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Earthquake rattles houses in Maine and is felt hundreds of miles away

Earthquake rattles houses in Maine and is felt hundreds of miles away

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — A 3.8-magnitude earthquake centered near the Maine coast rattled houses in northern New England on Monday and was felt by surprised residents of states hundreds of miles away. The earthquake took place at about 10:22 a.m.
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Tens of thousands of Palestinians return to a shattered northern Gaza

Tens of thousands of Palestinians return to a shattered northern Gaza

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Tens of thousands of Palestinians streamed into Gaza’s most heavily destroyed area on Monday after Israel opened the north for the first time since the early weeks of the war with Hamas, a dramatic reversal of their exodu
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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim major Congolese city, which Congo calls a 'declaration of war'

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim major Congolese city, which Congo calls a 'declaration of war'

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels claimed they captured eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma , early Monday, as the United Nations described a mass panic among its 2 million people and Congo’s government said the rebel advance was a “declaration
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Auschwitz memorial holds observances on the 80th anniversary of the death camp's liberation

Auschwitz memorial holds observances on the 80th anniversary of the death camp's liberation

OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops is being marked on Monday at the site of the former death camp, a ceremony that is widely being treated as the last major observance that any notable number
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Auschwitz memorial holds observances on the 80th anniversary of the death camp's liberation

Auschwitz memorial holds observances on the 80th anniversary of the death camp's liberation

OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops is being marked on Monday at the site of the former death camp, a ceremony that is widely being treated as the last major observance that any notable number
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Israel begins allowing Palestinians to return to northern Gaza for the first time in over a year

Israel begins allowing Palestinians to return to northern Gaza for the first time in over a year

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel has begun allowing Palestinians to return to the heavily destroyed north of the Gaza Strip for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas , in accordance with a fragile ceasefire.
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Qatar says a deal is reached to release an Israeli hostage and allow Palestinians into northern Gaza

Qatar says a deal is reached to release an Israeli hostage and allow Palestinians into northern Gaza

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Qatar announced early Monday that an agreement has been reached to release an Israeli civilian hostage and allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza , easing the first major crisis of the fragile ceasefire between
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15 reported killed in Lebanon before agreement to extend deadline for Israeli forces to withdraw

15 reported killed in Lebanon before agreement to extend deadline for Israeli forces to withdraw

MAYS AL-JABAL, Lebanon (AP) — Israeli forces in southern Lebanon on Sunday opened fire on protesters demanding their withdrawal in line with a ceasefire agreement , killing at least 22 and injuring 124, Lebanese health officials reported.
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Jannik Sinner beats Alexander Zverev in 3 sets for his second Australian Open title in a row

Jannik Sinner beats Alexander Zverev in 3 sets for his second Australian Open title in a row

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — There's all sorts of ways beyond merely the score to measure just how dominant Jannik Sinner was while outplaying and frustrating Alexander Zverev during the 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 victory Sunday that earned the 23-year-old Ita
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South Korean prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law, reports say

South Korean prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law, reports say

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean prosecutors on Sunday indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion in connection with his short-lived imposition of martial law, news reports said, a criminal charges that could put him to death or ja
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