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Mission specialist for Titan sub owner tells Coast Guard the goal was to 'make dreams come true'

Mission specialist for Titan sub owner tells Coast Guard the goal was to 'make dreams come true'

A mission specialist for the company that owned the Titan submersible that imploded last year told the U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday that the firm was staffed by competent people who wanted to “make dreams come true.
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Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel turns its focus north toward Lebanon and Hezbollah

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel turns its focus north toward Lebanon and Hezbollah

Israel’s defense minister has declared the start of a “new phase” of the war as Israel turns its focus toward the northern front against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.
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The exploding device attacks dealt a major but not crippling blow to Hezbollah, analysts say

The exploding device attacks dealt a major but not crippling blow to Hezbollah, analysts say

BEIRUT (AP) — The waves of remotely triggered explosions that hit pagers and walkie-talkies carried by Hezbollah members in grocery stores, on streets and at a funeral procession this week made for an eerie and shocking spectacle.
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The Lebanon explosions raise a question: Deep into the smartphone era, who is still using pagers?

The Lebanon explosions raise a question: Deep into the smartphone era, who is still using pagers?

The small plastic box that beeped and flashed numbers was a lifeline to Laurie Dove in 1993.
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What to know about the two waves of deadly explosions that hit Lebanon and Syria

What to know about the two waves of deadly explosions that hit Lebanon and Syria

NEW YORK (AP) — Just one day after pagers used by hundreds of members of the militant group Hezbollah exploded , more electronic devices detonated in Lebanon Wednesday in what appeared to be a second wave of sophisticated, deadly attacks that targete
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The exploding device attacks dealt a major but not crippling blow to Hezbollah, analysts say

The exploding device attacks dealt a major but not crippling blow to Hezbollah, analysts say

BEIRUT (AP) — The waves of remotely triggered explosions that hit pagers and walkie-talkies carried by Hezbollah members in grocery stores, on streets and at a funeral procession this week made for an eerie and shocking spectacle.
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A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads

A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads

KAMITUGA, Congo (AP) — Slumped on the ground over a mound of dirt, Divine Wisoba pulled weeds from her daughter’s grave. The 1-month-old died from mpox in eastern Congo in August, but Wisoba, 21, was too traumatized to attend the funeral.
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Lebanon is rocked again by exploding devices as Israel declares a new phase of war

Lebanon is rocked again by exploding devices as Israel declares a new phase of war

BEIRUT (AP) — Walkie-talkies exploded in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon on Wednesday in a second wave of attacks targeting devices a day after pagers used by Hezbollah blew up , state media and officials for the militant group said.
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Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox?

Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox?

KAVUMU, Congo (AP) — Health authorities have struggled to contain outbreaks of mpox in Congo, a huge central African country where a myriad of existing problems makes stemming the spread particularly hard.
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Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox?

Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox?

KAVUMU, Congo (AP) — Health authorities have struggled to contain outbreaks of mpox in Congo, a huge central African country where a myriad of existing problems makes stemming the spread particularly hard.
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