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Cyclone Montha starts making landfall in India

Cyclone Montha starts making landfall in India

NEW DELHI (AP) — Cyclone Montha started making landfall along India’s eastern coast, the weather office said late Tuesday, with the storm due to bring torrential rains and strong winds. Montha, sw...

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Plane crashes while flying tourists to Kenya’s Maasai Mara, killing 11 people

Plane crashes while flying tourists to Kenya’s Maasai Mara, killing 11 people

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A plane crash killed 11 people, mostly foreign tourists, in Kenya’s coastal region of Kwale early Tuesday while they were en route to the Maasai Mara National Reserve in heav...

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Ukraine strikes cut Russia’s oil refining by 20%, says Zelenskyy

Ukraine strikes cut Russia’s oil refining by 20%, says Zelenskyy

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s long-range strikes on refineries inside Russia have reduced Moscow’s oil refining capacity by 20%, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, citing intelligence ...

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Consumer confidence dips modestly in October with Americans concerned about the future

Consumer confidence dips modestly in October with Americans concerned about the future

WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer confidence weakened slightly in October as Americans remain anxious about their future financial prospects. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidenc...

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Geert Wilders and far-right Party for Freedom eye Dutch election win

Geert Wilders and far-right Party for Freedom eye Dutch election win

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch election campaign was on the home stretch Tuesday, a day before the country goes to the polls in a knife-edge vote with anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders se...

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UnitedHealth tops 3Q forecasts as it resets coverage prices to deal with rising costs

UnitedHealth tops 3Q forecasts as it resets coverage prices to deal with rising costs

UnitedHealth has returned to better-than-expected growth after starting the year swamped by medical costs and then withdrawing its forecast for 2025. Leaders of the health care giant said Tuesday ...

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