Articles filed under Associated Press
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Republican Mike Johnson has secured enough votes to become House speaker as ballot draws to a closeOct 25, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Mike Johnson easily secured enough votes to be elected House speaker on Wednesday, as Republicans were eagerly elevating the little-known conserva...
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Support for Israel becomes a top issue for Iowa evangelicals key to the first Republican caucusesOct 25, 2023 1:00 am - NEWTON, Iowa - Steve Rowland peered beneath the brim of his baseball cap and admonished the roughly 500 people at Rising Sun Church of Christ in the Des Moines suburb of...
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How safe are cockpits? Aviation experts weigh in after security scare on board Horizon Air flightOct 25, 2023 1:00 am - The attempt by an off-duty pilot to shut down the engines of a U.S. airliner in midflight highlights the threat that insiders pose to aviation safety with their ability ...
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Loyalty above all: Removal of top Chinese officials seen as enforcing Xi's demand for obedienceOct 25, 2023 1:00 am - TAIPEI, Taiwan - The removal of China's foreign and defense ministers appears to enforce leader Xi Jinping's demand for total obedience and the elimination of any potent...
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Leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah holds talks with senior Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad figuresOct 25, 2023 1:00 am - BEIRUT - The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah group held talks on Wednesday in Beirut with senior Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad figures in a key meeting of three top ...
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Hurricane Otis weakens over southern Mexico after battering AcapulcoOct 25, 2023 1:00 am - ACAPULCO, Mexico - After ripping through Mexico's southern Pacific coast early Wednesday, Hurricane Otis weakened from a Category 5 hurricane to a strong Category 2 stor...
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White House scraps plan for B-52s to entertain at state dinner against backdrop of Israel-Hamas warOct 25, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The White House scrapped plans to have the new wave band the B-52s perform at Wednesday's state dinner for Australia's prime minister after deciding that it...
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Russian drone debris downed power lines near a Ukraine nuclear plant. A new winter barrage is likelyOct 25, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Russia fired almost a dozen Shahed drones against Ukrainian targets and falling debris from an intercepted drone damaged power lines near a nuclear plant...
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'The Art of War,' Amy Schumer's memoir and many other books are banned in US prisons. Here's whyOct 25, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Tens of thousands of books are being banned or restricted by U.S. prisons, according to a new report from PEN America. The list includes everything from self-...
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Israel accuses UN chief of justifying terrorism for saying Hamas attack 'didn't happen in a vacuum'Oct 25, 2023 1:00 am - JERUSALEM - Israeli officials were outraged Wednesday over U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' comment that the deadly Hamas attack on southern Israel "did not happ...