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Flanked by fabric shops and stores displaying elaborate quinceañera dresses, a tiendita on the humble corner of 12th and Wall streets was engulfed by a joyous — and curious — frenzy Thursday morning.

Greece is in the cross hairs as heat builds across the Mediterranean, with temperatures expected to climb toward a European record by the middle of next week. Highs for the Greek mainland are forecast to reach 47C (117F) by Wednesday, with the Italian island of Sardinia expected to touch 48C on Monday.

The third annual Top of OK Jam country music festival will be held in Blackwell, Oklahoma on Saturday, Oct. 14 at the Morgan Field Baseball Stadium.

WASHINGTON -- House Republicans opposed to limits on deductions for state and local taxes are making their first stand in a move that could test their newfound power in the GOP conference. Their push to force relief from the $10,000 “SALT” cap is shaping up as a major challenge to Republican leadership and underscores the political weight the issue carries in some of the country’s tightest swing districts.

President Xi Jinping has welcomed former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to Beijing for their first known meeting in the Chinese capital in more than three years.

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