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Hamas official confirms Sinwar's death, as Hezbollah vows a new phase of war with IsraelOct 18, 2024 7:12 am - Hamas confirmed Friday that its leader, Yahya Sinwar, was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, and the militant group reiterated its stance that hostages taken from Israel a year ago will not be released until there is a cease-fire in Gaza and a withdrawal of Israeli troops.
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Wealthier Americans are driving retail spending and powering US economyOct 18, 2024 7:09 am - It’s a trend that has surprised many: Why, despite being squeezed by high prices, have Americans kept spending at retail stores and restaurants at a robust pace?
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Wayans father-and-son team explore generations in ‘Poppa’s House’Oct 17, 2024 6:22 pm - Boundaries between work and family don’t just blur in the new CBS sitcom “Poppa’s House” starring father-and-son comedy duo Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr. They shatter.
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Jane Fonda to receive lifetime achievement award from actors’ guildOct 17, 2024 3:38 pm - Actor and humanitarian Jane Fonda is adding the SAG life achievement award to her many accolades. The 86-year-old will be given the prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in February, the guild said Thursday.
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Colsen recalls nearly 90,000 tabletop fire pits after reports of serious burn injuriesOct 17, 2024 3:05 pm - NEW YORK — Nearly 90,000 tabletop fire pits are being recalled after flames shooting out from them resulted in a handful of serious burn injuries. The Colsen-branded fire...
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Hyundai recalls hydrogen fuel cell vehicles due to fire risk and tells owners to park them outdoorsOct 17, 2024 2:59 pm - DETROIT — Hyundai is telling the owners of nearly 1,600 Nexo hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the U.S. and Canada to park them outdoors and away from structures due to the...
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Mitzi Gaynor, star of ‘South Pacific,’ dies at 93Oct 17, 2024 1:52 pm - Mitzi Gaynor, the effervescent dancer and actor who starred as Nellie Forbush in the 1958 film of "South Pacific" and appeared in other musicals with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly, has died. She was 93.
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Who was Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader Israel says it killed?Oct 17, 2024 1:29 pm - BEIRUT — Yahya Sinwar masterminded an attack on Israel that shocked the world, unleashing a still-widening catastrophe with no end in sight. In Gaza, no figure loomed...
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Zelenskyy says 10,000 North Koreans could join Russian forces in Ukraine as he pushes ‘Victory Plan’Oct 17, 2024 9:35 am - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday his country has intelligence information that 10,000 troops from North Korea are being prepared to join Russian forces fighting against his country, warning that a third nation wading into the hostilities would turn the conflict into a “world war.”
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Vance says ‘no’ when asked whether Trump lost 2020 electionOct 17, 2024 8:07 am - The answer was the most specific Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance has been on the subject, and a departure from past answers he has offered about the election Trump continues to say without evidence was decided fraudulently in favor of Democrat Joe Biden.