Nation and World
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Israeli army kills 2 Palestinians in West Bank confrontation
Jan 02, 2023 12:00 am - RAMALLAH, West Bank - Israeli forces killed two Palestinians, including a man claimed by an armed group as a member, during a confrontation that erupted early Monday whe...
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Police: 9-year-old boy fatally shot inside his Chicago home
Jan 02, 2023 12:00 am - A nine-year-old boy has been fatally shot inside his home on Chicago's South Side, police said. The boy died at Comer Children's Hospital after being shot multiple times...
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More than 60,000 view Benedict XVI's body at Vatican
Jan 02, 2023 12:00 am - VATICAN CITY - Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI 's body, his head resting on a pair of crimson pillows, lay in state in St. Peter's Basilica on Monday as tens of thousands que...
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NYC nurses, hospitals resume contract talks; some reach pact
Jan 02, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - A possible strike by thousands of New York City nurses loomed Monday even as nurses at one hospital reached a tentative agreement hours before their contract ...
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Jeremy Renner seriously injured while plowing snow in Nevada
Jan 02, 2023 12:00 am - RENO, Nevada — “The Avengers” star Jeremy Renner was seriously injured while plowing snow in Reno, Nevada, and is in critical condition. Authorities and the actor's repr...
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Fans mourn Pelé at public viewing in Brazil stadium
Jan 02, 2023 12:00 am - SANTOS, Brazil (AP) - Thousands of mourners began paying their respects to Pelé in a solemn procession past his coffin at the Vila Belmiro Stadium in his hometown of San...
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Looted ancient sarcophagus returned to Egypt from U.S.
Jan 02, 2023 12:00 am - CAIRO - An ancient wooden sarcophagus that was featured at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences was returned to Egypt after U.S. authorities determined it was looted y...
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Dubai ends 30% tax on alcohol sales, fee for liquor licenses
Jan 01, 2023 12:00 am - ROME (AP) - Dubai ended its 30% tax on alcohol sales in the sheikhdom Sunday and made its required liquor licenses free to obtain, ending a long-standing source of reven...
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Pope marks new year as Vatican prepares to mourn Benedict
Jan 01, 2023 12:00 am - VATICAN CITY - Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's last words were "Lord, I love you," his longtime secretary said Sunday, quoting a nurse who helped care for the 95-year-old f...
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1 dead, 9 hurt in Alabama shooting near New Year's Eve party
Jan 01, 2023 12:00 am - MOBILE, Ala. - One person was killed and nine hurt in a shooting a few blocks away from where thousands were in the streets for a New Year's Eve party in downtown Mobile...