Monday’s strikes were the 3rd time this month that Russia unleashed massive attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure.
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Fowsia Musse’s leg amputated following shooting in Ethiopia
The executive director of Maine Community Integration in Lewiston suffered multiple gunshots at an airport.
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Lula defeats Bolsonaro to become Brazil’s president – again
Brazil’s electoral authority says that Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the leftist Worker’s Party defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro to become the country’s next president.
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Powerball grand prize climbs to $1 billion without a jackpot winner
The increased jackpot will remain the fifth-largest in U.S. history.
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Conservative justices may end affirmative action in college admissions – and beyond
On Monday, the court will hear challenges to the ‘race conscious’ admissions policies at Harvard and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Elon Musk posts unfounded conspiracy about Paul Pelosi attack
Musk tweeted a link to a Santa Monica Observer article claiming Paul Pelosi was involved with a male sex worker, according to the Daily Beast.
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Man who attacked Nancy Pelosi’s husband carried zip ties
The attack on the House Speaker’s 82-year-old husband, Paul, less than two weeks before before the election was a jarring reminder of the nation’s toxic political climate.
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At least 132 dead, many injured after India bridge collapse
Officials told local media over a hundred people were plunged into the Machchu river.
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Concerns rise as Russia resumes grain blockade of Ukraine
The grain initiative has allowed more than 9 million tons of grain in 397 ships to safely leave Ukrainian ports since it was signed in July, and the U.N. chief urged Russia and Ukraine to renew the deal.
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South Korea in shock, grief as 153 die in Seoul after Halloween crowd surge
Officials say the death count could further rise as 37 of the 133 injured people are in serious conditions.