bradley Jr. by unanimous decision. And the iconic boxer said that he is retiring — "as of now." "I am going to go home and think about it," he said.
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During the discussion on California's "sanctuary law," the president said of immigrants suspected of gang membership, "These aren't people. These are animals."
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Also: The World Health Organization finds an ebola case in a Congolese city; President Trump meets NATO's Secretary General; and a Japanese rail operator apologizes for departing seconds too early.
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Volcanic rocks 2 feet in diameter have been found in a parking lot a few hundred yards from the volcano's Halemaumau crater, the U.S. Geological Survey reports.
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It is at least the second time in about six months that a Japanese railway has been forced to apologize to passengers for a seconds-early departure.
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In two brief videos posted to his Facebook page, Joshua Holt, a 26-year-old Mormon missionary jailed without charge since 2016, says the other inmates are trying to kill him.
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"Guatemala takes a courageous decision," President Jimmy Morales said. But not everyone was pleased with the Latin American nation's decision to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
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The terms of the agreement call for the bulk of the money to be paid out to more than 300 women and girls, with some set aside in a trust for possible future claimants.
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At least three people in the region, including a child, were killed by trees felled as a powerful squall line moved across the region.
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The settlements primarily involved allegations of racial bias against Fox News as well as gender bias and retaliation claims. The controlling Murdoch family hopes instead to focus on big deals ahead.
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Two cylinders dropped on the rebel-held Syrian city of Saraqeb — sending nearly a dozen people to seek medical help for nausea and other symptoms — had contained chlorine, the OPCW says.