Nation and World
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Israelis erupt in protest to demand a cease-fire after 6 more hostages die in Gaza
Sep 01, 2024 4:52 pm - Tens of thousands of grieving and angry Israelis surged into the streets Sunday night after six more hostages were found dead in Gaza, chanting “Now! Now!” as they demanded that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reach a cease-fire with Hamas to bring the remaining captives home.
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Family confirms death of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Israeli-American hostage with Chicago rootsSep 01, 2024 9:38 am - President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in separate calls Sunday talked with Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg Polin, the couple with Chicago roots whose son, Hersh Goldberg-Polin held hostage in Gaza, was found murdered by Hamas on Saturday.
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7 killed by Russian attacks as Moscow pushes ahead in Ukraine's east
Aug 31, 2024 9:13 pm - Russian shelling in the town of Chasiv Yar on Saturday killed five people, as Moscow’s troops pushed ahead in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. The attack struck a high-r...
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Polio vaccine campaign begins in Gaza a day before fighting is expected to pause
Aug 31, 2024 9:13 pm - JERUSALEM — A campaign to inoculate children in Gaza against polio and prevent the spread of the virus has begun, the Health Ministry said Saturday, as Palestinians in th...
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7 US troops hurt in dramatic raid that killed numerous ISIS fighters
Aug 31, 2024 9:13 pm - A dramatic military raid in western Iraq earlier this week left at least 14 Islamic State fighters dead and seven American troops wounded, according to defense officials,...
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Border arrests are expected to rise slightly in August but are hovering near 4-year lows
Aug 31, 2024 9:12 pm - SAN DIEGO — Arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico during August are expected to rise slightly from July, officials said, possibly ending a streak of five strai...
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Mississippi bus crash kills 7 people and injures 37
Aug 31, 2024 9:12 pm - BOVINA, Miss. — Seven people were killed and dozens were injured in Mississippi after a commercial bus overturned on Interstate 20 on Saturday morning, according to the M...
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Trump, special counsel duel over next steps in Jan. 6 prosecution
Aug 31, 2024 9:12 pm - The special counsel’s office and Donald Trump outlined dueling visions Friday for how the former president’s 2020 election obstruction case should proceed in D.C. federal...
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7 US troops hurt in raid with Iraqi forces targeting Islamic State group militants that killed 15
Aug 30, 2024 11:13 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United States military and Iraq launched a joint raid targeting suspected Islamic State group militants in the country's western desert ...
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Dallas officer killed and 2 wounded by man who targeted police, chief says
Aug 30, 2024 11:12 pm - DALLAS (AP) — Dallas’ police chief said Friday that a man intentionally set out to shoot police when he killed an officer sitting in his patrol car and wounded two others...