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Taliban say Pakistani airstrikes killed 46 people in eastern Afghanistan, mostly women and childrenDec 25, 2024 7:50 am - PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s airstrikes on eastern Afghanistan killed 46 people, mostly women and children, a Taliban government official said Wednesday, raising ...
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Fate of Trump's Cabinet picks unclear as Republicans prepare to take power in SenateDec 25, 2024 7:48 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — The fate of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet is still unclear after Republican senators spent much of December carefully dodging questions about R...
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Pope urges 'all people of all nations' to silence arms and overcome divisions in Christmas addressDec 25, 2024 7:48 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Wednesday urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year “to silence the...
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Azerbaijani airliner crashes in Kazakhstan, killing 38 with 29 survivors, officials sayDec 25, 2024 7:47 am - An Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashed Wednesday near the Kazakhstani city of Aktau, killing 38 people and leaving 29 survivors, a Kazakh official said. ...
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Pope Francis kicks off a yearlong Jubilee that will test his stamina and Rome’s patienceDec 24, 2024 10:24 pm - VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday, inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to draw some 32 million pilgrims ...
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Man arraigned on murder charges in NYC subway death fanned flames with a shirt, prosecutors sayDec 24, 2024 10:24 pm - NEW YORK — The man accused of burning a woman to death inside a New York City subway train used a shirt to fan the flames, a prosecutor said Tuesday at his arraignment on...
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Wall Street rallies ahead of ChristmasDec 24, 2024 3:21 pm - Technology stocks led a broad rally on Wall Street Tuesday during a holiday-shortened trading session ahead of Christmas. The S&P 500 rose 1.1% for its third-straight gai...
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Bill Clinton is out of the hospital after being treated for the fluDec 24, 2024 2:19 pm - WASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton was discharged from a Washington hospital on Tuesday and will be home for Christmas after he was admitted the day before with a...
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Bethlehem marks a second subdued Christmas Eve during the war in GazaDec 24, 2024 2:16 pm - BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza. The excitement and...
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Prosecutors withdraw appeal of dismissed case against Alec Baldwin in fatal movie set shootingDec 24, 2024 8:15 am - New Mexico prosecutors won’t pursue an appeal of a court’s decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting on a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie, the Santa Fe district attorney’s office announced Monday.