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North Korea launches suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile that can reach distant US basesJan 14, 2024 8:09 am - SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile into the sea on Sunday, South Korea's military said, two months after the North cl...
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War of words after Taiwan election highlights the intractable divide over the island's fateJan 14, 2024 8:07 am - TAIPEI, Taiwan — A war of words erupted the day after Taiwan's presidential and parliamentary elections, with Taiwan on Sunday accusing China of making “fallacious commen...
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Do I really need supplemental insurance (Medigap) with Medicare?Jan 14, 2024 4:43 am - About 41% of Original Medicare beneficiaries had Medicare Supplement Insurance, or Medigap, in 2021, according to a February 2023 report summarizing enrollment data from ...
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3 time-sensitive money tasks for new widows and widowersJan 14, 2024 4:31 am - Widows and widowers are often told not to make any major decisions for a year or more after a spouse’s death. Grief can cause you to make choices you later regret. Some f...
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More than 30 Palestinians killed in Israeli Gaza strikes while fears grow the conflict could widenJan 13, 2024 8:44 am - RAFAH, Gaza Strip — More than 30 Palestinians, including young children, were killed in Israeli bombardments overnight into Saturday in the Gaza Strip, officials said, wh...
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Huge fire engulfs warehouse in Russia outside city of St. PetersburgJan 13, 2024 8:43 am - MOSCOW (AP) — A huge fire tore through a large warehouse used by Russia’s largest online retailer south of St. Petersburg on Saturday morning. The blaze covered an area o...
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Winter storm to bring snow, winds, ice and life-threatening chill to US, forecasters warnJan 13, 2024 8:41 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brutally cold weather could prove a deadly challenge Saturday amid a continuing wave of Arctic storms that has hammered much of the country with blinding...
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Iowa's sparsely populated northwest is a key GOP caucus battleground for both Trump and DeSantisJan 13, 2024 8:40 am - ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Some of the most contested real estate for Iowa's Republican caucuses is a vast, wind-swept plain where hogs outnumber people by the millions. N...
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Israel defends itself at the UN's top court against allegations of genocide in GazaJan 12, 2024 2:22 pm - THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Accused of committing genocide against Palestinians, Israel insisted at the United Nations’ highest court Friday that its war in Gaza was a legit...
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Buffalo supermarket gunman who killed 10 will face the death penalty in federal hate crimes caseJan 12, 2024 2:18 pm - BUFFALO, N.Y. — Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket, they said in a court fili...