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Israeli military launches strikes on military targets in Iran, officials sayOct 25, 2024 7:00 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israel launched airstrikes early Saturday on what it described as military targets in Iran in retaliation for a ballistic missile assault Oc...
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Phil Lesh, founding member of Grateful Dead and influential bassist, dies at 84Oct 25, 2024 3:55 pm - Phil Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter who found his true calling reinventing the role of rock bass guitar as a founding member of the Grateful Dead, died Friday at age 84.
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Biden visits Indian Country and apologizes for the ‘sin’ of a 150-year-old boarding school policyOct 25, 2024 2:32 pm - President Joe Biden on Friday formally apologized to Native Americans for the “sin” of a government-run boarding school system that for decades forcibly separated children from their parents, calling it a “blot on American history” in his first presidential visit to Indian Country.
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At least 75 sickened as deadly McDonald’s E. coli outbreak expandsOct 25, 2024 10:58 am - A deadly outbreak of E. coli poisoning tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders has expanded, with at least 75 people sick in 13 states, federal health officials said Friday.
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Erik and Lyle Menendez are a step closer to leaving prison, but freedom won't come quicklyOct 25, 2024 8:17 am - Erik and Lyle Menendez still have a long way to go before they can walk out of prison, even though the Los Angeles County district attorney has recommended their life-without-parole sentences be thrown out and the brothers be resentenced and immediately eligible for parole.
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Israeli airstrike in south Lebanon kills 3 journalists as they sleepOct 25, 2024 8:07 am - An Israeli airstrike killed three journalists as they slept at a guesthouse in southeast Lebanon early Friday, a rare strike on an area that had so far been spared the hostilities in the rest of the region.
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Harris, Beyoncé team up for a Texas rally on abortion rights and hope battleground states hear themOct 25, 2024 6:50 am - Vice President Kamala Harris will team up with Beyoncé on Friday for a rally in solidly Republican Texas aimed at highlighting the perilous medical fallout from the state's strict abortion ban and putting the blame squarely on Donald Trump.
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Allies hope a Trump win changes the system for mortgages. Some warn it will make them pricierOct 25, 2024 6:44 am - If Donald Trump wins the presidential election, Republicans hope he will fulfill a longstanding GOP goal of privatizing the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which have been under government control since the Great Recession.
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People 50 and older should get pneumococcal vaccine, U.S. health officials recommendOct 25, 2024 2:11 am - U.S. health officials on Wednesday recommended that people 50 and older get a shot against bacteria that can cause pneumonia and other dangerous illnesses.
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October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Here’s how to stay safe from scamsOct 24, 2024 4:04 pm - As scammers find new ways to steal money and personal information, consumers should be more vigilant about who they trust, especially online.