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Willie Mays passes away at the age of 93

Willie Mays, whose unmatched collection of skills made him the greatest center fielder who ever lived, died Tuesday afternoon at the age of 93, the San Francisco Giants announced. “My father has passed away peacefully and among loved ones,” said Michael Mays in a statement released by the Giants. “I want to thank you all from the

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FBI says it’s investigating after reports of violent threats to Colorado judges in Trump case

By Jack Forrest and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The FBI is working with law enforcement officials in Colorado in the wake of threats made against state Supreme Court justices who ruled last week to remove Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 presidential ballot. “The FBI is aware of the situation and working with local law enforcement,” FBI Public

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A UAE company has secured African land the size of the UK. It could be used to ‘offset’ the nation’s big carbon footprint

(CNN) — In late September, Zimbabwe’s environment minister signed away control over a staggering amount of land — almost 20% of his country — to a little-known foreign company. Blue Carbon was a small, new outfit, not even a year old, but its chief was no fledgling entrepreneur: he was an Emirati royal whose family had ruled Dubai

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Second Israeli airstrike in two days pummels Gaza refugee camp, deepening a growing outcry

Gaza and Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel bombed the densely-populated Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza for the second time in two days Wednesday, prompting warnings of war crimes as more nations took diplomatic measures and condemned Israel’s offensive in the besieged enclave. Israeli airstrikes also hit the vicinity of the Al Quds hospital in Gaza City where doctors

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EU stops short of calling for ceasefire in Gaza ahead of UN vote as Gaza crisis escalates

(CNN) — European Union leaders have stopped short of calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, instead appealing for humanitarian “pauses” to provide aid, as the UN warned its operations were being “paralyzed” by Israel’s bombardment of the besieged enclave. The communique, released after meetings Thursday in Brussels, follows several failed attempts by the UN Security Council to pass a resolution

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State Department official resigns over Biden administration’s handling of Israel-Hamas conflict

(CNN) — A State Department official has resigned from the agency over the Biden administration’s approach to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, the official announced on LinkedIn Wednesday. Josh Paul, who said he has worked in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs for more than 11 years, said in his LinkedIn post that he resigned “due to a

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