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Strong earthquake and several aftershocks reported in western AfghanistanOct 07, 2023 1:00 am - ISLAMABAD (AP) - Two 6.3 magnitude earthquakes have killed at least 15 and injured nearly 40 others in Herat province in Afghanistan, according to Mohammad Abdullah Jan,...
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Trump is inserting himself into the messy race to become the next House speaker. Will it matter?Oct 07, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump is again testing the power of his endorsement. With an early morning social media post on Friday, Trump inserted himself into the chaotic ...
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Biden faces more criticism about the US-Mexico border, one of his biggest problems heading into 2024Oct 07, 2023 1:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - The ad sounds like something out of the GOP 2024 playbook, trumpeting a senator's work with Republicans to crack down on the flow of fentanyl and other ille...
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Hamas surprise attack out of Gaza stuns Israel and leaves hundreds dead in fighting, retaliationOct 07, 2023 1:00 am - JERUSALEM (AP) - Backed by a barrage of rockets, Hamas militants stormed from the blockaded Gaza Strip into nearby Israeli towns, killing dozens and abducting others in ...
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Deaths rise to 47 after an icy flood swept through India's Himalayan northeastOct 07, 2023 1:00 am - GANGTOK, India - Rescuers found more bodies overnight as they dug through slushy debris and ice-cold water in a hunt for survivors after a glacial lake burst through a d...
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A Russian missile attack in eastern Ukraine kills a 10-year-old boy and his grandmotherOct 06, 2023 1:00 am - KHARKIV, Ukraine - A Russian missile attack killed a 10-year-old boy and his grandmother Friday in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, officials said. Elsewhere ...
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A look at the contenders for House speaker and the demands they're facing from fellow RepublicansOct 06, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - For Republicans, it's a question with no clear answer: Who becomes House speaker after Kevin McCarthy? Despite former President Donald Trump's endorsement o...
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Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting women's oppressionOct 06, 2023 1:00 am - Imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in recognition of her tireless campaigning for women's rights and democracy, and against...
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Funerals held in Syria for dozens of victims killed in deadliest attack in yearsOct 06, 2023 1:00 am - HOMS, Syria (AP) - Family members of victims of a deadly drone attack on a crowded military graduation ceremony gathered outside a military hospital in the central city ...
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Donald Trump endorses Jim Jordan to succeed Kevin McCarthy as House speakerOct 06, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Former President Donald Trump is backing Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the pugnacious House Judiciary Committee chairman and longtime Trump defender, to succeed ...