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Stock market today: Wall Street rises to close its latest record-setting week as banks jump
U.S. stocks rose to records as JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and other big financial companies rallied on better-than-expected profit reports
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Residents slog through flooded streets, clear debris after Hurricane Milton tore through Florida
Florida residents are repairing the damage caused by Hurricane Milton and cleaning up debris
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Gunmen kill 21 miners in southwest Pakistan ahead of an Asian security summit
Police say gunmen killed 21 miners and wounded six others in Pakistan’s southwest
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Israeli forces kill 2 Lebanese soldiers and injure 2 UN peacekeepers in separate strikes
The Lebanese army says that an Israeli airstrike killed two of its soldiers and wounded three others, an incident that further entangled Lebanon's official army in the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon
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What's behind the northern lights that dazzled the sky farther south than normal
The latest solar storm has triggered northern lights farther south than normal including into parts of Germany, the United Kingdom, New England and New York City
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Brazil starts blocking irregular online gambling as concern rises over addiction
Brazil on Friday started blocking over 2,000 gambling websites designated as irregular, part of a push by the government to regulate the sector, after concern rose about gambling addicts, especially vulnerable people
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Trump heads to Colorado to drive his anti-immigration message
Donald Trump is spending time in a Colorado suburb away from battleground states
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Tampa Bay Times keeps publishing despite a Milton crane collapse cutting off access to newsroom
The editor of the Tampa Bay Times says his news operation didn't miss a beat despite a crane collapse during Hurricane Milton that gouged a hole in the St. Petersburg office building that housed his newsroom
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Nobel Peace Prize given to Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo for its work against nuclear weapons
The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its activism against nuclear weapons
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Back-to-back hurricanes reshape 2024 campaign’s final stretch
A pair of unwelcome and destructive guests named Helene and Milton have stormed their way into this year’s presidential election
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