Nation and World
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GOP's Scalise ends his bid to become House speaker as Republican holdouts refuse to back the nominee
Oct 12, 2023 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Republican Steve Scalise ended his bid to become House speaker late Thursday after hardline holdouts refused to back the party's nominee, throwing the GOP m...
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Tens of thousands protest after Muslim prayers across Mideast over Israeli airstrikes on Gaza
Oct 12, 2023 11:00 pm - JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of Muslims demonstrated Friday across the Middle East in support of the Palestinians and against Israeli airstrikes pounding Gaza, und...
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US defense secretary is in Israel to meet with its leaders and see America's security assistance
Oct 12, 2023 11:00 pm - TEL AVIV, Israel — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is in Israel on Friday for meetings with senior government leaders and to see firsthand some of the U.S. weapons a...
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Palestinians flee northern Gaza after Israel orders 1 million to evacuate as ground attack looms
Oct 12, 2023 11:00 pm - JERUSALEM — Palestinians fled in a mass exodus from northern Gaza Friday after Israel's military told some 1 million people to evacuate toward the southern part of the b...
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Some want to grant temporary House speaker more power as Republican gridlock stalls Congress
Oct 12, 2023 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — When Rep. Patrick McHenry took the House speaker's gavel for the first time, he slammed it down with such force at adjournment that it gained viral internet...
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A music festival survivor fleeing the attack, a pair of Hamas militants and a deadly decision
Oct 12, 2023 11:00 pm - KIBBUTZ RE'IM, Israel — The two militants were just ahead of him, spraying gunfire from their motorcycle at passing cars. One militant was driving, the 50-year-old man s...
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Republicans pick Jim Jordan as nominee for House speaker, putting job within the Trump ally's reach
Oct 12, 2023 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Republicans chose Rep. Jim Jordan as their new nominee for House speaker on Friday during internal voting, putting the gavel within reach of the staunch all...
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More than 90% of people killed by western Afghanistan quake were women and children, UN says
Oct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - ISLAMABAD — More than 90% of the people killed by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake in western Afghanistan last weekend were women and children, U.N. officials reported Thursda...
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Social Security benefits will increase by 3.2% in 2024 as inflation moderates
Oct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Millions of Social Security recipients will get a 3.2% increase in their benefits in 2024, far less than this year's historic boost and reflecting moderatin...
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Five officers shot and wounded in Minnesota confrontation, authorities say; suspect arrested
Oct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - PRINCETON, Minn. (AP) — Five drug task force officers were shot and wounded Thursday while serving a search warrant near the east-central Minnesota city of Princeton, au...