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Biden's pick to be ambassador to Israel tells senators he'll ensure the U.S. ally 'has what it needs'

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press
Oct 18, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden's nominee to be ambassador to Israel told senators Wednesday that he would "ensure Israel has what it needs to defend itself" and would ...
GOP's Jim Jordan fails again to win vote to become House speaker as colleagues seek options

By LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press
Oct 18, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Republican Rep. Jim Jordan failed again Wednesday on a crucial second ballot to become House speaker, the hard-fighting ally of Donald Trump losing even mor...
U.S. vetoes UN resolution condemning Hamas' attacks on Israel and all violence against civilians

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press
Oct 18, 2023 1:00 am - UNITED NATIONS - The United States vetoed a U.N. resolution Wednesday that would have condemned violence against all civilians in the Israel-Hamas war including "the hei...
Report: Young driver fatality rates have fallen sharply in the U.S., helped by education, technology

Oct 18, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Crash and fatality rates among drivers under 21 have fallen dramatically in the U.S. during the past 20 years, a new report says, while noting young drivers a...
Palestinian medics in Gaza struggle to save lives under Israeli siege and bombardment

By ISABEL DEBRE and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press
Oct 17, 2023 1:00 am - GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - For hours and hours, Moen Abu Aish digs through the rubble of demolished homes to find survivors of Israeli airstrikes, toiling in a vast and des...
IRS plans limited rollout of free e-file tax return system with invitations to select taxpayers

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press
Oct 17, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The IRS plans to invite select taxpayers across 13 states to try out the agency's pilot electronic free file tax return system beginning in January. Th...
Putin begins visit in China underscoring ties amid Ukraine war and Israeli-Palestinian conflict

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press
Oct 17, 2023 1:00 am - TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for a visit that underscores China's support for Moscow during its war in Ukraine as...
With Trump back at civil fraud trial, accountant testifies after key witness Michael Cohen postpones

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press
Oct 17, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Former President Donald Trump returned to a New York court Tuesday to watch and deplore the civil fraud trial that threatens to disrupt his real estate empire...
Belgian police kill Tunisian man suspected of shooting 3 Swedish soccer fans, killing 2 of them

By LORNE COOK, SYLVAIN PLAZY and RAF CASERT Associated Press
Oct 17, 2023 1:00 am - BRUSSELS - Authorities in the Belgian capital shot and killed a Tunisian national on Tuesday hours after they say he gunned down three Swedish soccer fans, killing two o...
Waiting for news, families of Israeli hostages share their loved ones' lives and dreams

By The Associated Press
Oct 17, 2023 1:00 am - They range from babies to the elderly. Most are civilians. Israel says at least 199 people taken during the Hamas attack are being held captive in Gaza. Some of their fa...

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