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More troops deployed as Canada braces for worse flooding
With heavy rains persisting and waters still rising over much of waterlogged eastern Canada, the nation's military tripled the number of troops urgently working to evacuate thousands of residents. Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre declared a state of emergency for his city, allowing authorities to order mandatory evacuations from threatened areas. "The next 48 hours will be decisive," Coderre told reporters.
Military orbiter's landing rattles Florida with sonic boom
U.S. military officials say an unmanned spacecraft orbiting Earth since May 2015 has landed in Florida.
Venezuela opposition rejects Maduro plan to rework constitution
President Nicolas Maduro's plan for an elected assembly to draw up a new Venezuelan constitution faced headwinds on Sunday, when opposition parties refused to join the process amid continuing violent anti-Maduro protests. Although several opposition leaders had separately rejected Maduro's plan for a "people's" assembly, the center-right Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) formally announced Sunday that it would not participate. "We cannot take part in a fraudulent process," former presidential candidate Henrique Capriles said, appearing at a news conference with other MUD leaders.
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