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US, NATO Weapons Stockpile at ‘Dangerously Low’ Levels: Top Air Force General

The weapons stockpile of the United States and its North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies are becoming “dangerous low” with no “short term” solutions, according to a top U.S. Air Force commander. Gen. James Hecker, the commander of U.S. Air Forces Europe and Air Forces Africa, made the remarks at the Chief of the Air Staff’s

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More Than 8,000 Quebec Households Still Without Power Following Severe Storm

Power outages persist in the Montreal area 48 hours after severe thunderstorms ripped through southern Quebec, downing trees, snapping poles and breaking wires. Hydro-Québec reports more than 8,100 customers are still without power as of Saturday afternoon, down from more than 20,000 earlier in the day and a Thursday evening peak of more than 300,000.

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Canada Lifts Education Requirement for Hong Kong Immigrants

Vancouver resident Calvin Wong says he can finally start picturing a future in Canada after the federal government announced it was dropping educational requirements for Hong Kongers seeking permanent residency in the wake of the Chinese city’s crackdown on dissent. Wong, 28, had graduated from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology with a

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2 Teens Arrested, One Officer Injured After Pursuit in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES—Two teenage suspects were arrested for allegedly stealing a vehicle and prompting a brief pursuit and colliding with a police motorcycle, injuring the officer, authorities said July 14. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Valley Traffic Division received a report from a witness about a stolen vehicle Thursday around 3:30 p.m., according

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Lia Thomas Competing on UPenn Swim Team Was ‘Non-Negotiable’: Former Swimmer

Paula Scanlan, a former teammate of swimmer Will “Lia” Thomas at the University of Pennsylvania, said the school told her that there was no room to debate or negotiate about the transgender athlete swimming on the women’s team. “I always thought that college is a place where you go and debate. When I got to

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Every Foreign Company in China Accepts CCP as Business Partner: Rep. Gallagher

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is a partner of every foreign company doing business in China, a congressional committee warned on Thursday, as lawmakers and experts went to great lengths to explain how corporate environments in China are vastly different. “There is no such thing as a ‘private company’ in China,” Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.),

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At Least 31 Killed by Heavy Rains in South Korea; Rescuers Hunt for Missing People

SEOUL—Five bodies of people who were trapped under a tunnel submerged by heavy rains in central South Korea were pulled out on Sunday, firefighting authorities said, taking the death toll from the days of torrential rains that pounded the country to 31. The five people were found from a bus that has been submerged at

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Murder Suspect Captured After Using Bed Sheets to Escape Pennsylvania Jail

YOUNGSVILLE, Pa.—Looking dirty, wet, and “worn out” from living in the wilderness to evade arrest, a homicide suspect who used bed sheets to escape a northern Pennsylvania jail has been captured, authorities said. Michael Burham, 34, fled the Warren County jail in the late evening hours of July 6 by climbing on exercise equipment, going

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