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Hope fading as deaths in Turkey, Syria quake pass 11,000

GAZIANTEP, Turkey (AP) — Stretched rescue teams in Turkey and Syria are searching for signs of life in the rubble of thousands of buildings toppled by a catastrophic earthquake. The confirmed death toll from the world’s deadliest quake in more than a decade passed 11,000 on Wednesday. While teams from more two dozen countries have…
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Powerful quake rocks Turkey and Syria, kills more than 2,500

ADANA, Turkey (AP) — A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake has rocked wide swaths of Turkey and neighboring Syria, killing more than 2,500 people and injuring thousands more. It toppled hundreds of buildings and trapped residents under mounds of rubble or pancaked floors. Authorities feared the death toll would rise further as rescuers on both sides…
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Chinese balloon now over central US as Blinken cancels visit

WASHINGTON (AP) — A huge, high-altitude Chinese balloon is sailing across the U.S. The spectacle is drawing severe Pentagon accusations of spying on Friday — while sending excited or alarmed Americans outside with binoculars. Secretary of State Antony Blinken abruptly canceled a high-stakes Beijing trip aimed at easing U..S.-China tensions, and the Biden administration weighed…
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‘We love you, Tyre’: Mourners gather for Nichols’ funeral

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Mourners have gathered to remember Tyre Nichols, who died after a brutal beating by Memphis police. The Rev. Al Sharpton delivered the eulogy at Nichols' funeral Wednesday and Vice President Kamala Harris called on Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice and Policing Act. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump will deliver…
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Palestinian gunman kills 7 near Jerusalem synagogue

JERUSALEM (AP) — Officials say a Palestinian gunman killed seven people and wounded three others near a synagogue in east Jerusalem in the deadliest attack on Israelis in years. The gunman was killed by police. The attack came a day after Israeli troops killed nine Palestinians during a raid at a refugee camp in the…
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