Nation and World
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Powerful 6.3 earthquake hits northern Afghanistan, killing 20 and damaging historic Blue Mosque
Nov 03, 2025 6:36 pm - A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook northern Afghanistan before dawn Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 640 others, as well as damaging the historic Blue Mosque, officials said.
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Israel hands over bodies of 45 Palestinians after Hamas returns the remains of 3 soldiers
Nov 03, 2025 4:14 pm - Israel handed over the bodies of 45 Palestinians on Monday, the Red Cross said, a day after militants returned the remains of three hostages. Israeli officials identified the three as soldiers who were killed in the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023 that triggered the war in Gaza.
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Israel rocked by scandal as top military lawyer resigns, goes missing, is found and thrown into jail
Nov 03, 2025 3:38 pm - JERUSALEM — Until last week, Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi was the Israeli army's top lawyer. Now she is behind bars and at the center of a scandal rocking the country...
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Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded in NovemberNov 03, 2025 2:19 pm - PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAP for November, after two judges issued rulings requiring the g...
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These are the US ships and aircraft massing off Venezuela
Nov 01, 2025 8:42 pm - The large-scale buildup of U.S. military forces and assets in the Caribbean suggests that the Trump administration may be preparing to expand operations in the region, escalating tensions between Washington and Caracas and raising the possibility of the first U.S. strikes on Venezuela.
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Trump administration tells Congress war law doesn’t apply to cartel strikes
Nov 01, 2025 8:30 pm - A top Justice Department lawyer has told lawmakers that the Trump administration can continue its lethal strikes against alleged drug traffickers in Latin America — and is not bound by a decades-old law requiring Congress to give approval for ongoing hostilities.
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Furloughed federal workers face delays getting unemployment pay during shutdown
Nov 01, 2025 8:28 pm - For more than two weeks now during the government shutdown, Imelda Avila-Thomas has been trying in vain to get approved for unemployment compensation to help cover essentials such as food and mortgage payments for her family while she's on unpaid furlough from her federal government job.
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Trump threatens Nigeria with potential military action, escalates claim of Christian persecution
Nov 01, 2025 8:04 pm - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he's ordered the Pentagon to begin planning for potential military action in Nigeria as he stepped up his allegations that the government is failing to rein in the persecution of Christians in the West African country.
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Uncertainty over federal food aid deepens as the shutdown fight reaches a crisis point
Nov 01, 2025 7:16 pm - The crises at the heart of the government shutdown fight in Washington were coming to a head Saturday as the federal food assistance program faced delays and millions of Americans were set to see a dramatic rise in their health insurance bills.The impacts on basic needs — food and medical care — underscored how the impasse is hitting homes across the United States.
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Trump to host al-Sharaa in first visit by a Syrian president to White House, official says
Nov 01, 2025 5:08 pm - WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump will host Ahmad al-Sharaa for talks, a first visit by a Syrian president to the White House, an administration official sai...