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PORTLAND, Ore. — Incendiary devices were set off Monday at two ballot drop boxes — one in Portland and another in nearby Vancouver, Washington — destroying hundreds of ballots in what one official called a “direct attack on democracy” about…

This photo taken with a mobile phone shows vehicles near a militant attack site in Musa Khel district of Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province, Aug. 26, 2024. Militants in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province killed 23 passengers after blocking a highway for…

MANILA, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) — The Asia-Pacific region is crafting measures to reduce the risk of disasters, which are projected to increase by 40 percent by 2030, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has warned. “This stark…

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (AP) — Strong thunderstorms brought flash flooding to Dolly Parton’s Dollywood in east Tennessee. Park workers and the Pigeon Forge police and fire departments directed guests to safety on Sunday afternoon, and one minor injury was reported,…