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Smoke billows from the scene of a derailed train in Stonehaven, Scotland, Wednesday Aug. 12, 2020. Police and paramedics were responding Wednesday to a train derailment in northeast Scotland, where smoke could be seen rising from the site. Officials said there were reports of serious injuries. The hilly area was hit by storms and flash flooding overnight. (Derek Ironside/Newsline-media via AP)

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Train derails in Scotland, killing 3

by Danica Kirka Associated Press, and Jill Lawless Associated PressAugust 12, 2020

FILE - In this Dec. 10, 1998 file photo, John Hume, right, looks at the Nobel Peace Prize diploma which he received from Francis Sejersted, left, chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Peace Prize Committee during the award ceremony in Oslo Town Hall. The family of politician John Hume, who won Nobel Peace Prize for work to end violence in Northern Ireland, says he has died. He was 83. The Catholic leader of the moderate Social Democratic and Labour Party , Hume was regarded by many as...

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Peace Prize winner Hume dies at 83

by Danica Kirka Associated PressAugust 3, 2020

FILE - In this March 16, 2020 file photo, a subject receives a shot in the first-stage safety study clinical trial of a potential vaccine by Moderna for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle. Britain, the United States and Canada accused Russia on Thursday July 16, 2020, of trying to steal information from researchers seeking a COVID-19 vaccine. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

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West: Russia hacking virus vaccine trials

by Eric Tucker Associated Press, Jill Lawless Associated Press, and Danica Kirka Associated PressJuly 16, 2020

Co-Headteacher Anne Kennedy, centre, speaks to media as colleagues and pupils of teacher James Furlong stand together to take part in a period of silence at the Holt School, in Wokingham, England, in memory of teacher James Furlong, a victim of a terror attack in nearby Reading, Monday June 22, 2020. A lone terror suspect remains in custody accused of killing three people and wounding three others in a Reading park on Saturday night. (Steve Parsons/PA via AP)

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English town mourns victims of suspected terror attack

by Danica Kirka Associated Press, and Jill Lawless Associated PressJune 22, 2020

FILE - In this Friday Aug. 20, 2010 file photo, Dame Vera Lynn attends a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. in central London. The family of World War II forces sweetheart Vera Lynn says she has died. She was 103 it was reported on Thursday, June 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)

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‘Forces’ Sweetheart’ Vera Lynn dies at 103

by Danica Kirka Associated PressJune 18, 2020

A view of the block of apartments from where British girl Madeleine McCann disappeared in 2007, in Praia da Luz, in Portugal's Algarve coast, Thursday, June 4, 2020. German police have identified a 43-year-old imprisoned German citizen as a suspect in the 2007 disappearance in Praia da Luz of British girl Madeleine McCann. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

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Police believe missing girl dead

by Helena Alves Associated Press, Danica Kirka Associated Press, and David Rising Associated PressJune 4, 2020

A woman holds up a banner as people gather in Trafalgar Square in central London on Sunday, May 31, 2020 to protest against the recent killing of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis that has led to protests across the US. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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Officials concerned about virus rebound

by Kelli Kennedy Associated Press, Danica Kirka Associated Press, and Pablo Gorondi Associated PressMay 31, 2020

People take part in a Black Lives Matter protest outside the US Embassy in London Sunday, May 31, 2020, to protest against the recent killing of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis, USA, that has led to protests in many countries and across the US. A US police officer has been charged with the death of George Floyd. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP)

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Thousands march in Europe over US violence

by Danica Kirka Associated PressMay 31, 2020

Reverend William Taylor, top left, and local people standing with social distancing observe a 30 second silence during a remembrance event as they add the names of five people who recently died to the community "We Grieve" wall at Clapton Common, in London, Thursday, May 28, 2020. The "WE GRIEVE″ wall has become a focal point for people who gather Thursdays to remember those who have died during the coronavirus pandemic, and organizer Rev. William Taylor says that the community...

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Community project unites neighbors in healing

by Danica Kirka Associated PressMay 31, 2020

A man sits at a bus stop while wearing a face mask Thursday, May 21, 2020, in Washington. The District of Columbia is under a stay-home order for all residents in an effort to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Coronavirus-triggered layoffs in US hit nearly 39 million

by Christopher Rugaber Associated Press, and Danica Kirka Associated PressMay 21, 2020