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CDC: Pregnant women should avoid Miami Beach

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) - U.S. health officials are warning pregnant women to avoid Miami Beach, where Florida officials say mosquitoes have spread the Zika virus to five people. In a statement Friday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said pregnant women should avoid travel to the South Beach area, which has been identified…
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Trump campaign chairman Manafort resigns

WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump's campaign chairman Paul Manafort is resigning from the campaign. In a statement, Trump says Manafort offered his resignation Friday morning. Trump praised Manafort's work on the campaign and called him a "true professional." Manafort is stepping down in the wake of a campaign shake-up, as well as revelations about his…
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International charity rescues animals from Gaza zoo

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - An international charity is rescuing animals from Gaza Strip's main zoo that it has dubbed "the worst in the world" and transferring them to better lives abroad. Zoo owner Mohammad Eweda said on Friday the animals are being "donated" because the zoo doesn't "have the ability to give them…
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