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Erdogan urges Palestinian unity after meeting Hamas chief
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Palestinians to unite amid Israel's war in Gaza following hours-long talks with Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Istanbul on Saturday, his office said. "Even if only I, Tayyip Erdogan, remain, I will continue as long as God gives me my life, to defend the Palestinian struggle and to be the voice of the oppressed Palestinian people," the president said Wednesday when he announced Haniyeh's visit.
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AFP
Kenya pays military homage to army chief killed in copter crash
With a 19-gun cannon salute and a religious ceremony Kenya on Saturday paid a military tribute to its army chief who died in a helicopter accident this week.Ogolla and nine other military officials died on Thursday when their helicopter went down in a remote region in the west of the country, just short of a year since his appointment as armed forces head by Ruto.
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Ukraine and Russia trade strikes as US gears up for key vote
Ukraine and Russia both accused each other of deadly strikes on civilians Saturday, as US lawmakers prepared to vote on a $61 billion aid package Kyiv hopes will boost its flagging war effort.Ukraine has in recent months pleaded for more air defences from its Western allies as it struggles to fend off a surge in deadly attacks on civilian infrastructure.
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How Jay Powell and the Fed pivoted back to higher for longer
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US sailor found guilty at court martial on attempted espionage charges
A US sailor who served in Japan was found guilty on Friday at a general court martial for attempted espionage, failure to obey a lawful order and attempted violation of a lawful general order.
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Frosty mornings will mean trouble for plants in the Midwest and East into the new week
Despite recent episodes of warm weather, a few rounds of frosts and freezes are ahead for parts of the eastern half of the country into the last full week of April. AccuWeather meteorologists warn that temperatures can get low enough in this region to threaten vegetation. The blasts of chilly air will come in two rounds, first late in the weekend and during the early part of the new workweek, and then again midweek, as cold fronts sweep south from Canada. Temperatures for a few mornings can drop
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California man goes missing after hiking in El Salvador, family pleads for help finding him
José Tomás Lainez, 54, was hiking in El Salvador on March 24 in the San Vicente area when he went missing. His family is desperate to bring him home.
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Satellite image analyzed by AP shows damage after Iranian attack on Israeli desert air base
An Iranian attack on an Israeli desert air base last week as part of Tehran's unprecedented assault on the country damaged a taxiway, a satellite image analyzed by The Associated Press on Saturday shows. The overall damage done to Nevatim air base in southern Israel was minor despite Iran launching hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles.
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Why do smoke alarms keep going off even when there’s no smoke?
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Future Air Force officers get a 30,000-foot view of death in this course
Views on death and the afterlife vary from person to person and culture to culture. This course gives US Air Force cadets a broad perspective on mortality and its effects on people and society.
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How Black Americans combated racism from beyond the grave
Tombstones that used the honorifics ‘Mr.’ and ‘Mrs.’ restored a sense of dignity to people who had been denied it in life.
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Harnessing the brain’s immune cells to stave off Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases
Microglia, immune cells disguised as brain cells, are known as the janitors of the brain. Dialing up their usual duties just enough could provide an avenue to treat neurodegenerative disease.
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Senate passes surveillance bill despite contentious debate over privacy concerns
The Senate voted late Friday to reauthorize a key surveillance authority, avoiding a lapse in the controversial program.
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NBC News
Two imprisoned Georgia men say they were wrongly convicted, and blame a single informant
Sonny Bharadia and Erik Heard are serving life sentences in Georgia for different crimes. Both say Sterling Flint wrongly incriminated them.
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NBC News
From stare-downs to shut-eye: Trump’s every move in criminal trial under the microscope
But behind every scowl, whisper or even yawn, Trump’s team sees a clear message the presumptive GOP nominee has the opportunity to get across: Defiance.
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CNN
FAFSA filings are way down, raising fears that some students won’t go to college this fall
The share of high school seniors who have submitted the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, is down significantly this year, raising concerns that some low-income students won’t be able to afford to enroll.
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Associated Press
Republicans' defense of the 'Biden 16' House districts starts with Pennsylvania's primary election
Mark Houck makes a potent appeal to conservative Republicans in this corner of eastern Pennsylvania when he describes his arrest and subsequent acquittal on federal charges that he pushed a Planned Parenthood volunteer outside a Philadelphia abortion clinic. The account has become a staple of Houck's first-time bid for the U.S. House in suburban Philadelphia, a central battleground of the 2024 election, from the presidency on down. Houck's campaign to unseat fourth-term Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick in Tuesday's primary could offer hints about swing-district Republican sentiment in one of the most volatile White House races in years.
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Yahoo Finance
Here's what $1 million buys in today's housing market
Surging home prices made us wonder what $1 million buys in today's housing market. Here’s a sample of listings in cities across the country.
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Reuters
China's foreign minister says major powers should avoid rivalry in South Pacific
China's foreign minister Wang Yi on Saturday said the South Pacific region should not become an arena for major power rivalries and that its assistance to countries there is free of political conditions. The Pacific has become a source of intense competition for influence between Washington, which has traditionally viewed it as its backyard, and Beijing, which has targeted Taiwanese diplomatic allies there. Wang made the comments at a joint press conference with his Papua New Guinea counterpart during a visit to country.
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CNN
San Francisco sues Oakland to stop it from changing the name of its airport
San Francisco is suing its neighbor across the Bay over a plan to change the name of Oakland’s airport.
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