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Brazil deluge toll hits 44 as search continues for missing 21 Feb 2023 - 07:12 pm
A man is seen at a flood-affected area in Barra do Sahy, Sao Sebastiao district, Sao Paulo state, Brazil on February 21, 2023. - Lifeguards continued to search for survivors on the Sao Paulo coast, where the heaviest rains in Brazil's history left at least 44 dead and dozens missing over the weekend, authorities said Tuesday. (Photo by NELSON ALMEIDA / AFP)
Don Lemon to return to CNN, undergo 'formal training' 21 Feb 2023 - 07:03 pm
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Walmart outlook disappoints, signaling caution on shoppers 21 Feb 2023 - 05:45 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 15, 2022 The Walmart logo is seen outside a Walmart store in Burbank, California. - Walmart reported better-than-expected profits over the critical holiday-season quarter February 21, 2023, but offered a disappointing outlook as inflation weighs on consumers. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP)
Alligator kills 85-year-old Florida woman as she walked dog 21 Feb 2023 - 04:25 pm
In this handout photo provided by NYC Parks on February 20, 2023, an approximately 4 foot long alligator is tended to by Parks Enforcement Patrol and Urban Park Rangers, at Prospect Park in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on February 19, 2023. - Alligators inhabit Florida and the humid southeast of the United States: much further north, in New York, one was found alive, but in a very poor condition, in a pond in a Brooklyn park, the city announced on February 20, 2023. The rare discovery of the animal, probably abandoned by its owner, was made Sunday morning in the lake of Prospect Park. (Photo by NYC Parks / AFP)
Madagascar braces for Cyclone Freddy 21 Feb 2023 - 02:27 pm
High waves crash along the shore as Cyclone Freddy nears the island at the village of Sainte-Anne, on the French overseas island of La Reunion on February 20, 2023. (Photo by Richard BOUHET / AFP)
Inside the Trump grand jury that probed election meddling 21 Feb 2023 - 01:44 pm
Former US President Donald Trump gestures to supporters during Trump's President Day event at the Hilton Palm Beach Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on February 20, 2023. (Photo by GIORGIO VIERA / AFP)
Alligator captured in New York park, possibly 'cold shocked' 21 Feb 2023 - 11:07 am
In this handout photo provided by NYC Parks on February 20, 2023, an approximately 4 foot long alligator is tended to by Parks Enforcement Patrol and Urban Park Rangers, at Prospect Park in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on February 19, 2023. Photo by NYC Parks / AFP
Two endangered pink dolphins rescued from shallow Colombia river 21 Feb 2023 - 10:37 am
Handout picture released by the Colombian Navy showing members of the Navy and different organizations rescuing two dolphins in Juriepe, Vichada Department, Colombia, on February 20, 2023. (Photo by Colombia's Navy / AFP) /
Cold-blooded: Abandoned alligator rescued from Brooklyn lake 20 Feb 2023 - 09:02 pm
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Lula visits disaster zone after Brazil floods kill 36 20 Feb 2023 - 06:30 pm
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5 shot, including girl, at Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans 20 Feb 2023 - 03:13 pm
People participate in the 2023 Krewe of Okeanos parade during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana, on February 19, 2022. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP)
Record 6,542 guns intercepted at US airport security in '22 20 Feb 2023 - 02:16 pm
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Biden in Kyiv to show solidarity as Ukraine war nears 1 year 20 Feb 2023 - 01:32 pm
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Heavy rains leave 36 dead in Brazil, cities cancel Carnival 20 Feb 2023 - 12:31 pm
This handout picture released by Sao Sebastiao City Hall shows the damage caused by heavy rains in the municipality of Sao Sebastiao, north coast of the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on February 19, 2023. Photo by Sao Sebastiao City Hall / AFP
Rio holds first all-out carnival since Covid 19 Feb 2023 - 09:40 pm
Dancers of the Waca Waca San Agustin group perform during the Oruro Carnival in Oruro, Bolivia, on February 18, 2023. (Photo by AIZAR RALDES / AFP)
US says China mulling weapons for Russia in Ukraine war 19 Feb 2023 - 07:18 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken disembarks from an aircraft after arriving at Incirlik Air Base near Adana on February 19, 2023, for an official visit after a 7,8-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey's south-east.  (Photo by CLODAGH KILCOYNE / POOL / AFP)
Bungled messaging over Ohio train crash causes chaos 19 Feb 2023 - 04:06 pm
Residents receive $1000 checks and reimbursements for evacuation expenses from employees of Norfolk Southern on February 17, 2023 in New Waterford, Ohio. Michael Swensen/Getty Images/AFP
US general warns China biggest threat in space 19 Feb 2023 - 03:38 pm
In this file photo taken on February 01, 2023 this handout photo from Chase Doak and released on February 2 shows a suspected Chinese spy balloon in the sky over Billings, Montana. Photo by Chase DOAK / CHASE DOAK / AFP