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'Death sentence': low-lying nations implore faster action on climate at U.N.

Faced with what they see as an existential threat, leaders from low-lying and island nations implored rich countries at the United Nations General Assembly this week to act more forcefully against a warming planet.

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U.S. CDC advisers recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters for ages 65 and older, those at high risk

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Tennessee supermarket shooting leaves 2 dead, including gunman, 12 injured

One person was killed and at least 12 were injured when a lone gunman opened fire on Thursday at a supermarket in suburban Memphis, Tennessee, before the suspect was found dead from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound, the police chief said.

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'Death sentence': low-lying nations implore faster action on climate at U.N.

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Tennessee supermarket shooting leaves 2 dead, including gunman, 12 injured

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