Spain holds memorial ceremony for flood victims a year after disaster killed over 230 people

29 October 2025 at 22:23

Spain has commemorated the anniversary of last year’s massive floods that killed over 230 people by holding a memorial ceremony for the victims on Wednesday

A sheriff says a North Carolina suspect may have killed 4 of his children over several months

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29 October 2025 at 21:53

Authorities say a North Carolina man charged with killing four of his children and placing their remains in the trunk of a vehicle believe the slayings occurred over several months

Budapest boxing club says board member, family among 11 killed in Kenya plane crash

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29 October 2025 at 21:43

A Budapest boxing club has said that one of its board members and his family were among the 11 killed in a plane crash in Kenya

GM lays off 1,700 workers at plants in Michigan and Ohio amid slower EV demand

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29 October 2025 at 21:05

General Motors is laying off about 1,700 workers across manufacturing sites in Michigan and Ohio, as the auto giant adjusts to slowing demand for electric vehicles

Christian McCaffrey and Jim Harbaugh are among 32 nominees for the NFL's Salute to Service award

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29 October 2025 at 19:04

The NFL’s Salute to Service Award nominees range from Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh and 49ers star running back Christian McCaffrey to a member of the Patriots security staff, an Eagles game day employee and the Dolphins head groundskeeper

WHO says over 460 people reportedly killed at a hospital taken by Sudanese paramilitary forces

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29 October 2025 at 18:38

The head of the U.N. health agency says more than 460 people were reportedly killed in a hospital in Sudan's western Darfur region

Myanmar rebels sign ceasefire with military after China-mediated talks

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29 October 2025 at 16:17

A major ethnic rebel group in Myanmar has signed a ceasefire with the military after China-mediated talks

Israeli strikes overnight in Gaza kill at least 60 people, including children, local officials say

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29 October 2025 at 10:18

Israeli strikes overnight in Gaza have killed at least 60 people, including many children

US World Series viewers drop 14% for first two games of Dodgers, Blue Jays matchup

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29 October 2025 at 05:12

U.S. viewers for the first two games of World Series between the Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays dropped 14% from last year’s matchup between Los Angeles and the New York Yankees, but Canadian and Japanese audiences set records

Former police officer accused of killing pregnant woman now faces charges in death of unborn child

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29 October 2025 at 02:47

A former Massachusetts police officer, who earlier pleaded not guilty to killing a woman he is accused of sexually exploiting when she was underage, faces an additional charge of causing the death of her unborn son

Wildfire risk spikes with high temps as winds whip up in Southern California

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29 October 2025 at 01:23

An autumn heat wave accompanied by gusty winds raised the wildfire risk for Southern California, with forecasters warning that grass and brush are still dangerously dry despite recent rains

Shaquille O'Neal's custom Range Rover stolen in transport

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29 October 2025 at 00:22

A $180,000 Range Rover customized for NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal has been reported stolen in Georgia

Tunisian court suspends prominent human rights groups as crackdown progresses

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28 October 2025 at 21:56

A Tunisian court has ordered the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights to halt its activities for one month

Lakeland's swans, descendants of Queen Elizabeth II's gift, get annual health checkup

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28 October 2025 at 18:42

Dozens of swans descended from a pair gifted by Queen Elizabeth II to Lakeland, Florida, in the 1950s have been rounded up for their annual health checkup

OpenAI says it has new for-profit business structure, adjusts partnership with Microsoft

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28 October 2025 at 18:20

OpenAI said it has reorganized its ownership structure and converted its business into a public benefit corporation

Elon Musk launches Grokipedia to compete with online encyclopedia Wikipedia

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28 October 2025 at 18:15

Elon Musk has launched Grokipedia, a right-leaning version of Wikipedia

Hegseth says US carried out 3 strikes on alleged drug-running boats in eastern Pacific, killing 14

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28 October 2025 at 17:59

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. military carried out three strikes Monday in the waters of the Eastern Pacific against boats suspected of carrying drugs, killing 14 and leaving one survivor

Stragglers from Myanmar scam center raided by army cross into Thailand as buildings are blown up

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28 October 2025 at 17:54

A Thai regional army commander say that the number of people fleeing from Myanmar to Thailand after Myanmar’s military shut down a major online scam center has slowed to a trickle

Prunella Scales, who played Sybil in British sitcom 'Fawlty Towers,' dies at 93

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28 October 2025 at 15:39

Actor Prunella Scales has died at 93

Israel says it killed 3 Palestinian militants in a raid in the West Bank

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28 October 2025 at 11:25

Israel says its forces killed three Palestinian militants in an operation in the northern part of the occupied West Bank

Trial begins for man accused of killing former Japanese PM Abe with homemade firearm

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28 October 2025 at 10:03

The trial of the accused killer of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is underway

China and ASEAN sign expanded free trade pact

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28 October 2025 at 06:36

Beijing and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have signed an expanded free trade agreement as both sides face increased protectionism from the United States

Trump administration must restore grants for school counselors, judge rules

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28 October 2025 at 04:20

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration must release millions in grants meant to address the shortage of mental health workers in schools

A majestic Norway spruce from upstate New York chosen as Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree

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28 October 2025 at 02:52

A majestic Norway spruce in upstate New York has been chosen as this year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree

Cleveland woman sentenced to life in prison for fatally stabbing 3-year-old boy

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28 October 2025 at 01:20

An Ohio judge has sentenced a Cleveland woman to life in prison without the possibility of parole for fatally stabbing a 3-year-old boy as he sat in a grocery cart outside a supermarket in North Olmsted

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