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Russia has halted its wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices have pushed more people into poverty. (July. 17)
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Heavy rains pounded an already saturated Northeast on Sunday for the second time in a week, spurring another round of flash flooding, cancelled airline flights and power outages. (July 17)

Here’s the latest for Monday July 17th: More extreme heat across U.S.; Devastating floods in Northeast; Officials in Crimea say Ukraine attacked bridge; Suspect killed in shootout with Georgia authorities.

At least 37 people have died and thousands have been evacuated after over a week of heavy rain pounding South Korea’s central regions. (July 17)

A state-appointed manager on July 18, 2013, made Detroit the largest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy. A decade later, the Motor City has risen from the ashes of insolvency (July 17)(AP video: Mike Householder)

Spanish firefighters continued efforts to extinguish a wildfire on the Canary Island of La Palma. The blaze has charred some 11,300 acres of woodland and burned some 20 houses and buildings and forced the evacuation of 4,000 people.
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Dozens of lionhead rabbits have established a colony after being let loose by a backyard breeder in Florida. (July 17) (AP video: Daniel Kozin)

Human-caused climate change is lengthening droughts in southern France, meaning the reservoirs are increasingly drained to low levels to maintain power generation and water supply to towns and cities. It’s concerning those in the tourism industry, who …

0717 Today in History

A brief tsunami warning has been triggered after a 7.2 earthquake struck 66 miles off the Alaskan coast in the Pacific ocean. (July 16)