
International
Flag football gives female players sense of community, scholarship options and soon shot at Olympics
Flag football’s inclusion in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles only enhances the profile of a sport that’s growing by leaps and bounds on the women’s side.
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Mbongeni Ngema, South African playwright and creator of ‘Sarafina!’, is killed in a car crash at 68
The celebrated playwright was a passenger in the vehicle involved in the crash. He was best known for creating the hit Sarafina! which first premiered on Broadway in 1988.
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Mexican officials clear border camp as US pressure mounts to limit migrant crossings
Mexican immigration officials are clearing out a migrant camp on the banks of the Rio Grande as U.S. pressure mounts to limit a surge of people reaching the border.
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Biden orders strikes on an Iranian-aligned group after 3 U.S. troops injured in drone attack in Iraq
The latest attack on U.S. troops follows months of escalating threats and actions against American forces in the region since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
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With photos and audio, a new exhibition highlights Chinese migration to Costa Rica, and how the people and their culture changed over time.
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Listen 3:20At least 68 killed in central Gaza in airstrike, adding to weekend’s bloodshed
As Christmas Eve fell, smoke rose over the besieged territory, while in the West Bank Bethlehem was hushed, its holiday celebrations called off.
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Israel and Hamas measures get a look as most US state legislatures meet for first time since Oct. 7
A New Jersey legislator is calling to reimburse the travel costs of state residents who had to evacuate from Israel.
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Hamas leader visits Cairo as talks over another Gaza cease-fire gather pace
Ismail Haniyeh’s visit Wednesday is part of a flurry of diplomacy aimed at securing another cease-fire and swap of hostages for Palestinian prisoners.
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Storied U.S. Steel to be acquired for more than $14 billion by Nippon Steel
The transaction is worth about $14.9 billion when including the assumption of debt.
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Israel faces new calls for truce after killing of hostages raises alarm about its conduct in Gaza
The deadly shooting of three hostages who waved a white flag has added to mounting concerns about Israel's wartime conduct.
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Biden takes a tougher stance on Israel’s ‘indiscriminate bombing’ of Gaza
The president's comments reflected a harder-than-usual assessment of Israel’s decisions since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas.
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With Ukraine aid in peril, Zelenskyy pleads his case on Capitol Hill and at the White House
Biden's request for a $110 billion U.S. aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other national security needs is at serious risk of collapse in Congress.
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Battles rage across Gaza as Israel indicates it’s willing to fight for months or more to beat Hamas
About 90% of Gaza’s 2.3 million people have been displaced within the besieged territory, where U.N. agencies say there is no safe place to flee.
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Israel presses ahead with bombarding Gaza, including areas it told Palestinians to evacuate to
The strikes came a day after the United States vetoed a United Nations resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza, despite its wide support.
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Israel moves into Gaza’s second-largest city and intensifies strikes in bloody new phase of the war
The military says its forces are “in the heart” of Khan Younis, which has emerged as the first target in the expanded ground offensive into southern Gaza.
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