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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/23/23)
Today is Thursday, Nov. 23, the 327th day of 2023. There are 38 days left in the year. Today is Thanksgiving. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 23, 1971, the People's Republic of China was seated in the United Nations Security Council. On this date:...
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Out of the past: Nov. 23
(Out of the Past ~ 11/23/23)
Forty years ago, Southeast Missouri State University responded to a nursing shortage in the region by developing the state's first associate degree program; at the end of this semester, again responding to the needs of the region, the university will eliminate the associate degree and focus on advanced academic degrees for nurses...
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South Korea says North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea but the launch likely failed
(International News ~ 11/23/23)
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea said North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea but the launch likely failed Wednesday night, hours after Seoul said it would resume front-line aerial surveillance in response to the North's spy satellite launch...
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Exit poll says Dutch anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders wins most votes with a landslide margin
(International News ~ 11/23/23)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- The far-right and anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders was headed for a landslide parliamentary election victory Wednesday in one of the biggest political upsets in Dutch politics since World War II, and one that is bound to send shockwaves through Europe...
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A Las Vegas high school grapples with how a feud over stolen items escalated into a fatal beating
(National News ~ 11/23/23)
LAS VEGAS -- Students at a Las Vegas high school had gone home for the day when an urgent message was broadcast from the intercom: A defibrillator was needed near one of the classrooms. A nurse ran in the direction of the emergency. A group of teachers tried to perform CPR. ...
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Search continues for the missing after landslide leaves 3 dead in Alaska fishing community
(National News ~ 11/23/23)
JUNEAU, Alaska -- Searchers with heat-sensing drones and a cadaver-dog kept up the search Wednesday for three people missing in a landslide that barreled down a mountain and slammed into homes in a remote Alaska fishing community, leaving three confirmed dead...
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JFK assassination remembered 60 years later by surviving witnesses to history, including AP reporter
(National News ~ 11/23/23)
DALLAS -- Just minutes after President John F. Kennedy was fatally shot as his motorcade rolled through downtown Dallas, Associated Press reporter Peggy Simpson rushed to the scene and immediately attached herself to the police officers who had converged on the building from which a sniper's bullets had been fired...
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New AP analysis of last month's deadly Gaza hospital explosion rules out widely cited video
(National News ~ 11/23/23)
An updated Associated Press visual analysis of last month's deadly Gaza hospital explosion has ruled out a widely cited Al Jazeera news channel video that initially appeared to show a rocket fired from the Palestinian territory that broke up in the air and crashed to the ground...
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Record Thanksgiving travel rush off to a smooth start despite snowy forecast
(National News ~ 11/23/23)
The late crush of holiday travelers picked up steam Wednesday, with about 2.7 million people expected to board flights and millions more planning to drive or take the train to Thanksgiving celebrations. Airline officials say they are confident they can avoid the kind of massive disruptions that have marred past holiday seasons, such as the meltdown at Southwest Airlines over last Christmas. ...
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2 dead after vehicle explodes at Rainbow Bridge border crossing in Niagara Falls, official says
(National News ~ 11/23/23)
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. -- A vehicle exploded at a checkpoint on the American side of a U.S.-Canada bridge in Niagara Falls on Wednesday, leaving two people dead and prompting the closing of four border crossings in the area, authorities said. There was no immediate information on the cause of the explosion, but it raised concerns on both sides of the border. ...
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Israeli official says talks continuing, hostage release won't take place before Friday
(International News ~ 11/23/23)
JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's national security adviser says a planned hostage-for-prisoner swap with Hamas has been delayed until at least Friday. In a statement released late Wednesday, Tzachi Hanegbi said that contacts on the deal were continuing. "The release will begin according to the original agreement between the parties, and not before Friday," he said...
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