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Mediators look to extend truce in Gaza on its final day, with one more hostage swap plannedNov 29, 2023 12:00 am - RAFAH, Gaza Strip - International mediators appeared to make progress Wednesday on extending the truce in Gaza, encouraging the territory's Hamas rulers to keep freeing ...
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Rosalynn Carter set for funeral and burial in the town where she and her husband were bornNov 29, 2023 12:00 am - PLAINS, Ga. (AP) - Her frail husband a silent witness, Rosalynn Carter was celebrated by her family and closest friends Wednesday in the same tiny town where she and Jim...
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Nikki Haley wins backing from powerful Koch network as she aims to take on TrumpNov 28, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Americans for Prosperity, the political arm of the powerful Koch network, formally endorsed Nikki Haley's presidential campaign on Tuesday, promising to commi...
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Greek officials angry and puzzled after UK's Sunak scraps leaders' meeting over Parthenon MarblesNov 28, 2023 12:00 am - LONDON - Greek officials said Tuesday that they will continue talks with the British Museum about bringing the Parthenon Marbles back to Athens, despite U.K. Prime Minis...
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France to ban smoking on beaches as it seeks to avoid 75,000 tobacco-related deaths per yearNov 28, 2023 12:00 am - PARIS - France will ban smoking on all beaches, in public parks, forests and some other public areas as part of a national anti-tobacco plan presented by the health mini...
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Rosalynn Carter honored by family, friends, first ladies and presidents - including husband JimmyNov 28, 2023 12:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Rosalynn Carter was memorialized Tuesday as a matriarch who felt most comfortable among the impoverished and vulnerable as she was mourned by a rare gathe...
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Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh chosen to host the 2030 World ExpoNov 28, 2023 12:00 am - ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France - Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh was chosen Tuesday to host the 2030 World Expo following its bid that focused on shaping a prosperous and sus...
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Tornadoes forecast in the Black Sea region as storm reportedly impacts Russian military operationsNov 28, 2023 12:00 am - Tornadoes were forecast for the Black Sea region on Tuesday, a day after a storm that left more than 2 million people without electricity in Crimea, Russia and Ukraine. ...
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In new challenge to indictment, Trump's lawyers argue he had good basis to question election resultsNov 28, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Donald Trump had a "good faith" basis to question the results of the 2020 election, his lawyers said in demanding that prosecutors turn over any evidence re...
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Hamas and Israel exchange more hostages for prisoners on fifth day of temporary cease-fireNov 28, 2023 12:00 am - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip - Hamas released 12 hostages and Israel released 30 Palestinian prisoners on Tuesday, the fifth day of a fragile cease-fire that has enabled hu...