Nation and World
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Israel battles Hamas militants as country's death toll from mass incursion reaches 600
Oct 07, 2023 11:00 pm - TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli soldiers battled Hamas fighters in the streets of southern Israel on Sunday and launched retaliation strikes that leveled buildings in Ga...
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'It's just devastating': Suburban residents react to Israel-Gaza conflictOct 07, 2023 1:00 am - From thousands of miles away, Chicago-area Jewish and Palestinian community leaders expressed a mix of anger, grief and defiance after Hamas fighters launched a multipro...
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Strong earthquake and several aftershocks reported in western Afghanistan
Oct 07, 2023 1:00 am - ISLAMABAD (AP) - Two 6.3 magnitude earthquakes have killed at least 15 and injured nearly 40 others in Herat province in Afghanistan, according to Mohammad Abdullah Jan,...
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Trump is inserting himself into the messy race to become the next House speaker. Will it matter?
Oct 07, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump is again testing the power of his endorsement. With an early morning social media post on Friday, Trump inserted himself into the chaotic ...
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Hamas surprise attack out of Gaza stuns Israel and leaves hundreds dead in fighting, retaliation
Oct 07, 2023 1:00 am - JERUSALEM (AP) - Backed by a barrage of rockets, Hamas militants stormed from the blockaded Gaza Strip into nearby Israeli towns, killing dozens and abducting others in ...
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A Russian missile attack in eastern Ukraine kills a 10-year-old boy and his grandmother
Oct 06, 2023 1:00 am - KHARKIV, Ukraine - A Russian missile attack killed a 10-year-old boy and his grandmother Friday in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, officials said. Elsewhere ...
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A look at the contenders for House speaker and the demands they're facing from fellow Republicans
Oct 06, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - For Republicans, it's a question with no clear answer: Who becomes House speaker after Kevin McCarthy? Despite former President Donald Trump's endorsement o...
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Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting women's oppression
Oct 06, 2023 1:00 am - Imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in recognition of her tireless campaigning for women's rights and democracy, and against...
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Funerals held in Syria for dozens of victims killed in deadliest attack in years
Oct 06, 2023 1:00 am - HOMS, Syria (AP) - Family members of victims of a deadly drone attack on a crowded military graduation ceremony gathered outside a military hospital in the central city ...
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Pennsylvania's Democratic governor, a rising political star, crosses partisan school choice divide
Oct 06, 2023 1:00 am - HARRISBURG, Pa. - In the partisan politics of education funding, the school choice movement has pressed states for decades to send taxpayer money to private and religiou...