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Iran fires at least 180 missiles into Israel as regionwide conflict grows

Iran fires at least 180 missiles into Israel as regionwide conflict grows

JERUSALEM (AP) — Iran launched at least 180 missiles into Israel on Tuesday, the latest in a series of rapidly escalating attacks between Israel and Iran and its Arab allies that threatens to push the Middle East closer to a regionwide war.
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Walz and Vance go in depth on policy while attacking each other’s running mates in VP debate

Walz and Vance go in depth on policy while attacking each other’s running mates in VP debate

NEW YORK (AP) — In a debate that evoked a calmer era in American politics, Tim Walz and JD Vance on Tuesday went after each other's running mates and sought to shore up their campaigns' vulnerabilities at a time of renewed fears of a regional war in
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A plane carrying Brazil President Lula lands safely at Mexico City airport after circling for hours

A plane carrying Brazil President Lula lands safely at Mexico City airport after circling for hours

ZUMPANGO, Mexico (AP) — An airplane carrying Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva back to Brasilia landed safely on Tuesday at Mexico City’s Felipe Angeles airport after circling for hours due to a technical problem.
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A Texas man is executed for fatally stabbing twin teenage girls in 1989

A Texas man is executed for fatally stabbing twin teenage girls in 1989

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man convicted of fatally stabbing twin 16-year-old girls more than three decades ago was executed on Tuesday evening. Garcia Glenn White was pronounced dead at 6:56 p.m.
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A plane carrying Brazil's president back home returns to Mexico City due to a technical problem

A plane carrying Brazil's president back home returns to Mexico City due to a technical problem

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s air force said Tuesday that the airplane carrying Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva experienced a technical problem after leaving Mexico City and will return to the country’s capital so he can board another fligh
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Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as 1st female president of Mexico

Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as 1st female president of Mexico

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in Tuesday as Mexico’s first female president , riding the enthusiasm over her predecessor’s social programs but also facing challenges that include stubbornly high levels of violence.
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Hurricane Helene's death toll passes 150 as crews search for survivors

Hurricane Helene's death toll passes 150 as crews search for survivors

SWANNANOA, N.C.
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Justice Department finds Georgia is 'deliberately indifferent' to unchecked abuses at its prisons

Justice Department finds Georgia is 'deliberately indifferent' to unchecked abuses at its prisons

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia prisons are “deliberately indifferent” to unchecked deadly violence, widespread drug use, extortion and sexual abuse at state lockups, the U.S.
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Justice Department finds Georgia is 'deliberately indifferent' to unchecked abuses at its prisons

Justice Department finds Georgia is 'deliberately indifferent' to unchecked abuses at its prisons

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia prisons are “deliberately indifferent” to unchecked deadly violence, widespread drug use, extortion and sexual abuse at state lockups, the U.S.
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Dead inmate identified as suspect in 1995 disappearance of 6-year-old Morgan Nick

Dead inmate identified as suspect in 1995 disappearance of 6-year-old Morgan Nick

ALMA, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas man who died in prison more than two decades ago has been identified as a suspect in the disappearance of 6-year-old girl who went missing in 1995.
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