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A plane take off from Rafik Hariri international airport as smoke of a past Israeli airstrike still rise from Dahiyeh, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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UN Security Council voices 'strong concern' for UN peacekeepers after Israeli attacks

By EDITH M. LEDERER EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press
Mon,10/14/24-6:59PM, 50 Reads
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council expressed “strong concern” Monday as Israel has fired on and wounded U.N.
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A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-ballistic missile defense system is displayed during a Made in America showcase on the South Lawn of the White House, July 15, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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Sending a THAAD air defense system to Israel adds to strain on US Army forces

By LOLITA C. BALDOR LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press
Mon,10/14/24-4:34PM, 80 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The deployment of a U.S.
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Lilly Ledbetter looks to the audience as President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, April 8, 2014, during an event marking Equal Pay Day. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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Lilly Ledbetter, an icon of the fight for equal pay, has died at 86

By ALEXANDRA OLSON ALEXANDRA OLSON - AP Business Writer
Mon,10/14/24-12:56PM, 65 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Lilly Ledbetter, a former Alabama factory manager whose lawsuit against her employer made her an icon of the equal pay movement and led to landmark wage discrimination legislation, has died at 86.
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Travis Gienger, of Anoka, Minn., middle, celebrates after his pumpkin weighed in at 2,471 pounds to win at the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

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Pumpkin weighing 2,471 pounds wins California contest

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mon,10/14/24-5:16PM, 44 Reads
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — A Minnesota horticulture teacher remained the reigning champion Monday of an annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California where his massive gourds have won the top prize four years in a row.
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