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Nobody hurt after plane’s engine catches fire at Chicago O’Hare airport

CHICAGO (AP) — A commercial airliner’s engine caught fire Monday at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said. United flight 2091 to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport aborted takeoff after flames were reported around 2 p.m. while the aircraft was still on the taxiway, the FAA said. The airline said the plane, an Airbus A320,

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Mexican government says the arm of a 19th century mummy came off after mishandling by museum staff

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s federal archaeology agency is accusing the conservative-governed city of Guanajuato of mistreating the country’s famous mummified 19th century bodies. The National Institute of Anthropology and History said that during recent renovations at the museum where the mummified bodies are on display, the arm of one of the mummies came off.

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81-year-old arrested after police say he terrorized a California neighborhood with a slingshot

AZUSA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say an 81-year-old man who investigators say terrorized a Southern California neighborhood for years with a slingshot has been arrested. Azusa police say while conducting an investigation, detectives learned that over the course of a decade, dozens of citizens were victimized by a “serial slingshot shooter.” Officials say the man

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US company rejects Mexico’s criticism, buy-out offer, says president’s projects hurt the environment

MEXICO CITY (AP) — An American quarry company has rejected the Mexican president’s campaign of criticisms and closures, and his offer to buy its property on the Caribbean coast. In July, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador offered to buy Alabama-based Vulcan Materials’ Caribbean coast property for about $385 million following a years-long dispute. It said

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South Africa’s surprise election challenger is evoking the past anti-apartheid struggle

By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press DURBAN, South Africa (AP) — Former South African President Jacob Zuma is the wild card in Wednesday’s election for Africa’s most advanced country. He leads a new political party that’s draining support from the ruling African National Congress that he once said would rule until “Jesus comes back.” He leverages

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Man accused of starting wildfire in national wildlife preserve near Arizona-California border

YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a Yuma man has been arrested for allegedly starting a wildfire in a national wildlife preserve in southwest Arizona near the California border. Yuma County Sheriff’s officials say 47-year-old Jason Bradley Martin remains jailed on suspicion of arson, criminal damage and other charges. They announced Saturday night that Martin

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Iran further increases its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, watchdog says

By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, according to a confidential report on Monday by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, the latest in Tehran’s attempts to steadily exert pressure on the international community. Iran is seeking to have economic sanctions imposed

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