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AP Week in Pictures: Asia

Aug. 4-10, 2023

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With hundreds lost in the migrant shipwreck near Greece, identifying the dead is painfully slow

Nearly two months after a dilapidated fishing trawler crammed with people heading from north Africa to Italy sank in the central Mediterranean, killing hundreds, relatives are still frantically searching for loved ones among the missing and dead

The Independent UK

Bodies pile up without burials in Sudan's capital, marooned by a relentless conflict

Nearly four months of violent street battles between the Sudanese Army and a powerful paramilitary group have made funerals a near impossibility, particularly in Sudan's capital of Khartoum

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'Nothing left': Future unclear for Hawaii residents who lost it all in fire

The fire that tore across a coastal Maui town and caught many by surprise has already claimed dozens of lives and burned more than 1,000 buildings

The Independent UK

Two years after fall of Kabul, tens of thousands of Afghans languish in limbo waiting for US visas

When the U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan in August 2021 it airlifted tens of thousands of Afghans to safety

The Independent UK

Reporter covering Maui fires surveys destruction of once-vibrant Hawaii town: ‘Ash and debris’

A Las Vegas-based video journalist for The Associated Press dispatched to cover devastating wind-fueled wildfires in Hawaii says the scene over Maui was one of the worst he’s seen in more than eight years of covering the disasters

The Independent UK

Hawaii fires: Lahaina’s beloved 150-year-old banyan tree hit by wildfire

For generations, the banyan tree along Lahaina town’s historic Front Street served as a gathering place

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DeSantis is resetting his campaign again. Some Republicans worry his message is getting in the way

Ron DeSantis is dismissing concerns about his latest staffing shakeup as he returns to Iowa in the midst of a weekslong campaign reset

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EPA weighs formal review of vinyl chloride, toxic chemical that burned in Ohio train derailment

The Biden administration says it could soon launch a formal evaluation of risks posed by vinyl chloride, the cancer-causing chemical that burned in a towering plume of toxic smoke following the fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio

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Ecuador arrests 6 Colombians in slaying of presidential candidate as violence weighs on nation

Ecuador’s transformation into a major drug trafficking hub and the ensuing three-year surge of violence is weighing on the nation following the killing of a presidential candidate whose life’s work was to fight crime and corruption

The Independent UK

Millions of kids are missing weeks of school as attendance tanks across the US

Nationwide, students have been absent at record rates since schools reopened after COVID-forced closures

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North Carolina roller coaster reopens after a large crack launched a state investigation

A towering North Carolina roller coaster that shut down in June due to a large crack in its support column has reopened after a month of repairs and testing

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AP-Week in Pictures: Aug. 3 - Aug. 10, 2023

From fiery protests in Haiti, to wildfires in Hawaii, to an assassination in Ecuador, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.

The Independent UK

Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn arrested in 2021 after groping complaints at club, police records show

Police records show that a longtime aide to former President Donald Trump was arrested in 2021 after he was accused of repeatedly groping two women in a nightclub in Scottsdale, Arizona

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Harassment of mother and daughter poll workers could form part of Trump’s Georgia indictment, report says

Trump team have said they are expecting indictments in Fulton County case

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Utah man killed after threats against Biden believed government was corrupt and overreaching

Family members of an armed Utah man who was killed by FBI agents after making threats against President Joe Biden are describing him as a gun enthusiast who was worried about “a corrupt and overreaching government.”

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'Ash and debris': Journalist covering Maui fires surveys destruction of once-vibrant Hawaii town

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17-year-old suspect in the New York stabbing of a dancer is indicted on a hate-crime murder charge

A 17-year-old has been indicted on a hate-crime murder charge in a fatal stabbing that followed taunts and confrontation over a group of men dancing shirtless

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Iran transfers 5 Iranian-American prisoners to house arrest in step toward deal for ultimate release

Iran has transferred five Iranian-Americans from prison to house arrest

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FEC moves toward potentially regulating AI deepfakes in campaign ads

The Federal Election Commission has begun a process to potentially regulate AI-generated deepfakes in political ads ahead of the 2024 election, a move advocates say would safeguard voters against a particularly insidious form of election disinformation

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Civil suit can continue against corrupt former deputy linked to death of Mississippi man

A civil suit can continue against a former Mississippi deputy who pleaded guilty on Aug. 3 to torturing and shooting a Black man in the mouth

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‘It’s gone forever’: Wildfires ravage town at heart of Hawaiian culture

Large parts of Lahania, the former capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii, have been left in ashes as the Maui fires burn.

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Tunisia and Libya take 276 migrants stranded in desert border region, bring them to shelters

Tunisia and Libya have taken back 276 sub-Saharan migrants stranded in a desert region along the border between the two countries and brought them to shelters

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Want to remember The Band's Robbie Robertson? Do it by playing 'The Last Waltz' loud

Musician Robbie Robertson, who died this week, is remembered by Scott Bauer of The Associated Press for the impact he had on his lifelong love of The Band and its music

The Independent UK

Ring by ring, majestic banyan tree in heart of fire-scorched Lahaina chronicles 150 years of history

For generations, the banyan tree along Lahaina town’s historic Front Street served as a gathering place

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