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• Big Ten Bans No. 2 Michigan Coach Jim Harbaugh From Final 3 Games Over Alleged Sign-Stealing Scheme

  10-11-2023 22:01
  
  Jim Harbaugh has been banned from Michigan's three remaining regular-season games by the Big Ten for a sign-stealing scheme that has rocked college football
  
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• FBI Seized Phones, IPad From New York City Mayor Eric Adams

  10-11-2023 21:59
  
  An attorney for New York City Mayor Eric Adams confirmed that the FBI seized phones and an iPad from the mayor this week as part of an investigation into his campaign fundraising
  
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• Yellen Says Her Talks With Chinese Finance Chief Laid Groundwork for Biden's Meeting With Xi

  10-11-2023 21:57
  
  U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says she and her Chinese counterpart have agreed to work toward a “healthy economic relationship,” during two days of talks that she said helped lay the groundwork for a productive meeting next week between President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping
  
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• Israeli Advocacy Group Accepts News Outlets Had No Prior Warning of Hamas Attack

  10-11-2023 21:47
  
  By Crispian BalmerJERUSALEM (Reuters) - The executive director of Israeli media advocacy group HonestReporting said on Friday he accepted as "...
  
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• The GOP Congressman Who Leads the House's Probe of COVID-19's Origins Says He Won't Seek Reelection

  10-11-2023 21:46
  
  The Republican congressman who leads the House GOP's investigation of the origins of COVID-19 says he won't seek reelection next year
  
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• GOP Senator Turns Tables on Dems, Issues Subpoena for Epstein's Flight Logs, But That's Not All

  10-11-2023 21:43
  
  In a farce of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday, GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee managed to pull down the curtain and have the last laugh.
  The hearing was ostensibly about Democrats ganging up on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his relationships with real estate magnate Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo, co-chairman of the Federalist Society, a conservative judicial group.
  The top agenda item was “Authorization for Subpoenas Relating to the Supreme Court Ethics In
  
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• Tommy DeVito Will Be the First Rookie to Start at Quarterback for Giants in Modern Draft Era

  10-11-2023 21:41
  
  Tommy DeVito is still living in the low-rent district of the New York Giants’ locker room
  
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• FBI Agents Seized New York Mayor's Electronic Devices, NY Times Reports

  10-11-2023 21:41
  
  NEW YORK (Reuters) -FBI agents seized New York City Mayor Eric Adams' electronic devices earlier this week, days after a raid on the home of his...
  
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• North Dakota State Makes New Scholarship to Compete With Minnesota Free Tuition Program

  10-11-2023 21:38
  
  North Dakota State University has announced a new scholarship program in response to Minnesota’s North Star Promise Program, which will make tuition free for thousands of Minnesotans starting in fall 2024
  
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• 'Frighteningly Authoritarian': Publishing Giant Encourages Staff to Snitch on Co-Workers' Social Media Posts, Union Says - Report

  10-11-2023 21:32
  
  Totalitarians don’t care about labels. They come in all flavors, from the woke left to the RINO right. All they care about is power. To maintain power, they need control.
  Totalitarians need to control what you think, what you write and what you drive. There’s no need to read dystopian totalitarian classics such as Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451” or George Orwell’s “1984.” We’re living it.
  Publishing giant Hearst Magazines announced a new soci
  
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• Siemens Gamesa Scraps Plans to Build Blades for Offshore Wind Turbines on Virginia's Coast

  10-11-2023 21:22
  
  A European company has cancelled plans to build blades for offshore wind turbines in coastal Virginia
  
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• UN Warns Violence in Sudan 'Verging on Pure Evil'

  10-11-2023 21:13
  
  UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Violence against civilians in Sudan is "verging on pure evil," a senior United Nations official warned on Friday, as a...
  
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• Durham District Attorney Deberry's Entry Shakes up Democratic Primary Race for Attorney General

  10-11-2023 21:12
  Durham County's top prosecutor is running to become North Carolina's next attorney general
  
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• Palestinian Authority Could Play Gaza Role as Part of Wider Palestinian Solution -Abbas

  10-11-2023 21:06
  
  RAMALLAH (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Friday the Palestinian Authority could play a role in administering the Gaza Strip...
  
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• Kansas City to Hire 2 Overdose Investigators in Face of Rising Fentanyl Deaths

  10-11-2023 21:04
  Kansas City is hiring two overdose investigators as part of an effort to reduce fentanyl deaths in the Missouri city
  
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• King Charles to Appear on Big Issue Cover for 75th Birthday

  10-11-2023 21:03
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's King Charles will appear on the cover of the Big Issue, the magazine sold by homeless and vulnerable people, as he...
  
