Tianjin, China, was rocked by a massive explosion Wednesday. (Yue Yuewei/Xinhua via AP)
| 1. Jimmy Carter announces he has cancer | | Former president Jimmy Carter announced Wednesday that recent liver surgery revealed that he had cancer that had spread to other parts of his body. Doctors operated on Carter, 90, on Aug. 3 to remove a mass from his liver. A statement released by the Carter Center said more information would be released when available. President Obama wished Carter well, saying, “Jimmy, you’re as resilient as they come, and along with the rest of America, we are rooting for you.”
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| 2. Explosions rock Chinese port city | | Massive explosions at a warehouse storing hazardous goods killed at least 44 people, including a dozen firefighters, and injured 500 others in the Chinese port city of Tianjin late Wednesday. “The second explosion was so powerful that I felt the entire… |
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