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Despite public anger, Lebanon vote set to entrench status quo

Despite public anger, Lebanon vote set to entrench status quo

Lebanon's elections Sunday won't yield a seismic shift despite widespread discontent with a graft-tainted political class blamed for a painful economic crisis and a deadly disaster, experts say.

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Cuba hotel blast death toll rises to 43

Cuba hotel blast death toll rises to 43

Three more bodies were pulled Tuesday from the rubble of a Havana hotel that was destroyed days earlier in an explosion, taking the death toll to 43.

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US inflation may have peaked, but pain continues

US inflation may have peaked, but pain continues

With surging prices undermining wage gains and hurting American families, US President Joe Biden said Tuesday that fighting inflation is his top priority, but he may have limited tools to tackle the issue.

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Final refrain for iPod as Apple stops production

Final refrain for iPod as Apple stops production

Apple on Tuesday put out word it is no longer making iPods, the trend-setting MP3 players that transformed how people get music and gave rise to the iPhone.

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Pentagon lauds reporting on US military killing civilians

Pentagon lauds reporting on US military killing civilians

The Pentagon congratulated The New York Times Tuesday for winning a Pulitzer Prize for its highly critical expose of civilian deaths in the Afghanistan war, saying the report forced the US military to examine its own behavior.

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Injured Morant could miss rest of postseason: Grizzlies

Injured Morant could miss rest of postseason: Grizzlies

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant could miss the remainder of the NBA postseason after suffering a bone bruise in his right knee, the team announced on Tuesday.

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Police say 200 inmates recaptured after Ecuador prison 'massacre'

Police say 200 inmates recaptured after Ecuador prison 'massacre'

Ecuadoran police on Tuesday said 200 convicts who escaped following a deadly prison riot have been recaptured in 24 hours, with 20 still at large.

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Liverpool still chasing Man City like 'mad' in title race

Liverpool still chasing Man City like 'mad' in title race

Liverpool are still "chasing like mad" after Manchester City at the top of the Premier League, said Jurgen Klopp after coming from a goal down to beat Aston Villa 2-1 on Tuesday.

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'A chance to survive': Ukraine's fortress steel mills

'A chance to survive': Ukraine's fortress steel mills

Food and water stockpiles, generators, toilets, stacks of mattresses and even wood-burning stoves in bunkers deep underground -- the Soviets built this Ukrainian steelworks with war in mind.

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Barcelona win overshadowed by Araujo injury

Barcelona win overshadowed by Araujo injury

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice as Barcelona tightened their grip on second place in La Liga on Tuesday with a 3-1 win at home to Celta Vigo.

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