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• Israel Revises Hamas Attack Death Toll to 'Around 1,200'

  10-11-2023 21:03
  
  JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A spokesperson for Israel's foreign ministry said on Friday that the death toll from the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in southern...
  
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• Israel Revises Death Toll From Oct. 7 Hamas Attack to 'Around 1,200'

  10-11-2023 21:03
  
  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A spokesperson for Israel's foreign ministry said on Friday that the death toll from the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on southern...
  
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• Yellen and China's He to 'Intensify Communication' After Pre-APEC Meetings

  10-11-2023 20:57
  
  (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng agreed to "intensify communication" and committed to work...
  
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• Florida Deputies Struck Intentionally by Man Driving Car Recovering After Surgeries, Sheriff Says

  10-11-2023 20:55
  
  Two Florida sheriff’s deputies remain hospitalized after undergoing surgery for injuries they suffered when a man intentionally plowed into them with his car
  
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• Cuban Athletes Seek Asylum, New Life in Chile After Panamerican Games

  10-11-2023 20:54
  
  SANTIAGO (Reuters) - On a rare rainy spring day in Santiago, a group of Cuban athletes toured a gym, one of their first public activities since...
  
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• Acapulco Recovery Moves Ahead in Fits and Starts After Hurricane Otis Devastation

  10-11-2023 20:51
  
  More than two weeks ago Otis went from tropical storm to Category 5 hurricane in a record 12 hours
  
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• EU's 20 Billion Euro Plan for Ukraine Military Aid Hits Resistance

  10-11-2023 20:48
  
  By Andrew GrayBRUSSELS (Reuters) - A European Union plan to spend up to 20 billion euros ($21.4 billion) on military aid for Ukraine is meeting...
  
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• Father of Liverpool Soccer Star Diaz Not Leaving Colombia After Kidnapping

  10-11-2023 20:41
  
  BOGOTA (Reuters) - The father of Liverpool soccer player Luis Diaz said on Friday he will keep living in Colombia after enduring nearly two weeks...
  
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• Brazil Suspect in Hezbollah Bust Says Was Recruited 'To Kill and Kidnap'

  10-11-2023 20:36
  By Ricardo BritoBRASILIA (Reuters) - A person facing terrorism charges in Brazil this week told Federal Police of a trip to Beirut in April to meet...
  
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• Ex-NFL Starter Found Guilty on Two Heinous Counts: 'I Finally Have Justice'

  10-11-2023 20:28
  
  Former New York Giants offensive lineman Chad Wheeler was found guilty of two counts of domestic violence on Thursday.
  The charges stemmed from a 2021 incident involving Wheeler, 29, and his then-girlfriend, according to ESPN.
  A jury in Seattle found Wheeler guilty of first- and second-degree assault/domestic violence, but not guilty of a third count of unlawful imprisonment.
  Wheeler was arrested in January 2021 after being accused of pinning his girlfriend down and twice choking her until she l
  
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• Former Indiana Legislator Agrees to Plead Guilty to Fraud in Casino Corruption Scheme

  10-11-2023 20:24
  
  Federal prosecutors say a former Indiana lawmaker has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge alleging that he accepted promises of compensation from a casino company during his time in public office
  
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• LinkedIn Says Spy Firm Targeted Hungarian Activists, Journalists Before 2022 Election

  10-11-2023 20:21
  
  By Raphael SatterARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) - Private spy firm Black Cube was behind a hidden video campaign that used LinkedIn to target...
  
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• A Teenager Taken From Occupied Mariupol to Russia Will Return to Ukraine, Officials Say

  10-11-2023 20:11
  Ukrainian and Russian officials on Friday say they've reached an agreement to bring a Ukrainian teenager taken to Russia amid the war last year back to his home country
  
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• UK Judge Decries Legal Tactics Used by Sick Child's Parents as He Refuses to Let Her Die at Home

  10-11-2023 19:57
  
  A British judge has expressed profound concerns about the tactics of the parents of a terminally ill infant as he refused to allow them to take her home from the hospital to die
  
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• Israel Says Over 100,000 Palestinians in Gaza Have Fled Southwards in Two Days

  10-11-2023 19:55
  
  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - More than 100,000 residents of the Gaza Strip have fled southwards over the last two days as Israeli forces operate "deep in...
  
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• Oleksandr Usyk Will Be Sure of Tyson Fury Fight When He Hears 'The Sound of a Bell'

  10-11-2023 19:54
  
  The heavyweight title fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury now appears likely to be held in February
  
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• North Carolina Democrat Says He Won't Seek Reelection, Cites Frustrations With GOP Legislature

  10-11-2023 19:51
  A North Carolina state House member who won’t seek reelection next year says having to serve in the minority has been “worse than a dental appointment.”
  
