Nation and World
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Israeli strike in northern Gaza kills at least 60, officials say, as Hezbollah announces new leader
Oct 29, 2024 7:13 am - An Israeli strike on a five-story building where displaced Palestinians were sheltering in the northern Gaza Strip killed at least 60 people early Tuesday, more than half of them women and children, Gaza’s Health Ministry said.
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Trump ally Steve Bannon is released after serving 4 months in prison for contempt of Congress
Oct 29, 2024 7:10 am - Longtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon was released from prison early Tuesday, after serving a four-month sentence for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the U.S. Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Apple launches the iPhone into the AI era with free software updateOct 28, 2024 3:17 pm - Apple is releasing a free software update that will inject its first dose of artificial intelligence into its iPhone 16 lineup as the trendsetting company tries to catch up with technology's latest craze.
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Employee of Rolling Meadows nonprofit arrested in GazaOct 28, 2024 1:13 pm - A staff member of a Rolling Meadows-based health organization providing care in Gaza was among medical staffers reportedly arrested by the Israeli military at a northern Gaza hospital Friday.
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McDonald’s to restore Quarter Pounders after E. coli scare
Oct 28, 2024 11:10 am - McDonald’s Corp. says Quarter Pounders will return to menus at all restaurants this week after ruling out beef patties as the source of a multistate E. coli outbreak.
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North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to fight in Ukraine, Pentagon says
Oct 28, 2024 10:41 am - North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to train and fight in Ukraine within “the next several weeks,” Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said Monday.
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Why Halloween week will be scarily warm
Oct 28, 2024 10:36 am - With Halloween days away, a spooky-warm air mass is wafting east, delivering record high temperatures daily through at least the end of the month. Much of the Midwest, so...
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Israel to vote on severely restricting UN agency that is a lifeline for Gaza
Oct 28, 2024 10:30 am - Israel's parliament is scheduled to vote Monday on a pair of bills that would effectively sever ties with the U.N. agency responsible for distributing aid in Gaza, strip it of legal immunities and restrict its ability to support Palestinians in east Jerusalem and the West Bank.
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Here’s what to watch in the final full week of the presidential campaign
Oct 28, 2024 8:07 am - Uncertainty reigns entering the final full week of the 2024 campaign with Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump locked in a fiercely competitive presidential contest. What happens in the coming days will be pivotal in deciding the winner.
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Trump rally speakers lob racist insults, call Puerto Rico ‘island of garbage’
Oct 28, 2024 8:02 am - A comedian who warmed up the crowd at Donald Trump’s rally here Sunday described Puerto Rico as an “island of garbage,” attracting widespread criticism and triggering a Trump campaign statement disavowing the remark.