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House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker, falling back to square one

By LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI, STEPHEN GROVES and KEVING FREKING Associated Press
Oct 20, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans dropped Rep. Jim Jordan on Friday as their nominee for House speaker, making the decision during a closed-door session after the hard-edged...
Protesters in Iraq, Indonesia, South Korea demonstrate over Israeli airstrikes

Associated Press
Oct 20, 2023 1:00 am - Protesters gathered at Iraq's border crossing with Jordan on Friday to show solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and call for an end to Israel's blockade, whil...
Russia's foreign minister offers security talks with North Korea and China as he visits Pyongyang

By The Associated Press
Oct 19, 2023 1:00 am - Russia's foreign minister proposed regular security talks with North Korea and China to deal with what he described as increasing U.S.-led regional military threats, as ...
Applications for U.S. jobless benefits fall to lowest level in more than 8 months

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer
Oct 19, 2023 1:00 am - Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in eight months last week as businesses continue to retain workers despite elevated interest rates...
Mahsa Amini, the Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody, is awarded EU human rights prize

Oct 19, 2023 1:00 am - STRASBOURG, France - Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody in Iran last year, sparking worldwide protests against the country's c...
Chicago's top cop says using police stations as short-term migrant housing is burden for department

By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press
Oct 19, 2023 1:00 am - Chicago's new police chief said the city's use of police stations as temporary housing for the growing population of migrants seeking asylum has been a "burden" on the n...
Fed Chair Powell: Slower economic growth may be needed to conquer stubbornly high inflation

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer
Oct 19, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday that inflation remains too high and that bringing it down to the Fed's target level will likely require a ...
EU seeks answers to rising security challenges as Israel-Hamas war fuels new concerns

By LORNE COOK Associated Press
Oct 19, 2023 1:00 am - BRUSSELS - European Union interior ministers on Thursday debated how to manage the impact of the war between Israel and Hamas on the bloc, amid heightened security tensi...
Communities can't recycle or trash disposable e-cigarettes. So what happens to them?

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer
Oct 19, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - With the growing popularity of disposable e-cigarettes, communities across the U.S. are confronting a new vaping problem: how to safely get rid of millions ...
Gaza awaits humanitarian aid, as Israel tells troops to 'be ready' for ground invasion

By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMYA KULLAB and RAVI NESSMAN Associated Press
Oct 19, 2023 1:00 am - KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip - Israel pounded the Gaza Strip with airstrikes on Thursday, including in the south where Palestinians were told to take refuge, and the country'...

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