Philadelphia Inquirer
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AP Top News at 3:35 a.m. EDT
Earthquake response strains Colombia's new government and rescuers as they race against the clockPEREIRA, Colombia (AP) — The search for life in the rubble of Colombia’s powerful earthquake grew more desperate on Wednesday as search teams pushed up against a key time threshold to locate survivors with signs of life. The devastation has tested Colombia’s new President Abelardo de la Espriella and his government as it scrambles to respond to the natural disaster and civil society as it pushes to provide aid to the vulnerable communities most affected by the quake. By Tuesday, de la Espriella said the 7.4 magnitude earthquake had killed at least 181 people and left 2,595 more injured in the west of the country.A democratic socialist is locked in a tight race with a moderate in the Wisconsin g
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