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Pakistan’s premier defends the delay in releasing election results and denies the vote was unfair

By MUNIR AHMED and ABDUL SATTAR Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister on Monday defended the widely criticized delay in announcing the results of last week’s parliamentary election, saying authorities took only 36 hours to count over 60 million votes while grappling with militant attacks. Anwaarul-Haq-Kakar insisted that a “level playing field”

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Israeli airstrikes kill more than 100 in Rafah as international alarm mounts over anticipated ground offensive

By Helen Regan and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of people, including children, have been killed as “extremely intense” Israeli airstrikes and shelling pounded multiple locations in Rafah overnight Monday, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society, as international alarm mounts over Israel’s planned ground offensive in the southern Gazan city. More than 100 people

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Una mujer entró en una megaiglesia de Houston con un niño y empezó a disparar. Esto es lo que sabemos

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Las autoridades están investigando un tiroteo ocurrido este domingo por la tarde contra el pastor Joel Osteen de la iglesia Lakewood, aproximadamente a 10 kilómetros del centro de Houston, en el que, según dijeron, una mujer entró acompañada por un niño pequeño y comenzó a disparar antes de que la

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The Peaks 360 makes contributions to Northwest Outbound School in Redmond

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Peaks 360, a rural residential community west of Redmond centered around sustainability, announced a set of financial contributions to Northwest Outward Bound School, an educational institution that immerses students in nature and outdoor resources to teach valuable life skills. Northwest Outward Bound School operates in three program areas: Central Oregon,

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Foreign aid drops sharply as Taliban abuses jeopardize the Afghan health system, group says

By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Human Rights Watch says Afghanistan’s public health system has been hit hard following a sharp reduction in foreign assistance, coupled with serious Taliban abuses against women and girls, It says this is jeopardizing the right to healthcare of millions of Afghans. In a report published on Monday,

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Egypt is threatening to void its decades-old peace treaty with Israel. What does that mean?

By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — It was a warm handshake between the unlikeliest of statesmen, conducted under the beaming gaze of U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Sunlight streamed through the trees at Camp David, Maryland, as Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin solidified a landmark agreement that has allowed

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A defense minister and 2 former governors are vying for Indonesia’s presidency

By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian voters are deciding who will be the successor to popular President Joko Widodo, who is serving his second and final term. It is a three-way race among Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto and two former provincial governors, Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo. Polls have shown Subianto

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Los Kansas City Chiefs derrotan a los San Francisco 49ers en tiempo extra en el Super Bowl LVIII y se convierten en los primeros campeones consecutivos de la NFL en 19 años

Sofía Barruti (CNN) —  Los Kansas City Chiefs se convirtieron este domingo en el primer equipo en ganar Super Bowl consecutivos en 19 años, derrotando a los San Francisco 49ers 25-22 en tiempo extra en Las Vegas. Liderados por el mariscal de campo Patrick Mahomes, los Chiefs han ganado Super Bowl en tres de las

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Shooter at Houston megachurch had lengthy criminal history including weapons charges, police say

By Christina Maxouris, Lauren Mascarenhas and John Miller, CNN (CNN) — A woman who walked into a popular Texas megachurch Sunday afternoon with a long gun and her 7-year-old son opened fire before she was killed by law enforcement officers on scene. The gunfire left the child in critical condition and another man injured, officials said. Authorities

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