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If the government shutdown extends beyond Nov. 1, more than 65,000 children could be at risk of losing access to Head Start, ...

Brazilian police and soldiers launched a raid on a drug-trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, sparking shootouts ...

North Korea said Wednesday its recent test-firings of sea-to-surface cruise missiles were successful, in another display of ...