IDF claims it has discovered ‘biggest Hamas tunnel’ in Gaza
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Federal agency quashes Georgia’s plan to let pharmacies sell medical marijuana
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Continue Reading Finland seeks jailing, probe of Russian man wanted in Ukraine over alleged war crimes in 2014-2015
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Continue Reading Prolific Chicago sculptor whose public works explored civil rights, Richard Hunt dies at 88
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Continue Reading Luton captain Tom Lockyer is undergoing tests and scans after cardiac arrest during EPL game
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Continue Reading Israel finds large tunnel adjacent to Gaza border, raising new questions about prewar intelligence
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Continue Reading Storm drenches Florida before heading up East Coast
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Continue Reading How much gerrymandering is too much? In New York, the answer could make or break Dems’ House hopes
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Continue Reading Russia’s ruling party backs Putin’s reelection bid while a pro-peace candidate clears first hurdle
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Continue Reading Church of England blesses same-sex couples for the first time, but they still can’t wed in church
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Continue Reading South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters
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Continue Reading Putin warns of problems with neighboring Finland after West ‘dragged it into NATO’
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Continue Reading UK parliamentarian admits lying about lucrative pandemic contracts but says she’s done nothing wrong
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Continue Reading Ex-Jesuit’s religious community in Slovenia ordered to dissolve in one year over widespread abuse
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Continue Reading Pope Francis’ 87th birthday closes out a big year of efforts to reform the church, cement his legacy
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Continue Reading European diplomacy steps up calls for Gaza cease-fire
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Continue Reading A hot find: Customs officers in California seize $10 million worth of meth and cocaine hidden in jalapeño paste
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Continue Reading Russia and Ukraine launch numerous drone attacks targeting a Russian air base and Black Sea coast
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Continue Reading In Hamas captivity, an Israeli mother found the strength to survive in her 2 young daughters
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Continue Reading Ukrainian drone video provides a grim look at casualties as Russian troops advance toward Avdiivka
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Continue Reading Israel presses ahead in Gaza as errant killing of captives adds to concern about its wartime conduct
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Continue Reading Over 60 drown in a migrant vessel off Libya while trying to reach Europe, UN says
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Continue Reading Top strategist resigns from DeSantis-backing super PAC with less than a month before Iowa caucuses
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Continue Reading Jungle between Colombia and Panama becomes highway for hundreds of thousands from around the world
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Continue Reading Families say autism therapy helped their kids. Indiana’s Medicaid cuts could put it out of reach
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Continue Reading Black American solidarity with Palestinians is rising and testing longstanding ties to Jewish allies
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Continue Reading More than 60 people drown in migrant shipwreck off Libya, UN says
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Continue Reading Jared Goff throws 5 TD passes as NFC North-leading Lions bounce back, beat Broncos 42-17
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Continue Reading Maury Povich receives lifetime achievement award from wife Connie Chung at Daytime Emmys
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Continue Reading Pope speaks out after IDF sniper kills two women inside Gaza church, per Catholic authorities
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Continue Reading Japan and ASEAN bolster ties at summit focused on security amid China tensions
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Continue Reading Canadian youth facing terrorism charges for alleged plot against Jewish people
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Continue Reading Large fire burns second residential construction site in three days in Denver suburb
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Continue Reading Israeli airstrike killed a USAID contractor in Gaza, his colleagues say
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Continue Reading Prosecutors say Washington state man charged in 4 murders lured victims with promise of buried gold
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Continue Reading Prosecutors say Washington state man charged in 4 murders lured victims with promise of buried gold
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Continue Reading Confederate memorial to be removed in coming days from Arlington National Cemetery
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Continue Reading North Carolina health officials investigate over 240 cases of suspected norovirus linked to a sushi restaurant
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Continue Reading Man convicted in Arkansas graduation shooting gets 105 years in prison
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Continue Reading Boston Tea Party turns 250 years old with reenactments of the revolutionary protest
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Continue Reading Alex Jones proposes paying Sandy Hook families a minimum of $55 million to settle lawsuit claims
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Continue Reading Quaker Oats recalls granola products over concerns of salmonella contamination
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Continue Reading US military leaders head to Israel and will offer advice on shifting to the war’s next phase in Gaza
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Continue Reading US Senate confirms Shreveport attorney as first Black judge in Louisiana’s Western District
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Continue Reading South African ex-President Jacob Zuma denounces the ANC. He pledges to vote for a new party
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By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Black Ohio woman who miscarried in her bathroom has been charged with abuse of a…
Continue Reading Catholic activists in Mexico help women reconcile their faith with abortion rights
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Continue Reading Britain says a Royal Navy ship has shot down an attack drone over the Red Sea
LONDON (AP) — Britain says a Royal Navy warship has shot down a suspected attack drone targeting commercial ships in the Red Sea. Defense Secretary…
Continue Reading Kuwait monarch Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah dies at 86
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Continue Reading Notre Dame spire to be crowned with new rooster, symbolizing cathedral’s resurgence
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Continue Reading Land of the lost: Hidden lagoon network found with living fossils similar to those from more than 3 billion years ago
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have discovered a previously hidden ecosystem with an expansive system of lagoons in the salt plains…
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