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GOP's Jim Jordan fails again to win vote to become House speaker as colleagues seek optionsOct 18, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Republican Rep. Jim Jordan failed again Wednesday on a crucial second ballot to become House speaker, the hard-fighting ally of Donald Trump losing even mor...
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U.S. vetoes UN resolution condemning Hamas' attacks on Israel and all violence against civiliansOct 18, 2023 1:00 am - UNITED NATIONS - The United States vetoed a U.N. resolution Wednesday that would have condemned violence against all civilians in the Israel-Hamas war including "the hei...
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Clarity, passion and restraint in managing Mideast violenceOct 18, 2023 1:00 am - Last week, President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin all gave speeches in the wake of the heinous attack by Hamas aga...
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Palestinian medics in Gaza struggle to save lives under Israeli siege and bombardmentOct 17, 2023 1:00 am - GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - For hours and hours, Moen Abu Aish digs through the rubble of demolished homes to find survivors of Israeli airstrikes, toiling in a vast and des...
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Putin begins visit in China underscoring ties amid Ukraine war and Israeli-Palestinian conflictOct 17, 2023 1:00 am - TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for a visit that underscores China's support for Moscow during its war in Ukraine as...
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With Trump back at civil fraud trial, accountant testifies after key witness Michael Cohen postponesOct 17, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Former President Donald Trump returned to a New York court Tuesday to watch and deplore the civil fraud trial that threatens to disrupt his real estate empire...
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Waiting for news, families of Israeli hostages share their loved ones' lives and dreamsOct 17, 2023 1:00 am - They range from babies to the elderly. Most are civilians. Israel says at least 199 people taken during the Hamas attack are being held captive in Gaza. Some of their fa...
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Ukraine uses U.S.-provided long-range ATACMS missiles against Russian forces for the first timeOct 17, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The United States has quietly delivered a small number of long-range ballistic missiles that Ukraine said it urgently needed and that President Joe Biden pr...
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Ukraine claims a major strike on Russian airfields and thanks U.S. for providing long-range missilesOct 17, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine on Tuesday claimed to have carried out one of the most destructive attacks on Russian air assets since the beginning of the war, with Ukrainian P...
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Republicans reject Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on the first ballot, but more votes are aheadOct 17, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — Republicans rejected Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on Tuesday on the first ballot, as holdouts denied the hard-charging ally of Donald Trump the majorit...