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At least 200 people were killed earlier this week when a landslide collapsed several mines at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, rebel authorities said Saturday. The collapse took place Wednesday at the Rubaya mines, which are controlled by the M23 rebels, Lumumba Kambere Muyisa, the spokesperson of the rebel-appointed governor of North-Kivu province told The Associated Press. He said the landslide was caused by heavy rains. “For now, there are more than 200 dead, some of whom are still in the mud and have not yet been recovered,” Muyisa said. He add

At least 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in eastern Congo, rebel authorities say

After Mexico bans vapes, cartels tighten their grip on a booming market

Democrats Menefee and Edwards compete for a House seat that will narrow GOP's slim majority

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A Sudanese doctor recounts his harrowing escape from a Darfur city under rebel bombardment

Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim dashed from building to building, desperate for places to hide. He ran through streets littered with bodies. Around him, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur province lay enveloped in smoke and fire. Explosions, shelling and gunfire thundered from every direction. After 18 months of battling, paramilitary fighters had overrun el-Fasher, the Sudanese army’s only remaining stronghold in the Darfur region. Ibrahim, who fled the city’s last functioning hospital with a colleague, said he feared he would not live to see the sun go down.

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From stilettos to safety concerns on Inauguration Day: 4 takeaways from Melania Trump's new movie

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Trump nominates government economist to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics

President Donald Trump said Friday that he is nominating the government economist Brett Matsumoto to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, after having previously accused the federal agency of releasing low monthly jobs numbers in order to make him look bad. There is no evidence that the Bureau of Labor Statistics sought to undermine Trump with its data releases, but a string of revisions to prior reports this summer showed that the job market weakened after Trump returned to White House and he fired its director in August. The president has maintained that the BLS

Trump-backed funding bill clears the Senate, putting pressure on House to quickly end shutdown

Anger and anguish spread across Cuba as it learns of Trump's tariff threat on those who provide oil

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Journalist Don Lemon promises to fight federal charges following his arrest after Minnesota church protest

A defiant Don Lemon vowed to fight the charges brought against him by federal prosecutors Friday, after he and another independent journalist were arrested in connection with a protest at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota.“I have spent my entire career covering the news – I will not stop now,” Lemon said outside the federal courthouse in Los Angeles on Friday after being released from custody. “In fact, there is no more important time than right now, this very moment, for a free and independent media that shines a light on the truth and holds those in power accountable.”Lemon and in

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They were asylum seekers and refugees in Minnesota. Still, ICE detained and flew them to Texas to face deportation

Two days after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minnesota reportedly tackled a home caregiver from sub-Saharan Africa to the snowy pavement and took her away in a van, a close friend made the 1,400-mile journey to a controversial Texas detention facility where she’s being held.“She was so surprised to see me,” said her friend, Justin, a 40-year-old home caregiver who asked his full name not be used for fear of retaliation. “She never believed that anybody knew where she was.”She isn’t alone.Dozens of asylum seekers like her, as well as refugees who passed a rigorous, y

Trump-backed funding bill clears the Senate, putting pressure on House to quickly end shutdown

Trump's choice of Warsh to lead Fed could reshape the world's most influential central bank

Panama Canal ports will keep operating after court finds concession unconstitutional, president says

Panama's president moved to assure the public on Friday that critical ports at both ends of the Panama Canal will continue to operate without interruption — a day after the country’s Supreme Court ruled that the concession held by a subsidiary of Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Holdings was unconstitutional. The court's decision late Thursday advances a U.S. aim to block any influence by China over the strategic waterway and immediately drew a sharp rebuke from Beijing. Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino said that until the court's ruling is executed — a per

Inside the premiere of Melania Trump’s not-documentary documentary

First lady Melania Trump wants you to know that her new documentary is not a documentary.“Some have called this a documentary. It is not,” she told a crowd of Cabinet members, conservative influencers and minor celebrities gathered in the opera house of the newly rebranded Trump Kennedy Center for the film’s premiere Thursday evening.“It is a creative experience that offers perspectives, insights and moments,” she said.After more than a year of production, “Melania” is getting its debut, and the country is getting an education in what has become the lucrative business of being fi

A separatist group is asking for Trump’s help to split from Canada. Here’s what we know

Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty, federal judge rules

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Vonn crashes in last race before Winter Games and says 'My Olympic dream is not over'

Lindsey Vonn crashed and injured her left knee in her final downhill race on Friday before the Olympics and said she hopes to recover in time for the Milan Cortina Games. “This is a very difficult outcome one week before the Olympics… but if there’s one thing I know how to do, it’s a comeback,” the 41-year-old American wrote on Instagram hours after she was airlifted off the course. “My Olympic dream is not over.” Vonn was the third skier to crash in the World Cup race in Crans-Montana where she lost control while landing a jump and ended up tangled i

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Lindsey Vonn says her ‘Olympic dream is not over’ after crashing in final downhill race before Winter Games

Lindsey Vonn said on Friday that her “Olympic dream is not over” after she crashed in her final downhill race before next week’s Winter Olympics and injured her left knee.The 41-year-old lost control after landing a jump and was seen crashing into the safety nets. After being attended to by medics, Vonn was able to ski slowly down to the finish line but was clearly feeling discomfort. She was eventually airlifted to a hospital for further evaluation, as is standard practice for competitors injured during their runs.“I crashed today in the Downhill race in Switzerland and injured my lef

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Justice Department releases largest batch yet of Epstein documents, says it totals 3 million pages

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Trump’s deal with Senate leaders to avert government shutdown hits snags as lawmakers refuse to allow quick vote

Senate leaders have a bipartisan funding deal in hand but it remains to be seen whether they will avert a costly government shutdown as the clock ticks down toward Friday’s midnight deadline.Lawmakers left Capitol Hill late Thursday after all rank-and-file senators could not come to agreement to swiftly move the spending package – the contours of which negotiators from both parties and the White House struck earlier in the day. Senators are set to return Friday with an eye toward sending the bills back to the House for final approval, but negotiations can change rapidly.“I hope we can ge

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Israeli military reportedly acknowledges 70,000 killed in Gaza after previously casting doubt on health ministry’s count

The Israeli military has acknowledged in a briefing to Israeli journalists that approximately 70,000 Palestinians were killed during the war in Gaza and that the figures from the health ministry in the enclave are largely accurate, local media reports.Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth quoted military officials Thursday as saying, “We estimate that about 70,000 Gazans were killed in the war, not including the missing.” Kan 11, the country’s public broadcaster, attributed the information to the Coordinator of Government Affairs in the Territories (COGAT) and said there is now an effort to