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October 28, 2024
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The United States has approved $2 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, including the first-time delivery to the self-ruled island of an advanced surface-to-air missile defense system...
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October 25, 2024
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — President Joe Biden said he will formally apologize on Friday for the country’s role in forcing Indigenous children into boarding schools, where many were physically, emotionally,...
Obama, Springsteen boost Harris at rally
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October 25, 2024
CLARKSTON, Ga. (AP) — Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama lent their star power to Kamala Harris’ quest for the presidency on Thursday, as the vice president implored Georgia voters to consider the “br...
More Republicans are voting early, helping break records
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By By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press 
October 23, 2024
With former President Donald Trump’s encouragement, Republicans are voting early again, flocking to the polls for in-person voting ahead of Election Day and helping push the national number to nearly ...
Israel says it has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza
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October 18, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces in Gaza killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a chief architect of last year’s attack on Israel that sparked the war, the military said Thursday. Troops appeared to have ru...
Casey, McCormick disagree on abortion, guns and energy in their last debate
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October 16, 2024
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick disagreed on clean energy policy, gun laws and abortion rights in a fast-moving debate Tuesday night, as...
Florida continues cleanup after Hurricane Milton
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October 12, 2024
LITHIA, Fla. (AP) — Florida residents slogged through flooded streets, gathered up scattered debris and assessed damage to their homes on Friday after Hurricane Milton smashed through coastal communit...
More than 1.5M without power as Hurricane Milton slams Florida
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October 10, 2024
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Milton crashed into Florida as a Category 3 storm Wednesday, pounding the coast with ferocious winds of over 100 mph, heavy rain and producing a series of tornadoes around...
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October 9, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has arrested an Afghan man who officials say was inspired by the Islamic State militant organization and was plotting an Election Day attack targeting large crowds in the U.S...
A Tennessee nurse and his dog died trying to save a man from Hurricane Helene flooding
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By By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press 
October 7, 2024
As the Hurricane Helene- driven waters rose around the Nolichucky River in Tennessee, Boone McCrary, his girlfriend and his chocolate lab headed out on his fishing boat to search for a man who was str...