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• Ex-Illinois Child Welfare Worker Guilty of Endangerment After Boy Beaten to Death by Mom

  13-10-2023 23:59
  A judge has convicted a former state child welfare worker of child endangerment in connection with the 2019 beating death of a 5-year-old suburban Chicago boy by his mother
  
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• Virginia Statehouse Candidates Face Questions About Residency Requirements

  13-10-2023 23:56
  Virginia state lawmakers are required to live in the district they represent, as well as in any district they may be seeking to represent
  
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• Peeps Vows to Remove Chemical Linked to Cancer - But There's a Big Catch

  13-10-2023 23:50
  
  The growing backlash against a common food additive has ensnared a deeply divisive holiday treat: Peeps.
  The marshmallow candy, typically associated with seasonal events and wildly divergent opinions, will be having Red Dye No. 3 removed from virtually all of its various lines.
  In a statement provided to Consumer Reports, Just Born Quality Confections, the manufacturer of Peeps and other sugary concoctions, announced the removal of the controversial food additive.
  There are, however, two catches
  
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• 18 beauty and wellness holiday gifts for everyone on your list

  13-10-2023 23:50 via nbcnews.com
  
  From skin care to clothing, shop the best self-care gifts for anyone this holiday season. Discover top picks from Hatch, Skims, Alo and more.
  
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• If Sean McVay's First Child Arrives on a Sunday This Month, the Rams Will Have to Play Without Him

  13-10-2023 23:38
  
  If Sean McVay’s first child arrives on a Sunday this month, the Los Angeles Rams will have to take the field without him
  
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• Wisconsin Republicans Propose Sweeping Changes to Evers' Child Care Proposal

  13-10-2023 23:35
  Republicans who control the Wisconsin state Senate want to make sweeping changes to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' plans to keep a pandemic-era child care program running and address worker shortages
  
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• Former Congressional Candidate Convicted of Spending Campaign Funds on Business Debts

  13-10-2023 23:31
  A former Massachusetts congressional candidate accused of using donations to pay business debts and real estate taxes has been convicted of violating federal election law and making false statements
  
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• US Banks, Tech Firms Offer Support for Israel Victims, Announce Aid

  13-10-2023 23:28
  By Lananh Nguyen and Aditya Soni(Reuters) - As big U.S. corporations kicked off corporate earnings season this week, executives addressed the...
  
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• What to Know About Elijah McClain's Death and the Cases Against Police and Paramedics

  13-10-2023 23:22
  
  Jurors delivered a split verdict against two officers charged in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain during the first of several trials over the Black man’s fatal confrontation with police while walking home in suburban Denver, convicting one and clearing the other
  
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• Harvard Students Who Blamed Israel for Slaughter of Its Own People Get Bad News as Strange Truck Arrives on Campus

  13-10-2023 23:22
  
  The names and faces of Harvard University students who blamed Israel for Hamas terrorists’ brutal killings of hundreds of Israeli civilians on Saturday were displayed on a truck driving around the Cambridge, Massachusetts, campus on Wednesday and Thursday.
  The truck, sponsored by Accuracy in Media, read, “Harvard’s Leading Antisemites.”Harvard students who blamed Israel after Hamas’ terrorist attacks say they’re afraid for their safety, as a truck revealing st
  
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• Can Israel take out the tunnels that Hamas uses to move its fighters and weapons?

  13-10-2023 23:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  In its offensive against Hamas, Israel’s military is dropping U.S.-made munitions on the maze of tunnels used by Hamas to move weapons and shield its forces.
  
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• 27 Advent calendars you’ll love this season

  13-10-2023 23:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  The best Advent calendars for adults and kids are filled with chocolate, wine, beauty products and more. Shop Advent calendarsfrom Bonne Maman, Sephora and Lego.
  
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• Russia Proposes UN Security Council Resolution on Israel-Hamas Conflict

  13-10-2023 23:17
  
  By Michelle NicholsUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia on Friday proposed a draft United Nations Security Council resolution on the Israel-Hamas...
  
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• Paralyzed Driver Robert Wickens Wins IMSA Class Title at Road Atlanta

  13-10-2023 23:16
  
  Robert Wickens, paralyzed from the waist down in an IndyCar crash five years ago, won an IMSA class title at Road Atlanta on Friday
  
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• 'Top secret' Hamas documents show that terrorists intentionally targeted elementary schools and a youth center

  13-10-2023 23:15 via nbcnews.com
  
  Documents exclusively obtained by NBC News show that Hamas created detailed plans to target elementary schools and a youth center in the Israeli kibbutz of Kfar Sa'ad, to "kill as many people as possible."
  
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• Palestinians in Gaza Face Impossible Choice: Stay Home Under Airstrikes, or Flee Under Airstrikes?

