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The year in review: Influential people who died in 2023

By BERNARD McGHEE
Dec 29, 2023 9:37 am - Yevgeny Prigozhin rose from being an ex-con and hot dog vendor to winning lucrative Kremlin contracts and heading a formidable mercenary army. But it all came to a sudden...
The Air Force said its nuclear missile capsules were safe. But toxins lurked, documents show

By TARA COPP
Dec 29, 2023 7:29 am - WASHINGTON — A large pool of dark liquid festering on the floor. No fresh air. Computer displays that would overheat and ooze out a fishy-smelling gel that nauseated the ...
Russia fires 122 missiles and 36 drones in what Ukraine calls the biggest aerial barrage of the war

By ILLIA NOVIKOV and HANNA ARHIROVA
Dec 29, 2023 3:37 pm - KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched 122 missiles and dozens of drones against Ukrainian targets, officials said Friday, killing at least 30 civilians across the country in wh...
Palestinians stream into a southern Gaza town as Israel expands its offensive in the center

By NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY
Dec 29, 2023 3:47 pm - RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Tens of thousands of Palestinians streamed into an already crowded town at the southernmost end of Gaza in recent days, according to the United Nation...
Maine bars Trump from ballot as US Supreme Court weighs state authority to block former president

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and DAVID SHARP
Dec 28, 2023 8:11 pm - PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s Democratic secretary of state on Thursday removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot under the Cons...
Nikki Haley, asked what caused the Civil War, leaves out slavery. It's not the first time

By Meg Kinnard
Dec 28, 2023 4:02 pm - COLUMBIA, S.C. — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley was asked by a New Hampshire voter about the reason for the Civil War, and she didn’t mention slavery in he...
Mexican officials clear border camp as US pressure mounts to limit migrant crossings

By VALERIE GONZALEZ
Dec 28, 2023 11:45 am - MATAMOROS, Mexico — A ragged migrant tent camp next to the Rio Grande is a long way from Mexico's National Palace, where a U.S. delegation met this week with Mexico's pre...
US companies are picky about investing in China. The exceptions? Burgers, lattes

By AAMER MADHANI, PAUL WISEMAN and ELAINE KURTENBACH
Dec 28, 2023 11:46 am - WASHINGTON — There’s been no shortage of tough news for China’s economy as some of the world’s biggest brands consider or take action to shift manufacturing to friendlier...
Texas has arrested thousands on trespassing charges at the border. Illegal crossings are still high

By ACACIA CORONADO
Dec 28, 2023 7:15 am - EAGLE PASS, Texas — Before settling in New York City like thousands of other migrants this year, Abdoul, a 32-year-old from West Africa, took an unexpected detour: Weeks ...
The number of wounded Israeli soldiers is mounting, representing a hidden cost of war

By TIA GOLDENBERG
Dec 28, 2023 3:18 pm - RAMAT GAN, Israel — Igor Tudoran spent just 12 hours inside the Gaza Strip before a missile slammed into his tank, leaving him with a life-altering injury. “Already withi...

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