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Smoke rose above the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Monday, even as the warring sides held talks over the weekend aimed at firming up a shaky ceasefire and people continue to leave. (May 8)

The Biden administration is starting work on new rules it says will expand the rights of airline passengers. The rules would require airlines to compensate passengers if they’re stranded for reasons within the airline’s control. (May 8)
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Fire crews battled wildfires threatening communities in western Canada on Sunday as cooler temperatures and a bit of rain brought relief to some areas. Officials in Alberta said there were 108 active fires in the province. (May 8)
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For the first time, Fatouma, Kadidia, Hawa, Adama, Oumou, Bah, Mohammed, Oumar and Elhadji, the world’s only nonuplets, had their birthday at home.

Eight people were killed and seven wounded in a shooting at a Dallas-area mall on Saturday. A police officer killed the gunman, identified by the Texas Department of Public Safety as Mauricio Garcia, 33. (May 8)

Peruvian authorities said at least 27 workers had died in a fire at a gold mine in Yanaquihua in the Arequipa region. (May 8)

Peruvian authorities said at least 27 workers had died in a fire at a gold mine in Yanaquihua in the Arequipa region. (May 8)

0508 Today in History

The beautiful life Wilson Garcia, a Honduran immigrant, had built for his wife and three children was shattered when his neighbor burst into his Cleveland, Texas, home on April 28 and fatally shot five people, including his wife and 9-year-old son. (7 …