  13-10-2023 23:13
  
  Palestinians are struggling to figure out what to do in the face of Israel's demand that they leave northern Gaza ahead of an expected Israeli invasion
  
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• On the Jewish Sabbath, some Israelis rue a new era of constant fear

  13-10-2023 23:09 via nbcnews.com
  
  As residents of northern Gaza scrambled for safety amid bombs and the threat of a possible ground invasion, across Israel, the start of a Jewish Shabbat was marked by high tensions, sirens and rockets.
  
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• Mapping the Conflict in Israel and Palestine

  13-10-2023 23:09
  
  A visual look at the deadly war between Hamas and Israel.
  
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• House Lawmakers Urge US Airlines to Quickly Resume Flights to Israel

  13-10-2023 23:09
  
  (Reuters) - More than 30 U.S. lawmakers on Friday urged the chief executives of American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines to resume...
  
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• Voting Begins in Australia in Landmark Indigenous Voice Referendum

  13-10-2023 23:07
  
  By Praveen MenonSYDNEY (Reuters) - Australians began voting on Saturday in a historic referendum, the first in almost a quarter of a century, to...
  
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• Early Votes Show Australia Set to Reject Landmark Indigenous Voice Referendum

  13-10-2023 23:07
  
  By Lewis Jackson, Samuel McKeith and Kirsty NeedhamSYDNEY (Reuters) -Early results from Australia's historic referendum to recognise Indigenous...
  
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• Australia's Indigenous Voice Referendum Projected to Fail - Media

  13-10-2023 23:07
  
  By Lewis Jackson, Kirsty Needham and Praveen MenonSYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia on Saturday is set to overwhelmingly reject a proposal to recognise...
  
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• Australia Voting in Landmark Indigenous Voice Referendum

  13-10-2023 23:07
  
  SYDNEY (Reuters) -Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made a last-ditch appeal on Saturday for his fellow Australians to back a referendum to recognise...
  
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• Australia Votes in Landmark Indigenous Voice Referendum

  13-10-2023 23:07
  
  By Lewis Jackson and Samuel McKeithSYDNEY (Reuters) -Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made a last-ditch appeal on Saturday for his fellow...
  
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• Australia Rejects Indigenous Referendum in Setback for Reconciliation

  13-10-2023 23:07
  
  By Praveen Menon, Lewis Jackson and Wayne ColeSYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia on Saturday decisively rejected a proposal to recognise Indigenous people...
  
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• Oweh to Miss 4th Straight Game, but Ravens 'Very Close' to Full Strength, Coach Says

  13-10-2023 23:05
  
  Ravens outside linebacker Odafe Oweh will miss his fourth straight game because of an ankle injury when Baltimore plays the Tennessee Titans on Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
  
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• Idaho Bill Restricting Trans Students' Restroom Use Can Take Effect -Judge

  13-10-2023 23:03
  
  By Brendan Pierson(Reuters) - A federal judge has allowed an Idaho law requiring public-school students to use the bathroom corresponding to their...
  
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• Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Meets Israeli Envoy to Discuss Israel-Palestinian Conflict

  13-10-2023 23:01
  
  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin met Israeli ambassador to Moscow Alexander Ben Zvi on Friday and discussed the...
  
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• US Nobel-Winning Poet Louise Gluck Dies at 80

  13-10-2023 22:47
  
  (Reuters) -Louise Gluck, a renowned poet who won a Nobel Prize for Literature in 2020, has died at age 80, according to media reports in the United...
  
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• US Nobel-Winning Poet Louise Gluck Dead at Age 80

  13-10-2023 22:47
  
  (Reuters) -Louise Gluck, a renowned poet who won a Nobel Prize for Literature in 2020, has died at age 80, according to media reports on Friday...
  
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• Microsoft Spent Two Years Trying to Buy Activision Blizzard. for Xbox CEO, That Was the Easy Part

  13-10-2023 22:45
  
  After two years co-piloting the biggest acquisition in video game history past an onslaught of challenges, Xbox CEO Phil Spencer now moves on to his next quest: making Microsoft’s takeover of Activision Blizzard worth the hassle
  
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• Jim Jordan Wins Nod for Speaker, But GOP Unity Nowhere in Sight

  13-10-2023 22:43
  
  After their initial nominee bowed out, House Republicans nominated Rep. Jim Jordan for speaker. But there’s no guarantee he has the votes to win the position – or end the drama.
  
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• House Republicans Nominate Jim Jordan for Speaker

  13-10-2023 22:43
  
  After the conference’s initial nominee bowed out, House Republicans nominated Rep. Jim Jordan for speaker.
  
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• Watch: Sunny Hostin Makes Distasteful Comparison Between Proud Boys and Hamas

  13-10-2023 22:40
  
  It’s interesting to watch a discussion on ABC’s  “The View” about Israel and Hamas.
  Surprisingly well-articulated, thoughtful opinions came forth from Alyssa Farah Griffin, Ana Navarro, Sara Haines and even Joy Behar, as they, in effect, recognized Israel’s right to defend itself and placed all blame on the Hamas terrorists who slaughtered 1,300 people over the weekend.
  Then there was what Sunny Hostin said, likening Hamas to the Proud Boys and accusing Israel
  
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• The 28 best gifts under $25

  13-10-2023 22:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  Shop the best holiday gifts under $25. Finding presents for your loved ones shouldn’t have to break the bank, we found budget finds that your giftee will love.
  
