Dominican ruling party candidate headed for win
A governing party official appeared headed for a first-round win in the Dominican Republic's presidential election as...
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- The bodies of four people missing after a boat crash on the Mississippi River in Iowa were found Sunday within 100 yards of the crash site, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. None was wearing a life vest.
- DNR Officer Paul Kay said three men and a woman, all believed to be in their 20s, were killed. Their names have not been released, pending notification of their families.
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- BEIJING – China on Saturday rejected an annual Pentagon report that said Beijing is aggressively modernizing its military forces.
- Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said the report made irresponsible statements about China’s legitimate defense development and falsely claimed that the country presented a military threat.