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  1. Overheating chemical tank in California still in danger of exploding, officials say

    Water is sprayed on an overheated chemical tank.

    Officials in California on Saturday walked back a previous optimistic temperature reading at an overheated chemical storage tank, saying they are back on the offensive to try and stop it from exploding.

  2. Trump's Board of Peace struggles to progress beyond far-from-perfect ceasefire in Gaza

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    U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to rebuild Gaza is under growing strain as violence persists — more than 800 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire began — and his Board of Peace blames Hamas’s refusal to disarm for stalling progress.

  3. Death toll from gas explosion at coal mine in China jumps to 90

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    Chinese President Xi Jinping called for ​authorities to "spare no effort" in treating the injured and conducting search-and-rescue ‌operations.

  4. Ebola treatment tent set ablaze again in Congo, with 18 suspected cases leaving

    Workers dressed in full-body PPE walk in a line

    An Ebola treatment tent was set on fire, leading 18 patients who are suspected of having Ebola to leave — one day after a tent in another community was burned down. The concerning outbreak is gripping East Africa.

  5. Your guide to the inaugural 'Steroid Olympics'

    a side by side composite of Canadian weightlifters Mitchell Hooper and Boady Santavy

    Two decorated Canadian athletes are among those competing at this weekend's inaugural Enhanced Games — which is either the future of sport or its downfall, depending on who you ask.