Nation and World
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Egypt floats ambitious plan to end Israel-Hamas war as death toll in an Israeli strike rises to 106Dec 25, 2023 7:31 am - CAIRO (AP) — Egypt has put forward an ambitious, initial proposal to end the Israel-Hamas war with a cease-fire, a phased hostage release and the creation of a Palestinia...
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About 300 Indian travelers are sequestered in a French airport in a human trafficking probeDec 23, 2023 8:37 am - VATRY, France (AP) — About 300 Indian citizens heading to Central America were sequestered in a French airport for a third day Saturday after a dramatic police operation ...
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US tensions with China are fraying long-cultivated academic ties. Will the chill hurt US interests?Dec 23, 2023 8:37 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — In the 1980s, Fu Xiangdong was a young Chinese virology student who came to the United States to study biochemistry. More than three decades later, he h...
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Israel strikes 2 homes, killing more than 90 Palestinians as troops expand south Gaza offensiveDec 23, 2023 8:36 am - RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than 90 Palestinians, including dozens from an extended family, were killed in Israeli airstrikes on two homes, rescuers and hospital offici...
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Strong earthquake in northwest China that killed at least 148 causes economic losses worth millionsDec 23, 2023 8:35 am - BEIJING (AP) — The strong earthquake that hit northwest China this week, and killed at least 148 people, has caused economic losses estimated to be worth tens of millions...
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Czech Republic holds a national day of mourning for the victims of its worst mass killingDec 23, 2023 8:33 am - PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic came to a standstill at noon Saturday as people across the country observed a minute of silence as part of a national day of mourning to ...
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Dreaming of a white Christmas? Try Alaska. Meanwhile, some US ski areas struggle with rain
Dec 22, 2023 2:18 pm - GILFORD, N.H. (AP) — For most Americans dreaming of a white Christmas, this year's prospects aren't good. Although parts of the Rockies and Midwest already have snow or c...
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Video shows police knew Maine shooter was a threat. They also felt confronting him was unsafeDec 22, 2023 2:10 pm - PORTLAND, Maine — Police in Maine feared that confronting an Army reservist in the weeks before he killed 18 people in the state's deadliest mass shooting would “throw a ...
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Czechs are coming to grips with the worst mass shooting in the country's history in which 14 died
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Procrastinators in focus for retailers as the holiday season shopping nears the finish line