Lancet study estimates Gaza death toll 40% higher than recorded
PARIS - Research published in The Lancet medical journal on Friday estimates that the death toll in Gaza during the first nine months of the Israel-Hamas war was around 40% higher than recorded by the Palestinian territory's health ministry.

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Venezuela's Maduro to take presidential oath despite domestic, global outcry
CARACAS — Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, in office since 2013, is due to take the oath of office for a third term Friday despite a global outcry that brought thousands out in protest on the ceremony's eve.

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Shotgun watch: LA fire evacuees guard against looters
ALTADENA — Nicholas Norman managed to save his home using little more than buckets of water when towering flames ripped through his neighborhood in a suburb of Los Angeles. But now he's facing a new danger: looters.

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LA wildfires: Blaze worst in west coast history as 10 confirmed dead and 180,000 people evacuated

Two massive wildfires menacing Los Angeles from the east and west devoured nearly 10,000 homes and other structures, burning into a third night on Thursday even as the fierce winds eased and gave firefighters a welcome but temporary respite.

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Police fear more ‘serious youth violence& after teenager stabbed to death on bus

Police have said they fear further &serious youth violence& after a 14-year-old boy was stabbed to death on a bus in south-east London.

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Trump to be sentenced in hush money case, days before his inauguration
NEW YORK— United States President-elect Donald Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday for his criminal conviction stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, a case that for a time overshadowed his bid to retake the White House.

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