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ISABEL INFANTES/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — Boris Johnson has been chosen as the new leader of the Conservative Party, and will take over as prime minister from Theresa May when she resigns on Wednesday. Johnson was always the favorite to win the race, and in the end convincingly beat his rival Jeremy Hunt in the ballot of …

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ABC News(NEW YORK) — Severe storms moved through the Northeast late Monday and into Tuesday morning, producing damaging winds of 75 to 80 mph from Virginia to New Jersey. Heavy rain came with these storms, including up to 4 inches in Westchester County, just north of New York City, in only a few hours. Flash …

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Handout(NEW YORK) — New defense filings in the case of admitted serial bomber Cesar Sayoc paint a grim picture of a man who “lost everything in the Great Recession,” had “cognitive limitations and severe learning disabilities” and was “abandoned by his father and sexually abused by a teacher at his Catholic school.” “In this darkness,” …

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iStock(NEW YORK) — After a day of largely peaceful demonstrations, masses of protesters were met with tear gas in San Juan late Monday as they called for the ousting of embattled Gov. Ricardo Rossello. Protesters were seen throwing objects at police keeping the line between the governor’s mansion and those calling for Rossello to resign. …

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Carolina Cabral/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(CARACAS, Venezuela) — Citizens on the streets of Venezuela’s capital city scrambled to find transportation home as a new blackout surprised the country Tuesday. While different states have suffered from blackouts over the past few months, this is the first one to affect the entire country since March. The streets …

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iStock(NEW YORK) — Blowing whistles, waving red, white and blue Puerto Rican flags and demanding the immediate resignation of the governor, tens of thousands of protesters Monday morning showed their outrage by shutting down a major freeway in the U.S. territory’s capital and imploring those who feel the same to join an island-wide strike. Some …

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Evgen_Prozhyrko/iStock(NEW YORK) — The man who is accused of fatally shooting a New York City mob boss in a brazen crime that shocked observers and the law enforcement community allegedly thought he had the protection of President Trump and was trying to arrest him as part of a battle against the “Deep State,” new court …

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Costa Rican Health Ministry (SAN JOSE, Costa Rica) — At least 19 people have died in Costa Rica after consuming alcohol contaminated with toxic levels of methanol, officials said. The victims, who ranged from 32 to 72 in age, consumed the tainted alcohol in various cities across the country dating back to early last month, …

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Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images(LONDON) — Prince George, the future King of England, is seen laughing and smiling in new photos released to commemorate his sixth birthday. Three photos were released Sunday by Kensington Palace, all taken by George’s mom, Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge. Two of the photos were taken recently in the garden of the …

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vmargineanu/iStock(HARMONTOWN, Miss.) — Authorities are investigating the mysterious death of a 21-year-old Ole Miss student whose body was discovered over the weekend. Deputies were on a routine patrol Saturday around 10:30 a.m. when they found the body of Alexandria “Ally” Kostial in Harmontown, Miss., about 30 miles from Ole Miss, according to the Lafayette County …

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