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Biden's pick to be ambassador to Israel tells senators he'll ensure the U.S. ally 'has what it needs'Oct 18, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden's nominee to be ambassador to Israel told senators Wednesday that he would "ensure Israel has what it needs to defend itself" and would ...
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GOP's Jim Jordan fails again to win vote to become House speaker as colleagues seek optionsOct 18, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Republican Rep. Jim Jordan failed again Wednesday on a crucial second ballot to become House speaker, the hard-fighting ally of Donald Trump losing even mor...
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U.S. vetoes UN resolution condemning Hamas' attacks on Israel and all violence against civiliansOct 18, 2023 1:00 am - UNITED NATIONS - The United States vetoed a U.N. resolution Wednesday that would have condemned violence against all civilians in the Israel-Hamas war including "the hei...
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Why Egypt and other Arab countries are unwilling to take in refugees from GazaOct 18, 2023 1:00 am - CAIRO - As desperate Palestinians in sealed-off Gaza try to find refuge under Israel's relentless bombardment in retaliation for Hamas' brutal Oct. 7 attack, some ask wh...
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Report: Young driver fatality rates have fallen sharply in the U.S., helped by education, technologyOct 18, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Crash and fatality rates among drivers under 21 have fallen dramatically in the U.S. during the past 20 years, a new report says, while noting young drivers a...
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Mourners in heavily Palestinian suburb remember Muslim boy killed as kind, energeticOct 17, 2023 1:00 am - Crowds of mourners in a heavily Palestinian Chicago suburb paid respects Monday to a 6-year-old Muslim boy killed in an alleged hate crime, hours after authorities revea...
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Palestinian medics in Gaza struggle to save lives under Israeli siege and bombardmentOct 17, 2023 1:00 am - GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - For hours and hours, Moen Abu Aish digs through the rubble of demolished homes to find survivors of Israeli airstrikes, toiling in a vast and des...
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IRS plans limited rollout of free e-file tax return system with invitations to select taxpayersOct 17, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The IRS plans to invite select taxpayers across 13 states to try out the agency's pilot electronic free file tax return system beginning in January. Th...
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Putin begins visit in China underscoring ties amid Ukraine war and Israeli-Palestinian conflictOct 17, 2023 1:00 am - TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for a visit that underscores China's support for Moscow during its war in Ukraine as...
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With Trump back at civil fraud trial, accountant testifies after key witness Michael Cohen postponesOct 17, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Former President Donald Trump returned to a New York court Tuesday to watch and deplore the civil fraud trial that threatens to disrupt his real estate empire...