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MIAMI (AP) — Spotty power outages have been reported along the Georgia coastline as Tropical Storm Julia moves slowly across the area. Officials at the National Hurricane Center in Miami say it's moving slowly and is expected to weaken to a tropical depression later today.
BAGHDAD (AP) — A senior U.S. official says Iraqi forces backed by the U.S.-led coalition have retaken half the territory the Islamic State group once held in the country. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken also announced $181 million to address a humanitarian crisis that has festered in Iraq despite progress on the battlefield. He spoke during a visit to Baghdad today. IS has suffered a series of defeats in Iraq in recent months but still controls Mosul, the country's second-largest city.
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A pair of trucks from Turkey has delivered food and children's toys to the northern Syrian town of Jarablus. The aid arrived today, the third day of a Muslim holiday. It includes around 25 tons of flour, rice and pasta. The aid shipment became possible after Turkish-backed Syrian rebels ousted Islamic State group fighters from the town last month.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Doctors treating former Israeli President Shimon Peres (shee-MOHN' PEHR'-ehs) for a stroke say his condition has slightly improved. They say he's still in serious condition, a day after being rushed in for treatment. But they report an improvement in his neurological functions. At 93, Peres is the elder statesman of Israeli politics, one of the country's most admired symbols and the last surviving link to its founding fathers.
SAN GABRIEL, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in southern California are investigating after a man died while being arrested. They say the arrest took place shortly after he assaulted a parking control officer and stole her vehicle. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says a parking control officer for the city of Rosemead was punched in the head by the suspect while writing a ticket yesterday morning. Deputies say he then took her city vehicle and fled. Deputies caught up with the man at a nearby McDonald's restaurant about 20 minutes later. They say they responded with force after he lunged at one of them, and that he became unresponsive after being restrained and handcuffed.
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