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Ohio voters have resoundingly rejected a Republican-backed measure that would have made it more difficult to pass abortion protections. (Aug. 9)

Presidents of the South American nations sharing the Amazon rainforest have vowed to protect it while attending a conservation summit. (August 9)

Norwegian authorities warned people to prepare for “extremely heavy rainfall” after Storm Hans caused two deaths, ripped off roofs and flooded streets in northern Europe. (August 8)

Catia Lattouf has turned her apartment in Mexico City’s Polanco neighborhood into a clinic for sick, injured or infant hummingbirds. She began caring for the birds in 2011 after recovering from colon cancer; taking in a bird which had lost an eye and n…

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Police in Montgomery, Alabama, said three people are expected to be in custody Tuesday on charges including misdemeanor assault in connection with a riverfront brawl that drew nationwide attention. (Aug. 8)

Ukraine has repaired a nuclear reactor in the country’s south, boosting the nation’s energy supply before winter.

Buses have begun moving tens of thousands of Scouts to inland venues ahead of a tropical storm, bringing an effective end to a World Scout Jamboree. (August 8)

With critical problems plaguing the Amazon rainforest, South American presidents and ministers will converge on the city of Belem, near the mouth of the Amazon River, from Tuesday to discuss how to address them and how to chart a common course forward….

Ohio’s voters will decide Tuesday whether to make their state constitution harder to amend, as a highly charged special election that has direct bearing on a November ballot question over abortion rights comes to a close. (Aug 7) (AP video by Patrick O…