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Death toll in Gaza from Israel-Hamas war passes 44,000, Palestinian officials say

Death toll in Gaza from Israel-Hamas war passes 44,000, Palestinian officials say

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The death toll in the Gaza Strip from the 13-month-old war between Israel and Hamas has surpassed 44,000, local health officials said Thursday.
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Police say gunmen open fire on vehicles in Pakistan's restive northwest, killing at least 8 Shiites

Police say gunmen open fire on vehicles in Pakistan's restive northwest, killing at least 8 Shiites

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen opened fire on passenger vehicles carrying Shiite Muslims in restive northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least eight people and wounding others, police said.
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Ukraine says Russia has launched an ICBM in an attack for the first time in the war

Ukraine says Russia has launched an ICBM in an attack for the first time in the war

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine says Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile overnight targeting Dnipro city in the central-east of the country, the first time Moscow has used such a missile in the war.
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American and Australian tourists die, raising toll to 4 in Laos alcohol poisoning incident

American and Australian tourists die, raising toll to 4 in Laos alcohol poisoning incident

VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — An Australian teenager has died after drinking tainted alcohol in Vang Vieng, Laos, in what Australia's prime minister on Thursday called every parent's nightmare, and the U.S.
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Volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula erupts for the 7th time in a year

Volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula erupts for the 7th time in a year

GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano erupted with lava spewing from a fissure on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland late Wednesday evening. It was its seventh eruption since December.
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Volcano on Iceland's Rekjanes Peninsula erupts for the 7th time in a year

Volcano on Iceland's Rekjanes Peninsula erupts for the 7th time in a year

GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano erupted with lava spewing from the crater on the Rekjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland late Wednesday evening. It was its seventh eruption since December. The Associated Press
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American and Australian tourists die, raising toll to 4 in Laos alcohol poisoning incident

American and Australian tourists die, raising toll to 4 in Laos alcohol poisoning incident

VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — An Australian teenager has died after drinking tainted alcohol in Vang Vieng, Laos, Australia's prime minister said Thursday, and the U.S.
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Trump-backed Republican Nick Begich beats Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola for Alaska’s only House seat

Trump-backed Republican Nick Begich beats Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola for Alaska’s only House seat

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Republican Nick Begich has won Alaska’s U.S. House race, defeating Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola to claim the seat once held by his grandfather.
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Trump-backed Republican Nick Begich beats Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola for Alaska’s only House seat

Trump-backed Republican Nick Begich beats Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola for Alaska’s only House seat

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Republican Nick Begich has won Alaska’s U.S. House race, defeating Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola to claim the seat once held by his grandfather.
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AP Race Call: Republican Nick Begich wins election to U.S. House in Alaska's at-large Congressional District, beating incumbent Mary Peltola

AP Race Call: Republican Nick Begich wins election to U.S. House in Alaska's at-large Congressional District, beating incumbent Mary Peltola

Republican Nick Begich won election to a U.S. House seat representing Alaska on Wednesday, defeating Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola and flipping a seat for the GOP.
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