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Mounds of rubble and a future of grief are what's left after Afghanistan earthquake killed thousands 10/09/2023 09:54pm • ZINDA JAN, Afghanistan (AP) — People dug through the rubble of the quake in western Afghanistan for their few possessions but the material losses seemed unimportant. Saturday’s 6.3 magnitude quake killed and injured thousands when it leveled an untold number of homes in Herat province. Picking t 'Horror and uncertainty': Arlington woman caught in Jerusalem struggles to get home amid the fighting in Israel 10/09/2023 09:40pm • Jane Petkofsky of Arlington, Virginia, said she arrived in Jerusalem last week to begin a weeklong vacation in the holy city with a friend when the attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas started Friday night. "This was Saturday afternoon at Ketef Hinnom, an archaeological site — burial cha What to Drink If You Have Diabetes 10/09/2023 08:00pm • Staying well hydrated is important for maintaining good health and wellness. But for those who have diabetes -- a chronic condition in which your blood sugars are too high -- there are certain dietary changes you'll need to make that can limit your choices of what to drink. "Having diabetes means yo 6 of the Best High-Dividend ETFs 10/09/2023 08:00pm • As interest rates and inflation sit at multi-decade highs, future stock market returns have become even more enigmatic, with the S&P 500 retracting 4.9% in September. Increasing stock market volatility and a questionable economic backdrop leave investors seeking safe havens. Dividend-focused ETF Can I Retire at 65 With $5 Million? 10/09/2023 08:00pm • If you set aside millions for retirement, you'll be far above average in terms of wealth compared to many Americans. The average 401(k) balance in the second quarter of 2023 was $112,400, according to Fidelity Investments. That said, savings rates are going up: The average balance has increased 8% f Who's running for president? See a rundown of the 2024 candidates 10/09/2023 07:27pm • Another Republican presidential candidate has dropped out of the crowded 2024 field. Former Texas congressman Will Hurd announced Monday that he was leaving the race and endorsing rival Nikki Haley. He said the need to rally around one candidate to defeat former President Donald Trump had become inc Leading Polish candidates meet for debate on state TV six days before a national election 10/09/2023 04:46pm • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's opposition leader Donald Tusk on Monday told viewers of state TV that he is a regular person, just like them, as he sparred with Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in an energized debate in which each tried to sway undecided voters, six days before a crucial parliamen QB Riley Leonard's status is unclear for No. 17 Duke vs. NC State due to an ankle injury 10/09/2023 03:54pm • DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke coach Mike Elko said quarterback Riley Leonard is still recovering from an ankle injury suffered in the final moments of a loss to Notre Dame, leaving his status in question for the 17th-ranked Blue Devils' game Saturday against North Carolina State. “We'll see when we c Vatican defends wartime Pope Pius XII as conference honors Israeli victims of Hamas incursion 10/09/2023 02:07pm • ROME (AP) — The Vatican secretary of state on Monday strongly defended World War II-era Pope Pius XII as a friend of the Jews as he opened an historic conference on newly opened archives that featured even Holy See historians acknowledging that anti-Jewish prejudice informed Pius’ silence in the IMF and World Bank pledge Africa focus at first meetings on the continent in 50 years 10/09/2023 01:28pm • MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — In the shadow of a deadly earthquake in Morocco that caused nearly $12 billion in damage, the world's most powerful economic policymakers said they would focus on Africa as they work to grow and stabilizing the global economy during times of war, inequality and climate ch Heavy flooding in southern Myanmar displaces more than 14,000 people 10/09/2023 12:28pm • BANGKOK (AP) — Flooding triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Myanmar’s southern areas has displaced more than 14,000 people and disrupted traffic on the rail lines that connect the country’s biggest cities, officials and state-run media said Monday. State television MRTV reported Monday evening Gates Foundation funding $40 million effort to help develop mRNA vaccines in Africa in coming years 10/09/2023 11:19am • DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A $40 million investment will help several African manufacturers produce new messenger RNA vaccines on the continent where people were last in line to receive jabs during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Monday. While it could still tak Kimberly Palmer: How to plan for a potential inheritance 10/09/2023 11:03am • The amount of wealth millennials and Gen Xers stand to inherit from their parents and grandparents almost defies comprehension: According to Cerulli Associates, a Boston-based research and consulting firm, $84.4 trillion in wealth will be transferred between 2021 and 2045, primarily from baby boomer German far-right leader says gains in state elections show her party has 'arrived' 10/09/2023 08:37am • BERLIN (AP) — A leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany said on Monday that her party is no longer a primarily eastern German phenomenon after a pair of strong state election performances in the country's more prosperous west, declaring that “we have arrived.” The 10-year-old Alternati Lopsided quarterfinals in Rugby World Cup highlight absurdity of early draw for pool stage 10/09/2023 06:28am • The absurdity of the decision to stage the draw for the pool stage of the Rugby World Cup three years out from the tournament will really hit home this week. The quarterfinals are upon us — for many casual observers this is where the World Cup really begins — and that means arguably the best 48