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Today in History: November 8, Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés enters Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán

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Today in History: November 7, Washington state bridge collapses into Puget Sound

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The final day of voting begins in New Zealand's election as an unusual law bans any talk of politics

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China confirms discussions are underway on a historic Xi-Trump-Putin meeting

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Ousted Paraguay president Santiago Peña ordered arrested for offenses tied to bank collapse

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Iran is reviewing proposals focusing on Tehran's nuclear program, officials say

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What is Diwali, the Festival of Lights, and how is it celebrated?

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UN climate talks start in the year of disasters, energy price shocks and fast rising temperatures

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Carney welcomes Democrats' push to end Trump's tariffs on Canada after midterm victory

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Oscar-winning Chilean filmmaker Sebastián Lelio dies at 52

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Tinto Brass, Italian director known for erotic films 'Caligula' and 'Salon Kitty,' dies at 93

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Airstrikes on a market in southwestern Yemen kill at least 30, Houthis say

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Pope Leo XIV arrives in Uruguay at start of South American tour less than a month after lung surgery

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Leader of Kenyan doomsday cult sentenced to 200 years in prison

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European flights and broadcasters are targeted with another wave of bomb threats

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Protesters break into Microsoft data center site in Amsterdam as Europe's backlash spreads

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Meghan Markle's dad, Thomas Markle Sr., arrested in Florida

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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy presses Western allies for clear postwar security guarantees

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Today in History: November 6, Georgia dam bursts, killing Toccoa Falls College students

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American national sentenced to life in prison for murders of partner and infant daughter in Rome

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Seeds, preserved hair in tomb point to oldest signs of cannabis high 2,800 years ago, study suggests

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Paraguay President Peña under investigation, faces removal from office over bank collapse

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Meghan Markle's half-brother is 'person of interest' in dad's sex offense probe

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Arab parties extend a hand to try to topple Netanyahu but challenges remain

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Iranian college students face pressure as authorities crack down on dissent

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A still-recovering pope will head home to Latin America and his beloved Peru for a 12-day trip

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Mass protests sweep France as huge crowds demand higher wages, back students' demands

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More than a dozen flights in Europe receive bomb threats that an official calls 'malicious' hoaxes

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Russia and Ukraine exchange airstrikes as reconstruction and security talks resume in Brussels

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'Married at First Sight UK' canceled after 2 women say they were raped

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Russell Brand is convicted of rape, and judge says he'll get a prison term

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Iran's top diplomat speaks with Gulf leaders about tensions, and other Mideast news

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Today in History: November 5, Sinclair Lewis the first American to win Nobel for literature

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Bob Dylan comes knockin' on pope's door as Leo welcomes legend to Vatican

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Iranians celebrate setback for Trump in US election, and other Mideast news

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Cyberattack hits French blood bank site but no blood products are compromised

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Stranded cruise ship Odyssey leaves Cambodia with no passengers

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Ex-Prince Andrew called to testify in civil case, 1st royal in 156 years to get witness summons

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Russian attacks disrupt power in Kyiv, while the death toll in a stricken village rises to 40

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Israel's president takes first steps on building new government after accepting election results

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Today in History: November 4, Ronald Reagan's presidential library opens

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Jury begins deliberating at Russell Brand's rape and sexual assault trial

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U.K. celebrity in sex misconduct case denied anonymity despite self-harm claims

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Flights across Europe searched and diverted after hoax bomb threats

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Greenland approves security deal with Denmark and US following months of Trump's pressure

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Ukraine's rescuers deal with grim aftermath of aid shelter bombings as Moscow pounds energy targets

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US strikes in the Strait of Hormuz create more questions about what's ahead

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Today in History: November 3, One World Trade Center opens 13 years after 9/11

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North Korea denies involvement in Binance hack and criticizes FBI probe as 'a trite provocation'

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See the photos: Families honor the dead around the world

