Earthquake in Philippines Kills at Least 20, Officials Say

The 6.9-magnitude earthquake shook the province of Cebu, home to 3.2 million people, just before 10 p.m. local time.

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Stuck in Traffic, Emmanuel Macron Calls Trump About His Motorcade

The French head of state experienced a frustration that many New Yorkers know all too well. He got stuck during the U.N. General Assembly.

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Tiger Handler Linked to Joe Exotic Is Fatally Mauled by Tiger

Ryan Easley, 37, was performing at his family-run private zoo in Hugo, Okla., when a tiger attacked him, the authorities said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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California Judge Gets 35 Years to Life for Fatally Shooting His Wife

Jeffrey Ferguson, 74, said at his sentencing hearing that the shooting was an accident. “I wish God had taken me instead,” he said.

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F.B.I. Burns Methamphetamine Near Animal Shelter, Sickening Workers and Pets

More than 70 cats and dogs were evacuated and 14 workers at an animal shelter in Montana were treated for smoke inhalation from incinerated methamphetamine.

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New York’s Ban on Cellphones in Schools Is Going ‘Better Than Expected’

In the country’s largest district to ban phones, students, teachers and parents reported some frustrations, but also benefits.

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Oliver North and Fawn Hall, Key Figures in Iran-Contra Scandal, Are Married

Ms. Hall was Mr. North’s secretary on the National Security Council in the 1980s during the secret sales of arms to Iran and the diversion of the profits to rebel forces in Nicaragua.

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Off-Duty Pilot Who Tried to Shut Off Engines Expresses Regret in Court

The former Alaska Airlines pilot had consumed psychedelic mushrooms two days before the flight. Judges approved plea agreements in his case on Friday.

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Police Arrest Man Suspected of Robbing Macklemore’s House in Seattle

Two masked men crept into the rapper’s house in June, attacked a nanny with bear spray and stole jewelry, including a Seattle Sounders soccer championship ring, the police said.

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Man Who Faked Kayaking Death and Fled U.S. Gets 89-Day Jail Sentence

The sentence matched the period last year when the authorities believed Ryan Borgwardt had drowned in a Wisconsin lake.

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