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At least 11 killed in Israeli strike that hit a school in northern Gaza 09/26/2024 11:28pm • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) ��� An Israeli airstrike hit a school sheltering thousands of displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza on Thursday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 22, including women and children, the territory���s Health Ministry said. The Israeli military confirmed it struck Google expert at antitrust trial says government underestimates competition for online ad dollars 09/26/2024 10:56pm • ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) ��� Federal regulators who say Google holds an illegal monopoly over the technology that matches online advertisers to publishers are vastly underestimating the competition the tech giant faces, an expert hired by Google testified Thursday. Mark Israel, an economist who prepared A new pair of giant pandas gifted by Beijing arrives in Hong Kong 09/26/2024 10:06pm • HONG KONG (AP) ��� Hong Kong welcomed a new pair of giant pandas gifted by Beijing on Thursday with a lavish ceremony, raising hopes for a boost to the city's tourism. An An and Ke Ke are the third pair of giant pandas to be sent to the city from mainland China since the former British colony return A look inside the indictment accusing New York City's mayor of taking bribes 09/26/2024 09:58pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� New York City Mayor Eric Adams has never been shy about his globetrotting ways. But he���s not always said how he bankrolled years' worth of overseas adventures. Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment Thursday saying the Democrat took trips to France, China, Sri Lanka, India, H Argentina's poverty rate spikes in first 6 months of President Milei's shock therapy 09/26/2024 09:46pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) ��� Argentina's poverty rate jumped from almost 42% to 53% during the first six months of Javier Milei' s presidency, the statistics agency reported Thursday, a steep rise reflecting the pain of the country's most intense austerity program in recent memory. The governme Pe��arol upsets Flamengo to reach Copa Libertadores semifinals 09/26/2024 09:10pm • MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) ��� Pe��arol had a 0-0 draw at home against Brazil��s Flamengo on Thursday to secure a spot in the Copa Libertadores semifinals for the first time in 13 years. The Uruguayan club won the first leg 1-0 via a Javier Cabrera goal. Pe��arol will next play Botafogo, which beat S Netanyahu vows to use 'full force' against Hezbollah and dims hopes for a cease-fire 09/26/2024 09:09pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday vowed to carry out ���full force��� strikes against Hezbollah until it ceases firing rockets across the border, dimming hopes for a cease-fire proposal put forth by U.S. and European officials. Israel carried out a new strike in X requests it be reinstated in Brazil after complying with judge's orders, sources say 09/26/2024 08:45pm • SAO PAULO (AP) ��� In the high-stakes showdown between the world���s richest man and a Brazilian Supreme Court justice, Elon Musk blinked. 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