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Chicago Shootings Leave One Dead and 8 Teenagers Wounded

Seven people, ages 13 to 17 were shot at a downtown gathering by the Chicago Theatre. A second shooting left a man dead and another teenager in serious condition.

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Chicago police investigating the scene of a shooting outside the Chicago Theater on Friday.
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Port of L.A. Operational as Firefighters Continue to Battle Cargo Ship Blaze

The fire and salvage operation could take days. Drones were used to monitor air quality, one local official said.

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A fire broke out Friday on a container ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles. By late Saturday morning, the ship had been moved away from the port.
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Fátima Bosch of Mexico Wins 2025 Miss Universe Pageant Marred by Scandal

Fátima Bosch was crowned in Thailand on Friday. The competition got off to a rocky start this month when she briefly walked out after being scolded by an organizer.

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Mexico's Fátima Bosch was named Miss Universe on Friday.
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Australia Adds Twitch to Social Media Ban for Teens

Twitch, a livestreaming service popular with gamers, joins nine other platforms that will be required to remove Australian users under the age of 16.

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The ban will take effect on Dec. 10, about a year after Parliament passed one of the world’s most comprehensive measures to protect children and teenagers from potential harm on the internet.
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Ex-Mayor Is Sentenced to Life for Human Trafficking Tied to Scam Centers

A court in the Philippines convicted Alice Guo for trafficking people to a compound that officials have linked to online scams and organized crime.

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Alice Guo, the former mayor of Bamban in the Philippines, during a Senate hearing in 2024.
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Man Accused of Running Southeast Asia Scam Compound Is Extradited to China

China and the United States say She Zhijiang, a Chinese-born businessman, ran a major scam compound in Myanmar. He was arrested in Bangkok in 2022.

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She Zhijiang being escorted by police in Thailand on Wednesday, before he was extradited to China.
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Turkish Military Plane Crashes in Georgia, Killing 20 Troops

The Turkish defense minister said that 20 Air Force servicemen died when their military cargo plane crashed after taking off from Azerbaijan on Tuesday.

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Wreckage at the site where a Turkish military cargo plane crashed on Tuesday, along the border between Azerbaijan and Georgia.
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UPS and FedEx Ground MD-11 Cargo Planes After Louisville Crash

Boeing, the plane’s manufacturer, said it had recommended the grounding as a precaution while it conducts further analysis.

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A UPS MD-11 cargo plane at Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Ky., this week.
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Miss Universe Organizer Apologizes After Tirade at Miss Mexico

Several contestants walked out of a Miss Universe event this week when the pageant director berated Miss Mexico for not taking part in promotional activities.

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Miss Mexico, Fátima Bosch, on stage during a Miss Universe 2025 event in Bangkok on Wednesday.
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What We Know About the UPS Plane Crash in Louisville

At least 11 people died when a cargo plane crashed after takeoff in Louisville, Ky. The airport reopened Wednesday morning, but officials warned the death toll could rise.

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A plume of smoke rises from the site of a UPS cargo plane crash at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on Tuesday.
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