Nation and World
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U.S. unemployment claims drop by 24,000 to 209,000, another sign of labor market resiliency
Nov 22, 2023 12:00 am - EDITOR'S NOTE: The Associated Press is publishing an updated visual analysis of the Oct. 17 explosion at Gaza's Al-Ahli Hospital. The AP initially assessed that the ...
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Israel and Hamas call a truce to free hostages in swap for prisoners, and allow more aid into Gaza
Nov 22, 2023 12:00 am - JERUSALEM - Israel and Hamas agreed to a four-day cease-fire in the war in Gaza - a diplomatic breakthrough that will free dozens of hostages held by militants as well a...
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OpenAI brings back Sam Altman as CEO just days after his firing unleashed chaos
Nov 22, 2023 12:00 am - EDITOR'S NOTE: The Associated Press is publishing an updated visual analysis of the Oct. 17 explosion at Gaza's Al-Ahli Hospital. The AP initially assessed that the ...
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Exit poll says Dutch anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders wins most votes with a landslide margin
Nov 22, 2023 12:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Far-right, anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders was headed for a landslide victory Wednesday in the Dutch election, according to an exit poll, in a...
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2 dead after vehicle explodes at Rainbow Bridge border crossing in Niagara Falls, official says
Nov 22, 2023 12:00 am - NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. - A vehicle exploded at a checkpoint on the American side of a U.S.-Canada bridge in Niagara Falls Wednesday, leaving two people dead and prompting t...
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China is expanding its crackdown on mosques to regions outside Xinjiang, Human Rights Watch says
Nov 22, 2023 12:00 am - The Chinese government has expanded its campaign of closing mosques to regions other than Xinjiang, where for years it has been blamed for persecuting Muslim minorities,...
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More Americans are expected to 'buy now, pay later' for the holidays. Analysts see a growing risk
Nov 22, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Consumers are expected to use "buy now, pay later" payment plans heavily this holiday season, a forecast that bodes well for retailers but that has credit exp...
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Israel and Hamas have reached a deal on a cease-fire and hostages. What does it look like?
Nov 22, 2023 12:00 am - TEL AVIV, Israel - A temporary cease-fire agreement to facilitate the release of dozens of people taken hostage during Hamas' raid on Israel is expected to bring the fir...
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Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon kill 2 journalists of a Pan-Arab TV station, 4 Palestinian militants
Nov 21, 2023 12:00 am - BEIRUT - An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed two journalists who were reporting for a Beirut-based TV station on military activity along the border w...
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60 years after JFK's death, today's Kennedys choose other paths to public service
Nov 21, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Patrick Kennedy, son of Sen. Ted Kennedy and nephew of President John F. Kennedy, remembers being a young state legislator in Rhode Island some 30 years ago a...