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Palestinian death toll soars past 25,000 in Gaza with no end in sight to Israel-Hamas war

Palestinian death toll soars past 25,000 in Gaza with no end in sight to Israel-Hamas war

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Palestinian death toll in Gaza from over three months of war between Israel and the territory's Hamas rulers has soared past 25,000, the Gaza Health Ministry said Sunday.
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Dirty rat! Culprit fills in Chicago neighborhood landmark known as the 'rat hole'

Dirty rat! Culprit fills in Chicago neighborhood landmark known as the 'rat hole'

CHICAGO (AP) — You dirty rat! In a city infamous for its gangster past, some culprit filled in a Northside Chicago neighborhood landmark affectionately called by residents the “rat hole.
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An Israeli airstrike on the Syrian capital killed at least 5 Iranian advisers, officials say

An Israeli airstrike on the Syrian capital killed at least 5 Iranian advisers, officials say

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An Israeli strike on the Syrian capital on Saturday destroyed a building used by the Iranian paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, killing at least five Iranians, Syrian and Iranian state media reported.
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Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi is sworn into office following his disputed reelection

Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi is sworn into office following his disputed reelection

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi was sworn in Saturday following a disputed December election, promising to unite the Central African country during his second five-year term and to protect lives in the conflict-hit eastern
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Iran launches satellite that is part of a Western-criticized program as regional tensions spike

Iran launches satellite that is part of a Western-criticized program as regional tensions spike

JERUSALEM (AP) — Iran said Saturday it had conducted a successful satellite launch into its highest orbit yet, the latest for a program the West fears improves Tehran’s ballistic missiles.
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Texas prosecutor convenes grand jury to investigate Uvalde shooting, multiple media report

Texas prosecutor convenes grand jury to investigate Uvalde shooting, multiple media report

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — A Texas prosecutor has convened a grand jury to investigate the Uvalde school shooting, multiple newspapers reported Friday, as families of the 19 children and two teachers killed continued their calls for criminal charges agains
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Ousted Florida Republican chair cleared of rape allegation, but police seek video voyeurism charge

Ousted Florida Republican chair cleared of rape allegation, but police seek video voyeurism charge

Police cleared the ousted chair of the Florida Republican Party of rape allegations on Friday, but said they have asked prosecutors to charge him with illegally video recording the sexual encounter he had with a female acquaintance.
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Hunter Biden agrees to private deposition with Republicans after months of defiance

Hunter Biden agrees to private deposition with Republicans after months of defiance

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden has agreed to appear before House Republicans for a private deposition next month, ending months of defiance from the president's son, who had insisted on testifying publicly.
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Congress votes to avert a shutdown and keep the government funded into early March

Congress votes to avert a shutdown and keep the government funded into early March

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress sent President Joe Biden a short-term spending bill on Thursday that would avert a looming partial government shutdown and fund federal agencies into March.
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Netanyahu says he has told US he opposes Palestinian state in any postwar scenario

Netanyahu says he has told US he opposes Palestinian state in any postwar scenario

JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday rejected U.S.
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