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Man trapped in jewelry vault overnight is freed when timer opens the chamber as scheduled

NEW YORK (AP) — A man was trapped inside a steel-reinforced concrete jewelry vault in New York City overnight after firefighters had to abandon an attempt to rescue him for safety reasons.

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Biden condemns retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday spoke out against retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.

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Russian forces simulate nuclear strike as upper house rescinds ratification of test ban treaty

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s military conducted a simulated nuclear strike in a drill Wednesday overseen by President Vladimir Putin, hours after the upper house of parliament voted to rescind the country's ratification of a global nuclear test ban.

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Judge reinstates murder charge against Philadelphia police officer in fatal shooting of motorist

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A judge on Wednesday reinstated all charges, including a murder count, against a former police officer who shot and killed a driver through a rolled-up car window — a confrontation police initially described as the officer shootin

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Japan’s top court strikes down required sterilization surgery to officially change gender

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a law requiring transgender people to undergo sterilization surgery in order to officially change their gender is unconstitutional, a landmark verdict welcomed by advocates as a sign of growi

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Long Shot World Series: Diamondbacks vs Rangers is a Fall Classic few saw coming

Tell the truth: How many people picked Arizona and Texas to meet in the World Series? A Rangers-Diamondbacks matchup had 1,750 to 1 odds when wagering opened last fall.

Oct 25, 2023 9:56 AM Read more >

A battle of wreaths erupts in the Arctic when Russian envoy puts his garland over Norway's wreath

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A battle of wreaths erupted Wednesday when a Russian diplomat in the Arctic town of Kirkenes in northern Norway reportedly put his garland on top of Norway's at a monument for the 1944 liberation of the region by Soviet tro

Oct 25, 2023 9:09 AM Read more >

Hurricane Otis weakens to Category 4 storm while heaving rains, flash floods batter southern Mexico

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Otis slammed into Mexico’s southern Pacific coast as a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane early Wednesday, bringing dangerous winds and heavy rain to Acapulco and surrounding towns, stirring memories of a 1997 storm t

Oct 25, 2023 5:33 AM Read more >

Diamondbacks stun Phillies 4-2 in Game 7 of NLCS to reach first World Series in 22 years

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Corbin Carroll ducked late into the Arizona Diamondbacks' clubhouse with his uniform pants stained in dirt — two stolen bases will get a player dirty — but was otherwise clean when he was spotted by the rest of his bubbly-bathed t

Oct 25, 2023 2:19 AM Read more >

Hurricane Otis now a catastrophic Category 5 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast nearing Acapulco

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Residents of Mexico's once glamorous port of Acapulco and surrounding coastal towns braced for the arrival of the “potentially catastrophic” Hurricane Otis, a rapidly intensifying Category 5 hurricane that stirred memories of

Oct 25, 2023 1:16 AM Read more >