Nation and World
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Texas has arrested thousands on trespassing charges at the border. Illegal crossings are still high
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 ...
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The number of wounded Israeli soldiers is mounting, representing a hidden cost of war
Dec 28, 2023 7:13 am - 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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Israeli strikes across Gaza kill dozens of Palestinians, even in largely emptied north
Dec 28, 2023 7:11 am - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces bombarded cities, towns and refugee camps across Gaza on Thursday, killing dozens of people in a widening air and ground offens...
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Trapped in his crashed truck, an Indiana man is rescued after 6 days surviving on rainwater
Dec 27, 2023 7:58 pm - PORTAGE, Ind. — A 27-year-old man survived for six days on only rainwater while pinned tightly inside his crashed pickup truck beneath a highway bridge in northwest India...
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Trump says he didn't know his immigration rhetoric echoes Hitler. That's part of a broader pattern
Dec 27, 2023 12:48 pm - NEW YORK — Donald Trump has centered his unlikely rise from reality television star to onetime — and potentially future — president on the idea that he’s wiser than Washi...
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Comedian Tom Smothers, one-half of the Smothers Brothers, dies at 86
Dec 27, 2023 11:25 am - Tom Smothers, half of the Smothers Brothers and the co-host of one of the most socially conscious and groundbreaking television shows in the history of the medium, has di...
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Stock market today: Wall Street aims for gains to close 2023 in subdued holiday trading
Dec 27, 2023 8:29 am - Wall Street aimed for a winning week to close out the year in subdued holiday trading Wednesday. Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average each edged ...
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The Eiffel Tower is closed while workers strike on the 100th anniversary of its founder's death
Dec 27, 2023 7:07 am - PARIS — The Eiffel Tower was shut down to visitors Wednesday because of a strike over contract negotiations, the day the Paris monument marks 100 years since the death of...
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Russian naval ship in Crimea damaged in airstrike by Ukrainian forces, Russian Defense Ministry says
Dec 26, 2023 8:18 am - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian naval ship in Crimea was damaged in an airstrike by Ukrainian forces, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday. The landing ship Novocherkass...
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Israeli forces bombard central Gaza in apparent move toward expanding ground offensiveDec 26, 2023 8:15 am - RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces bombarded Palestinian refugee camps in central Gaza and issued orders telling residents to evacuate the area Tuesday, signs that t...