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Bloodshed, fear, hunger, desperation: Palestinians try to survive war's new chapter in southern Gaza
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The roads are so ravaged that the dead and wounded arrive by donkey cart. Desperate relatives rush bloodied and dust-covered people, many of them children, to the hospital.12/7/2023 10:50 pm

A Chinese military surveillance balloon is spotted in Taiwan Strait, island's Defense Ministry says
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s Defense Ministry says a Chinese military surveillance balloon was spotted in the Taiwan Strait, as well as a large-scale movement of military aircraft and ships. 12/7/2023 10:42 pm

AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa
Dec. 1–7, 202312/7/2023 10:27 pm

What is Bodhi Day? And when do Buddhists celebrate it?
Buddhists around the world are celebrating Bodhi Day. 12/7/2023 10:16 pm

High-profile attacks on Derek Chauvin and Larry Nassar put spotlight on violence in federal prisons
Derek Chauvin was stabbed nearly two dozen times in the law library at a federal prison in Arizona. Larry Nassar was knifed repeatedly in his cell at a federal penitentiary in Florida.12/7/2023 10:09 pm

AP PHOTOS: 2023 images show violence and vibrance in Latin America
A little girl perches on the shoulder of her mom, whose eyes fill with trepidation as she wades through waist-deep water in the jungle of the Darien Gap. 12/7/2023 10:06 pm

Hunter Biden indicted on nine tax charges, adding to gun charges in special counsel probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden was indicted on nine tax charges in California on Thursday as a special counsel investigation into the business dealings of President Joe Biden's son intensifies against the backdrop of the looming 2024 election.12/7/2023 9:59 pm

Israel designates a safe zone in Gaza. Palestinians and aid groups say it offers little relief
MUWASI, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel has designated a small slice of mostly undeveloped land along Gaza's Mediterranean coast as a safe zone — a place where waves of people fleeing the war can find protection from airstrikes and receive humanitarian supplies for their families.12/7/2023 9:55 pm

UNLV gunman was unemployed professor who had 150 rounds of ammunition and a target list, police say
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 67-year-old college professor who was denied jobs at various Nevada colleges and universities stuffed loaded handgun magazines into his waistband before walking into a University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus building and killing three faculty members, police said.12/7/2023 9:50 pm

Census Bureau wants to change how it asks about disabilities. Some advocates don't like it
The U.S. Census Bureau wants to change how it asks people about disabilities, and some advocates are complaining that they were not consulted enough on what amounts to a major overhaul in how disabilities would be defined by the federal government.12/7/2023 9:47 pm
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