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More foreign citizens, including about 400 Americans, are set to depart Gaza

Hundreds of Americans appeared on a list of passport holders approved to leave the territory, as President Biden called for a "pause" in hostilities to allow for the release of hostages held by Hamas.

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When disaster strikes, these good boys and girls are your rescue crew

FEMA has 280 certified detection dogs trained to find people in disasters, and it has another 80 that look for human remains. And they are the goodest boys and girls.

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The Hamas tunnels: a wildcard in the Gaza fighting

Israeli troops have far greater firepower. But elusive Hamas militants are hiding and will seek to ambush Israelis from tunnels that crisscross Gaza.

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Bankrupt and loving it: Welcome to the lucrative world of undead brands

Remember Juicy Couture and Pier 1? They went under, but not all the way under. Someone still makes millions of dollars off these names. And the hunt for revivable brands is big business.

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Enhance! HORNK! Artificial intelligence can now ID individual geese

Yes, that's right, somebody has developed AI for goose faces.

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Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump to take the stand in New York civil fraud trial

Donald Trump Jr., who began testifying Wednesday, is expected to finish Thursday and be followed by his brother Eric. Both are defendants in the trial that accuses them of committing fraud.

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Toyota recalls nearly 1.9M RAV4s to fix batteries that can move during hard turns

The recall covers certain RAV4s from the 2013 through 2018 model years. Toyota said in a statement that some replacement 12-volt batteries used in the SUVs have smaller top dimensions than others.

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Rep. George Santos survives effort to expel him from the House

Rep. George Santos survived a vote to expel him from the House as most Republicans and 31 Democrats opted to withhold punishment while his criminal trial and a House Ethics Committee probe proceed.

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Hall of Fame basketball coach Bobby Knight has died at 83

Nicknamed "the General," Knight spent nearly three decades at Indiana University and several seasons at Texas Tech. His teams racked up wins, but he was controversial on and off the court.

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2 flight attendants sue United Airlines for discrimination on Dodgers charter flights

Dawn Todd and Darby Quezada had spent more than a decade trying to join the airline's program that staffs the Los Angeles Dodgers' flights.

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Yes, they've already picked the Rockefeller Center's giant Christmas tree for 2023

It's a tree-lighting tradition dating back to the 1930s and this year's tree will arrive in New York City on Nov. 11. The Norway spruce is 80 to 85 years old, weighs 12 tons and is about 80 feet tall.

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South American leaders are confronting Israel over its offensive in Gaza

Bolivia broke off relations with Israel, Chile and Colombia pulled their ambassadors out of Tel Aviv and Brazil has pleaded for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.

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Supreme Court seems ready to deny trademark for 'Trump Too Small' T-shirts

The case dates back to a presidential primary debate to 2016 and Sen. Marco Rubio's mocking of candidate Donald Trump as having "small hands."

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'I was tired of God being dead': How one woman was drawn to witchcraft

Witches have long cast a spell on our imaginations, but real people practice witchcraft too. One woman dedicated a year to find out what it means to be a practicing witch.

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The Fed held interest rates steady — but the fight against inflation is not over yet

The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged Wednesday, but left the door open to additional rate hikes in the future, if necessary, to curb inflation.

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Interest in neck guards spikes after a hockey player's tragic death

Interest in cut-resistant neck guards is surging: "That could be one of the positive things that might come out of this terrible tragedy," said Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan.

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Young progressive Democrats are splitting from the party on Israel

The Democratic Party is confronting internal divisions over the special relationship between the U.S. and Israel after the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war exposed political differences.

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Southern California residents are forced to evacuate as the Highland Fire rages

Located outside the city of Temecula, the blaze is currently 2,487 acres in size but only 10% contained, officials with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said.

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The American Cancer Society says more people should get screened for lung cancer

New guidelines say more current and former smokers should get screened on a yearly basis. New treatments for lung cancer make early detection of the lethal disease more important.

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These American birds and dozens more will be renamed, to remove human monikers

The official naming organization for birds in the U. S. is making a bold move, after concerns were raised about birds being named after people with questionable histories.

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Up First briefing: Gaza-Egypt Rafah crossing partially opens; Trump family testifies

The Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt is open for some foreign passport holders and dozens of injured people to evacuate. Donald Trump Jr. and his family are set to testify in a civil fraut trial.

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A 'tropical disease' carried by sand flies is confirmed in a new country: the U.S.

Leishmaniasis, a disease spread by a parasite carried by sand flies, is generally considered a tropical disease. Now, thanks to climate change, new research finds it's endemic to the United States.

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Trump family to take the witness stand in New York civil fraud trial

Former President Donald Trump and his three eldest children will testify before a New York judge over the next two weeks.

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Foreign nationals and the injured gather at Gaza's border on reports of gate opening

Foreign nationals gathered at Gaza's border crossing with Egypt on Wednesday, as anticipation grew that the first group of people trapped inside the enclave since Oct. 7 would be allowed to leave.

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It takes lots of money to win elections. Here's what you need to know

Elections are becoming more expensive as candidates vie for voters' attention. But there are strict rules about how money is raised, how it can be used and how to prove you're following the laws.

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Biden won't be on New Hampshire's ballot. Some Democrats still want to give him a win

The 'Write In Biden' effort serves as a workaround for the DNC's new primary calendar so that N.H. can keep its first-in-the-nation primary, while still giving Biden a strong showing in the election.

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States are getting $50 billion in opioid cash. And it's an issue in governor's races

Some candidates for governor are sparring over bragging rights for their state's share of opioid settlement funds. Some are attorneys general who pursued the lawsuits that produced the payouts

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Cornell student arrested in connection with antisemitic threats on New York campus

The charges against 21-year-old Patrick Dai, a junior, come as tensions have risen on college campuses across the U.S. Dai hasn't yet entered a plea and is expected in federal court on Wednesday.

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A world record in race walking is erased after the course was measured wrong

Peru's Kimberly García thought she had smashed a world record by more than 10 minutes. It turns out the course was almost two miles too short.

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At the Supreme Court, 'First Amendment interests all over the place'

At issue were cases that test the ability of public officials to block critics from their "personal" social medial pages, a practice that Donald Trump often engaged in when he was president.

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