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That's scary: Roaches spoil Halloween on suburban street

That's scary: Roaches spoil Halloween on suburban street

WYANDOTTE, Mich. (AP) — Trick-or-treating is off limits in a suburban Detroit neighborhood: There's nothing sweet about bringing home a cockroach.
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Witness recalls harrowing moment of Seoul crowd surge

Witness recalls harrowing moment of Seoul crowd surge

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As he watched a dozen or more unconscious partygoers carried out from a narrow backstreet packed with youngsters dressed like movie characters, an overwhelmed Ken Fallas couldn’t process what was happening.
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Crush kills at least 151 at Halloween festivities in Seoul

Crush kills at least 151 at Halloween festivities in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A mass of mostly young people among tens of thousands who gathered to celebrate Halloween in Seoul became trapped and crushed as the crowd surged into a narrow alley, killing at least 151 people and injuring 82 others in Sou
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Russia suspends Ukraine grain deal over ship attack claim

Russia suspends Ukraine grain deal over ship attack claim

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia announced Saturday that it will immediately suspend its implementation of a U.N.
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Rebels makes new advance, and Congo expels Rwandan envoy

Rebels makes new advance, and Congo expels Rwandan envoy

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rebels seized control of two major towns in eastern Congo and doubled the territory they hold after fierce fighting Saturday with the Congolese military, authorities said.
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Two explosions rock Somalia's capital, killing at least 30

Two explosions rock Somalia's capital, killing at least 30

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Two car bombs exploded Saturday at a busy junction in Somalia's capital near key government offices, causing “scores of civilian casualties" including children, national police said.
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Group can monitor Arizona ballot drop boxes, US judge rules

Group can monitor Arizona ballot drop boxes, US judge rules

PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge Friday refused to bar a group from monitoring outdoor ballot boxes in Arizona’s largest county where watchers have shown up armed and in ballistic vests, saying to do so could violate the monitors' constitutional rights
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Intruder attacks Pelosi's husband, calling, 'Where is Nancy'

Intruder attacks Pelosi's husband, calling, 'Where is Nancy'

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was attacked and severely beaten with a hammer by an assailant who authorities said broke into the couple's San Francisco home early Friday, searching for the Democratic leader and shouti
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Deaths of 8 in Oklahoma home investigated as murder-suicide

Deaths of 8 in Oklahoma home investigated as murder-suicide

BROKEN ARROW, Okla. — The deaths of eight family members — including six children found in a burning Oklahoma home — are being investigated as a murder-suicide, authorities said Friday.
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Norway gives Russian name to academic detained for spying

Norway gives Russian name to academic detained for spying

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A prosecutor with Norway’s domestic security agency on Friday gave a Russian name for the man who entered the country as a Brazilian but is suspected of spying state secrets for Russia.
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