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Tens of thousands protest after Muslim prayers across Mideast over Israeli airstrikes on GazaOct 12, 2023 11:00 pm - JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of Muslims demonstrated Friday across the Middle East in support of the Palestinians and against Israeli airstrikes pounding Gaza, und...
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US defense secretary is in Israel to meet with its leaders and see America's security assistanceOct 12, 2023 11:00 pm - TEL AVIV, Israel — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is in Israel on Friday for meetings with senior government leaders and to see firsthand some of the U.S. weapons a...
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Palestinians flee northern Gaza after Israel orders 1 million to evacuate as ground attack loomsOct 12, 2023 11:00 pm - JERUSALEM — Palestinians fled in a mass exodus from northern Gaza Friday after Israel's military told some 1 million people to evacuate toward the southern part of the b...
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Some want to grant temporary House speaker more power as Republican gridlock stalls CongressOct 12, 2023 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — When Rep. Patrick McHenry took the House speaker's gavel for the first time, he slammed it down with such force at adjournment that it gained viral internet...
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A music festival survivor fleeing the attack, a pair of Hamas militants and a deadly decisionOct 12, 2023 11:00 pm - KIBBUTZ RE'IM, Israel — The two militants were just ahead of him, spraying gunfire from their motorcycle at passing cars. One militant was driving, the 50-year-old man s...
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Republicans pick Jim Jordan as nominee for House speaker, putting job within the Trump ally's reachOct 12, 2023 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Republicans chose Rep. Jim Jordan as their new nominee for House speaker on Friday during internal voting, putting the gavel within reach of the staunch all...
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More than 90% of people killed by western Afghanistan quake were women and children, UN saysOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - ISLAMABAD — More than 90% of the people killed by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake in western Afghanistan last weekend were women and children, U.N. officials reported Thursda...
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Who witnessed Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing in Las Vegas? Here's what we knowOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - Duane “Keffe D” Davis is the last living suspect in one of hip-hop's most enduring mysteries — the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas. Davis, 60, is accu...
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Social Security benefits will increase by 3.2% in 2024 as inflation moderatesOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Millions of Social Security recipients will get a 3.2% increase in their benefits in 2024, far less than this year's historic boost and reflecting moderatin...
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Hollywood studios break off strike talks with actors, who slam 'bullying tactics'Oct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - Talks bitterly broke off between Hollywood actors and studios late Wednesday, killing any hopes that the three-month strike by performers would come to an end anytime so...