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In 'Nyad,' Jodie Foster swims away with a showcase for Annette BeningOct 24, 2023 8:15 am - “Nyad” — ★ ★ ★ In “Nyad,” there are two feats of perseverance on display. First, there is the ceaseless determination of Diana Nyad (Annette Bening) to accomplish a...
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Jenna Ellis becomes latest Trump lawyer to plead guilty over efforts to overturn Georgia's electionOct 24, 2023 1:00 am - ATLANTA - Attorney and prominent conservative media figure Jenna Ellis pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a felony charge over efforts to overturn Donald Trump's 2020 election...
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Is Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system ironclad?Oct 24, 2023 1:00 am - JERUSALEM - Since Israel activated the Iron Dome in 2011, the cutting-edge rocket-defense system has intercepted thousands of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip. The syst...
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States sue Meta claiming its social platforms are addictive and harm children's mental healthOct 24, 2023 1:00 am - Dozens of US states, including California, Illinois and New York, are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people's mental health and contributing the youth menta...
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Trump's lawyers file challenges to Washington election subversion case, calling it unconstitutionalOct 24, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Lawyers for Donald Trump are raising new challenges to the federal election subversion case against him, telling a judge that the indictment should be dismi...
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AP sources: Tom Emmer withdraws bid for House speaker hours after winning GOP nominationOct 24, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Tom Emmer abruptly abandoned his bid to become House speaker Tuesday, withdrawing hours after winning the internal party nomination once it ...
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Gaza has oil markets on edge. That could build more urgency to shift to renewables, IEA head saysOct 24, 2023 1:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany - Tensions from the war in Gaza could help accelerate the move away from planet-warming fossil fuels like oil and gas and toward renewable energy, ele...
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Women across Iceland, including the prime minister, go on strike for equal pay and no more violenceOct 24, 2023 1:00 am - HUSAVIK, Iceland - Schools, shops, banks and Iceland's famous swimming pools shut on Tuesday as women in the volcanic island nation - including the prime minister - went...
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UAW strikes at General Motors plant in Texas as union goes after automakers' cash cowsOct 24, 2023 1:00 am - DETROIT - First it was Ford, then Stellantis, and now a General Motors factory has been added to the growing list of highly profitable plants where the United Auto Worke...
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China announces the removal of defense minister missing for almost 2 months with little explanationOct 24, 2023 1:00 am - TAIPEI. Taiwan - China has replaced Defense Minister Gen. Li Shangfu, who has been out of public view for almost two months, state media reported Tuesday. No further inf...