The South Carolina senator made the surprise announcement Sunday night on Fox News.
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Five U.S. service members killed in helicopter crash over Mediterranean, military says
The military’s European Command said all five crew members on board were killed when the aircraft went down ‘during a routine air refueling mission as part of military training.’
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More than 100,000 people march in Paris against soaring antisemitism amid Israel-Hamas war
France has the largest Jewish population in Europe, but given its own World War II collaboration with the Nazis, antisemitic acts today open old scars.
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‘The Marvels’ melts down at the box office, marking a new low for the MCU
Reviews weren’t strong (62% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) and neither was the audience reaction.
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Heavy fighting rages near main Gaza hospital – and people trapped inside say they cannot flee
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected growing international calls for a cease-fire unless it includes the release of all the nearly 240 hostages captured by Hamas in the Oct. 7 rampage.
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Russia ramps up attacks on key cities in eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian troops had recaptured the heights over Bakhmut and made some advances west, north, and south of the city since Kyiv launched its summer counteroffensive.
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Bestselling spiritual author Marianne Williamson presses on with against-the-odds presidential run
The bestselling spiritual author and one-time advisor to Oprah Winfrey didn’t make it to the 2020 primaries in a wide-open Democratic field.
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Over 30 workers are trapped after a portion of a tunnel under construction collapses in India
The workers have sent out signals indicating that they are safe, the Press Trust of India news agency cited a state government official as saying.
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Floods kill at least 31 in Somalia after UN warns of once-in-a-century event
Mogadishu has been ravaged by downpours that swept away vulnerable people, including children and older adults, and disrupted transportation.
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Lewiston joins growing list of U.S. communities living with gun trauma
Experts acknowledge that every mass shooting is different but say the Maine city is likely to feel lingering effects of anguish for years.