USA

Phelps captures another gold as U.S. wins 4×100 freestyle relay

RIO DE JANEIRO — Michael Phelps added a 19th gold medal to his ever-growing record haul Sunday night. Phelps surged ahead in the second leg of the 4×100-meter freestyle relay to give the U.S. team a lead it held for good. It was Phelps’ first race of these Rio 2016 Olympics, and the 31-year-old looked

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International, Sports & Competitions, USA

Islamic State announces capture of US military gear in Afghanistan

Kabul (dpa) – NATO on Sunday confirmed an Islamic State report that the terrorist group had captured military gear – including weapons – left behind by a US soldier in Afghanistan, but made clear that there had been no abduction. The group reported Saturday – using its mouthpiece, the Aamaq News Agency – that it

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International, USA

Fire in Monterey County, Calif., grows to almost 58,000 acres, spreads south

LOS ANGELES — The Soberanes fire in Monterey County grew to more than 57,500 acres Sunday while firefighters continued to battle several other wildfires around California. More than 5,100 firefighters are battling the Soberanes blaze, which was 45 percent contained as of Sunday morning. Air tankers, helicopters, bulldozers and at least 300 fire engines have

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USA

Rudy Giuliani: I would’ve prosecuted and convicted Hillary Clinton over email scandal

Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani said Sunday he would have prosecuted Hillary Clinton over her email scandal and guaranteed he would have won the case, casting the Democratic presidential candidate as an unrepentant liar. Mr. Giuliani, who has emerged this election cycle as one of Mrs. Clinton’s loudest critics, said the Justice Department

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USA

Netanyahu surprised by Defense Ministry’s criticism of Obama

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu learned about the Defense Ministry’s statement that criticized U.S. President Barack Obama from the media, his aide told U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro on Friday, according to Haaretz. The newspaper reported that a senior aide to Netanyahu called Shapiro on Friday night and told him that Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman

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Middle East, USA