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• Jim Jordan, Longtime Critic of Top US House Republicans, Grasps at Gavel

  13-10-2023 22:27
  
  By Moira WarburtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Jim Jordan, founder of a hardline U.S. House caucus that a former Republican speaker derided as...
  
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• Rep. Jamaal Bowman Slapped with Ethics Complaint After Fire Alarm Incident

  13-10-2023 22:23
  
  Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York is facing an ethics complaint after pulling a fire alarm in a congressional office building last month.
  The complaint was filed Thursday with the Office of Congressional Ethics by the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust.
  The organization accuses Bowman of ethics violations related to his activation of a fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building.
  The alarm forced the evacuation of the building shortly before a key House vote on funding the
  
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• GOP Selects Speaker Nominee After Secret Ballot

  13-10-2023 22:23
  
  House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan won the House Republican Conference’s nomination to become the Speaker of the House of Representatives on Friday, after his primary competitor, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, dropped out of the race.
  Jordan, who has represented Ohio’s 4th Congressional District since 2007, won a secret ballot of conference members by a vote of 124 to 81, with the remainder going to Republican Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia, who entered the race on Friday.Co
  
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• AP Exclusive: 911 Calls From Deadly Lahaina Wildfire Reveal Terror and Panic in the Rush to Escape

  13-10-2023 22:22
  
  Hawaii's Maui County has released audio of 911 calls made during a deadly August wildfire in response to a public records request from The Associated Press
  
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• Former Alabama Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Shooting Death of Suicidal Man

  13-10-2023 22:16
  A former Huntsville Police Department officer on Friday pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the 2018 shooting death of a man who was holding a flare gun to his own head
  
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• Massacre in the desert

  13-10-2023 22:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  Survivors and videos detail Hamas’ terror attack on an Israeli music festival
  
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• Arab States Say Palestinians Must Stay on Their Land as War Escalates

  13-10-2023 22:13
  
  By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Maya GebeilyAMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Calls for a humanitarian corridor or an escape route for Palestinians from Gaza as...
  
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• Israel Says Troops Have Carried Out Raids in Gaza

  13-10-2023 22:12
  
  The announcement doesn’t appear doesn’t appear to be the start of a highly anticipated, larger ground invasion from Israel.
  
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• Israel Defense Forces Could Have Major Advantage Thanks to Newly Upgraded Equipment

  13-10-2023 22:03
  
  With Israel having warned the residents of the northern Gaza Strip to flee, the prospect of a grueling ground war between Israel and Hamas in the urban battlefield of Gaza looms, with Israel likely to employ weapons that give it a technological edge.
  Alex Plitsas set the scene on the website of the Atlantic Council, writing, “The only way for Israel to achieve its goal of eliminating Hamas’ military capabilities is house-to-house, block-to-block urban warfare.”
  Plitsas said whi
  
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• Arizona Tribe Is Protesting the Decision Not to Prosecute Border Patrol Agents for Fatal Shooting

  13-10-2023 22:03
  The Tohono O’odham Nation in southern Arizona is blasting the decision by the U.S. Attorney’s Office not to prosecute Border Patrol agents who shot and killed a member of the tribe after tribal police summoned them
  
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• Annual Window to Shop for Medicare Advantage Plans Returns on Sunday

  13-10-2023 21:58
  Open enrollment for Medicare opens Sunday, and seniors could have dozens of options to choose from
  
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• Georgia Woman Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison in Child Care Death of 4-Month-Old

  13-10-2023 21:53
  A suburban Atlanta woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the 2021 murder of a 4-month-old who died after she placed him to sleep on his abdomen
  
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• State Rep. Donna Schaibley Won't Seek Reelection, to Retire Next Year After Decade in Indiana House

  13-10-2023 21:47
  State Rep. Donna Schaibley will not seek reelection to her central Indiana seat and will retire next year after a decade in the Indiana House
  
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• Hamas videos spread across some social media apps

  13-10-2023 21:47 via nbcnews.com
  
  Videos published online that Hamas says are its terrorists committing violent acts during the recent attack on Israel have spread across the app X and the messaging app Telegram, with many remaining online for hours and sometimes days.
  
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• Star NBA Player Still at Odds with Team President After Calling Him a Liar: 'When You Lose Trust in Someone...'

  13-10-2023 21:36
  
  Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden remained steadfast that his fractured relationship with the front office can’t be repaired.
  Harden has yet to play in the preseason. But he did attend training camp and continues to practice with the 76ers in the wake of the disgruntled guard’s trade demand.
  Harden picked up his $35.6 million contract option for this season with the belief the team would try to trade him. He blasted team president Daryl Morey at an August promotional event in Chin
  
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