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• Believed Dead, Then Alive in Gaza - Father of Child Hostage Clings to Hope

  10-11-2023 19:51
  
  By Eli BerlzonBY THE DEAD SEA, Israel (Reuters) - Tom Hand has gone from hoping his daughter Emily had died quickly after she went missing during...
  
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• Israel Military Says Misfired Militant Projectile Hit Shifa Hospital

  10-11-2023 19:49
  
  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's military said on Friday that a misfired projectile launched by militant groups in Gaza had hit Shifa Hospital...
  
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• Check Your Bills Now: $2 Notes with This Red Seal Could Be Worth Thousands

  10-11-2023 19:48
  
  What’s a $2 bill worth? About the same as two $1 bills, right? Or eight quarters? Put three of them together, and you have enough for your next Starbucks run. (Maybe.)
  I mean, two bucks is two bucks, isn’t it? Well … it depends.
  One auction house has a $2 bill on its website that it says might go for as much as $12,000.
  Let me write that out for anyone who might think I put the decimal point in the wrong place: twelve thousand dollars. That’s for one $2 bill, not 6,000 o
  
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• Local Election Workers Have Been Under Siege Since 2020. Now They Face Fentanyl-Laced Letters

  10-11-2023 19:43
  
  Threatening letters sent to local election offices in at least five states, some including fentanyl, are the latest concern for local election workers around the country
  
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• Teachers in a Massachusetts Town Are Striking Over Pay. Classes Are Cancelled for 5,500 Students

  10-11-2023 19:40
  Hundreds of teachers are on strike in Andover, Massachusetts
  
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• Israeli National Team Arrives in Kosovo for Soccer Game Under Tight Security Measures

  10-11-2023 19:40
  
  Israel’s national soccer team has arrived in Kosovo amid tight security measures at the airport ahead of a postponed European Championship qualifier
  
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• Evacuations From Gaza to Egypt Suspended on Friday -Sources

  10-11-2023 19:34
  
  CAIRO (Reuters) - Evacuations from the Gaza Strip into Egypt for foreign passport holders and for Palestinians needing urgent medical treatment...
  
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• 2024 Grammy Nomination Snubs and Surprises: No K-Pop, Little Country and Regional Mexican Music

  10-11-2023 19:34
  
  With new categories, “Barbie” and SZA — there’s a lot to discuss regarding the 2024 Grammy Award nominations
  
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• Washington Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz Drops Out of Governor's Race to Run for Congress

  10-11-2023 19:32
  Washington state Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz is dropping her bid for the governor’s office to run for Congress
  
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• Democrat Takes Narrow Lead Over Republican Assembly Incumbent in New Jersey Contest

  10-11-2023 19:31
  A Democratic candidate for a New Jersey Assembly seat has taken a slim lead over her incumbent Republican opponent
  
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• New Speaker Mike Johnson Grasps for a Funding Plan With a Government Shutdown Rapidly Approaching

  10-11-2023 19:30
  
  New House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing his first big test as he tries to win House Republican support for a short-term funding plan to avert a government shutdown
  
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• Michigan Man Cleared of Sexual Assault After 35 Years in Prison

  10-11-2023 19:22
  A man who was accused of breaking into a home and sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl in southwestern Michigan is out of prison after 35 years
  
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• Jill Stein Launches a Long-Shot Green Party Presidential Campaign, Bringing Back Memories of 2016

  10-11-2023 19:22
  
  Environmental activist Jill Stein is launching another long-shot Green Party bid for the presidency
  
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• Remains of Infant Found at Massachusetts Recycling Center for Second Time This Year

  10-11-2023 19:20
  The body of a newborn infant was discovered Thursday morning at a recycling center in Rochester, Massachusetts
  
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• Factbox-Al Shifa: Gaza's Largest Hospital in the Headlines

  10-11-2023 19:20
  
  By Stephen FarrellLONDON (Reuters) - Al Shifa Hospital, hit by missiles on Friday, is the largest in the 360-sq-km Gaza Strip.In recent weeks...
  
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• UFC 295 Misses Star Power After Jon Jones Injury Calls off Heavyweight Clash With Stipe Miocic

  10-11-2023 19:19
  
  UFC 295 is missing some serious star power
  
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• Robot - Reportedly Confused - Accidentally Crushes, Kills Man at Vegetable Packing Plant

  10-11-2023 19:11
  
  A worker in a South Korean food-packing plant was crushed to death Wednesday by a robot that reportedly confused him with the box of vegetables he was holding.
  The unidentified man worked for a robotic arm manufacturer and was “running checks” on it before a test run at a pepper-sorting plant, according to the BBC, which cited the South Korean news agency Yonhap.
  “The robotic arm, confusing the man for a box of vegetables, grabbed him and pushed his body against the conveyer be
  
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