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C’mon get happy, Joker is back (this time with Lady Gaga)
VENICE, Italy (AP) — “ Joker ” is a hard act to follow. Todd Phillips’ dark, Scorsese-inspired character study about the Batman...
Read moreDetailsIsrael tells its troops to prepare for a possible ground operation in Lebanon
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel is preparing for a possible ground operation in Lebanon, its army chief said Wednesday...
Read moreDetailsThousands are pouring into Syria, fleeing worsening conflict in Lebanon
JDEIDET YABOUS, Syria (AP) — Families fleeing the escalating conflict in Lebanon poured into Syria in growing numbers on Wednesday, waiting for...
Read moreDetailsBiden says Israel-Hezbollah conflict could turn into ‘all-out war’ as US floats cease-fire proposal
NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that fighting between Israel and Hezbollah threatens to become an “all-out war” as...
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US is sending more troops to the Middle East as violence rises between Israel and Hezbollah
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is sending a small number of additional troops to the Middle East in response to...
Read moreDetailsClimate solutions: 2 kinds of ocean energy inch forward off the Oregon coast
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) — On a cloudy late August morning, Burke Hales was on a boat a mile off the...
Read moreDetailsCapitol rioter mistakenly released from prison after appeals court ruling, prosecutors say
The federal Bureau of Prisons mistakenly released an Iowa man from custody before he finished serving his 30-month sentence for...
Read moreDetailsFormer FTX executive Caroline Ellison gets two years in prison over fraud
NEW YORK (AP) — Caroline Ellison, a former top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried ’s fallen FTX cryptocurrency empire, was sentenced to two...
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Kmart’s blue light fades to black with the shuttering of its last full-scale US store
NEW YORK (AP) — Attention, Kmart shoppers, the end is near! The erstwhile retail giant renowned for its Blue Light...
Read moreDetailsOceanGate co-founder says he hopes submersible tragedy yields renewed interest in exploration
The co-founder of the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic told a...
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