Three U.S. service members were killed in Afghanistan, bringing the toll for July to at least 63 and making it the deadliest month for American forces in the nearly 9-year-war.



Afghanistan - United States armed forces - War in Afghanistan - Asia - Taliban
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Two employees of the U.S. Embassy in Paris were being given medical tests Friday after handling a suspicious package and reporting feeling “unwell,” officials said.



Paris - Reuters - France - United States - Ile-de-France
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Incoming BP CEO Bob Dudley is set to outline his company’s long-term efforts to help the Gulf of Mexico recover from the oil spill Friday morning.



Gulf of Mexico - Oil spill - BP - Environment - Business
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Forest fires raged across Russia on Friday, destroying villages, surrounding one southern city and killing at least 25 people, including three firefighters. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin consoled survivors at one smoldering village and urged officials to redouble their efforts against the blazes.



Wildfire - Russia - Firefighter - Nizhny Novgorod - Travel and Tourism
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A Florida inmate has filed a lawsuit seeking $500,000 in damages from 3 men who caught him red-handed with a stolen bicycle, claiming they roughed him up, a newspaper said.



Crime - Lawsuit - Florida - Prison - Organizations
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