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Netanyahu is pressing Trump to attack Iran after the midterms, officials tell AP

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Supermarket freezers in several European countries hit by apparent cyberattacks

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Karl Bushby completes 28-year, 31,000-mile walk around world and returns to mother's house

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4 Americans and 1 Canadian among the 69 dead in Spain's train collision

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Russia bombs aid center and shelter in southern Ukraine, killing 26, officials say

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US strikes Iranian targets in Strait of Hormuz, and other Mideast news

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Today in History: November 2, winner testifies about cheating on TV quiz show 'Twenty-One'

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Today in History: November 1, first Japanese car produced in the US rolls off assembly line

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Today in History: October 31, Judge Samuel Alito nominated to the Supreme Court

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Long accused of abetting crypto crimes, Binance has now become a victim

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Pope says 'most urgent' challenge facing AI race is need for institutional ethical framework

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This mayor crusaded against cartels in Mexico. Now his assassination haunts his city

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In Afghanistan, musicians defy music ban to keep traditions alive

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Prime Minister Carney expects to conclude talks in June on making Canada EU's first associate member

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Norway turns to toilet humor after Trump bashes Scandinavian country

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For Palestinian citizens of Israel, a historic vote born of fear and frustration

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Who pays for a $1B riot? Europe looks past rioters to their parents and the apps in their pockets

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Dockworkers worldwide strike against arms shipments and to demand better working conditions

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Leo XIV has become the first pope in history to vote in a US general election

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Scottish police conduct inquiries into ex-Prince Andrew and Epstein's visit to king's estate

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Difficult negotiations lie ahead in Israel after Netanyahu's bloc lost its parliamentary majority

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Evacuated Oleshky residents begin the long journey out of the war-ravaged region

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Iran says 3 tankers strike mines and catch fire in Strait of Hormuz, and other Mideast news

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Today in History: October 30, Rosa Parks the first woman to lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol

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Australian court orders Erin Patterson never to be released for death cap mushroom poisonings

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Meghan Markle's dad's personal devices probed for illegal content

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Pope Leo XIV's Argentina visit brings renewed scrutiny of clergy abuse scandals

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A village chief in Congo works to overcome Ebola prejudice even as the disease kills his relatives

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Families hold out hope for loved ones missing after deadly Spain train crash

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Carney, top EU official push Canada associate membership, wider alliance against Trump threats

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An 8-year-old girl was attacked by a wolf in a German zoo

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What to know about the impact of Flávio Bolsonaro's arrival in the US

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Experts warn of wider spread as Ebola outbreak reaches plateau

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Aid mission set to enter Oleshky as a localized Russia-Ukraine truce holds for a third day

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Netanyahu's party claims election 'stolen' as results show him losing majority

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Iran says 3 oil tankers struck mines, and other Mideast news

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Today in History: October 29, America's first peacetime military draft begins

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UN experts allege Nicaragua's leaders may have committed crimes against humanity

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A popemobile exhibition is unveiled at the Vatican, featuring the vehicle popes have used since 1930

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Gaza residents watch Israel election, hoping to unseat Netanyahu as airstrikes continue

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UN condemns US economic embargo of Cuba though more nations sit out after Trump administration push

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Dozens dead after two high-speed trains collide in Spain

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Russell Brand denies all charges as he takes the stand at his rape and sex assault trial

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A ceasefire in a Ukrainian city is holding, officials say, as Moscow and Kyiv await US-led talks

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High-speed train collision kills at least 68 in Spain's 2nd deadly rail crash this year

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Iran hasn't tried to repair nuclear facilities damaged in US strikes, UN nuclear chief says

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Defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and his family land in Miami after fleeing Brazil

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Netanyahu and top rival face postelection choices that could redefine Israeli politics

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Houthis say Saudi-led airstrikes killed 14 at a market in northern Yemen, and other Mideast news

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Today in History: October 28, 'Perfect Storm' forms east of Nova Scotia

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