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Heavy Rains in Wisconsin Lead to Flooding and Early Closure of State Fair

Record-setting rainfall caused intense flooding in and around the Milwaukee area starting on Saturday night.

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Rescuers helping residents stranded by flooding in Wauwatosa, Wis., on Sunday. More heavy rains were expected, forecasters said.
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Man Who Lit Cigarette From Eternal Flame in Paris Is Arrested

A video showing the man casually walking across the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier beneath the Arc de Triomphe set off outrage in France.

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The flame on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a wreath laying event in Paris.
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Three More Workers Found Dead in Collapsed Chilean Mine

Rescuers have recovered the bodies of four miners and are searching for two more after an earthquake caused a partial collapse at El Teniente mine last week.

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A vigil on Saturday for miners who were trapped after a large copper mine partially collapsed last week in Chile.
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MyPillow Founder, Mike Lindell, Will Not Pay out ‘Challenge’ Winnings, Appeals Court Rules

A court overturned a previous ruling requiring Mike Lindell to pay out $5 million to a software engineer who had entered Mr. Lindell’s challenge to skeptics of his election interference claims.

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Mike Lindell, the MyPillow founder. At a symposium he hosted in South Dakota in 2021, Mr. Lindell invited skeptics to disprove what he called evidence of interference in the 2020 presidential election.
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