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An Israeli airstrike on a guesthouse for journalists in southern Lebanon kills 3
BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli airstrike killed three journalists as they slept at a guesthouse in southeast Lebanon early Friday, a rare strike on an area that had so far been spared the hostilities in the rest of the region. |
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Storm blows away from northern Philippines leaving 82 dead but forecasters warn it may do a U-turn
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Tropical Storm Trami blew away from the northwestern Philippines on Friday, leaving at least 82 people dead in landslides and extensive flooding that forced authorities to scramble for more rescue boats to save thousands of terrified people, who were trapped, some on their roofs. |
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Israeli strikes kill 38 people in Gaza’s Khan Younis and 3 journalists in southern Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli strikes killed 38 people in Gaza and three journalists in Lebanon on Friday as growing worries about supply shortages in Gaza and international pressure for a cease-fire mounted. |
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King Charles tells summit the past can’t be changed as leaders ask Britain to reckon with slavery
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — King Charles III told a summit of Commonwealth countries in Samoa on Friday that the past could not be changed as he indirectly acknowledged calls from some of Britain’s former colonies for a reckoning over its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. |
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Campaign watchdog won’t reconsider penalty against Let’s Go Washington
Let’s Go Washington won’t get another shot at convincing the state’s Public Disclosure Commission that it did not violate campaign finance laws. |
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Former ‘Jeopardy!’ staffers file discrimination, retaliation complaints against Sony
Former “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune” staffers have filed employment discrimination, harassment and retaliation complaints against Sony Pictures Entertainment after the Culver City, California-based company allegedly laid off workers who spoke out against toxic working conditions. |
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More apples, more varieties in this year’s Washington apple harvest
YAMIKA — When a quality product meets the high expectations of its advanced marketing, a star of the produce section is born. |
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Stock market today: Wall Street rises and trims most of the week’s losses
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks gained ground on Wall Street Friday as companies continued reporting mostly solid earnings. |
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Allies hope a Trump win changes the system for mortgages. Some warn it will make them pricier
If Donald Trump wins the presidential election, Republicans hope he will fulfill a longstanding GOP goal of privatizing the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which have been under government control since the Great Recession. |
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Ex-Abercrombie & Fitch head to be arraigned on sex trafficking and prostitution charges
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — The former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch is expected to be arraigned Friday on federal sex trafficking and interstate prostitution charges in a New York court. |
