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Brazil military begins operations to fight Amazon fires

By Marcelo Silva de Sousa, Associated Press

Backed by military aircraft, Brazilian troops on Saturday prepared to deploy in the Amazon to fight fires that have swept the region and prompted anti-government protests as well as an international outcry.

Russian capsule carrying robot fails space station docking

By Associated Press

A statement from the Russian space agency Roscosmos said the failure on Saturday was because of problems in the docking system. It said the space station itself and the six-person crew are safe.

North Korea test-fires missiles again after joint drills end

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press

North Korea fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Saturday in the seventh weapons launch in a month, South Korea’s military said, a day after it vowed to remain America’s biggest threat in protest of U.S.-led…

Hong Kong police and protesters clash, ending violence lull

By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press

Hong Kong protesters threw bricks and gasoline bombs at police, who responded with tear gas, as chaotic scenes returned to the summer-long anti-government protests on Saturday for the first time in nearly two weeks.

At global summit, Trump facing limits of go-it-alone stance

By Zeke Miller, Darlene Superville, Jill Colvin, Associated Press

President Trump, growing more isolated in Washington, faces a tepid reception on the world stage, where a list of challenges awaits.

Special prosecutor appointed to investigate Jussie Smollett case

By Michael Tarm, Associated Press

The former "Empire" actor, who is black and gay, maintains that the January attack was not orchestrated. But if the special prosecutor, former U.S. Attorney Dan Webb, determines that the charges shouldn't have been dropped, he could recommend that they…

Ruth Bader Ginsburg treated for tumor on pancreas

By Associated Press

The Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has completed radiation therapy for a tumor on her pancreas and there is no evidence of the disease remaining.

Illinois patient’s death may be first in U.S. linked to vaping

By Don Babwin, Associated Press

The Illinois agency said in its release that the number of people who contracted a respiratory illness after vaping had doubled in the past week, to 22.

U.S. deficit expected to exceed $1 trillion next year

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The first projections are the first to take into account the big budget deal that President Donald Trump and Congress reached this summer.

Germany’s Merkel dangles possibility of negotiated Brexit

By Frank Jordans, Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel raised the possibility that a negotiated departure for Britain from the European Union might still be possible even as the clock is ticking on a deal that would satisfy both sides.