Ecuador votes in presidential election dominated by security woes
Ecuadorans head to the polls Sunday in a presidential election tarnished by the murder of a top candidate, which cast a spotlight on the violence ravaging a once-peaceful nation caught up in the global drug trade.
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Guatemala votes in tense runoff, with fears of interference
Guatemalans head to the polls Sunday in a presidential runoff marked by the harassment of a surprise frontrunner, who has fired up voters with his promises to end the rot of corruption.
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Scary injuries to Bucs' Wolford, Pats' Bolden mar NFL pre-season games
Frightening injuries sustained by Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback John Wolford and New England Patriots rookie Isaiah Bolden marred a pair of NFL pre-season games on Saturday.
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US southwest on high alert as Hurricane Hilary climbs Mexico coast
States across the typically arid US southwest were racing Saturday to prepare for life-threatening flooding forecast as Hurricane Hilary approaches from Mexico, where damage and one death were reported.
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'Strong enough now': BRICS nations eye global geopolitical shift
Leaders of the BRICS emerging economies, which account for about a quarter of the world's wealth, meet in Johannesburg this week looking to widen the bloc's influence and push for a shift in global geopolitics.
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Illegal logging turns Syria's forests into 'barren land'
On a riverbank in war-ravaged Syria's north, felling has reduced what was once a lush forest to dispersed trees and decimated trunks poking out from dry, crumbly soil.
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Messi leads Miami to first trophy with Leagues Cup win
Lionel Messi scored a screamer and won his first trophy in North American soccer as Inter Miami beat Nashville on penalties (10-9) after their final ended 1-1 in 90 minutes.
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Bucs quarterback Wolford suffers neck injury in pre-season game
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback John Wolford was stretchered off with a neck injury Saturday in a frightening moment in the Bucs' 13-6 NFL pre-season victory over the New York Jets.
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From 'magical' to 'rip it out': different brain implant experiences
Ian Burkhart looked down at his hand and imagined closing it. To his amazement, it closed.
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ALS patient pioneering brain-computer connection
As a rare form of Lou Gehrig's disease paralyses his body, Rodney Gorham hopes a pioneering link between his brain and a computer will help others after he is gone.
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