Missouri Democrats are planning a 'Hawlin' Hawley' virtual 5K race after the GOP senator was shown running from January 6 rioters

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China delimits a contested South China Sea shoal in a dispute with Philippines
China has published baselines for a contested shoal in the South China Sea it had seized from the Philippines, a move that's likely to increase tensions over overlapping territorial claims. The Foreign Ministry on Sunday posted online geographic coordinates for the baselines around Scarborough Shoal. A nation’s territorial waters and exclusive economic zone are typically defined as the distance from the baselines.
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The Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the 1st time
The Taliban will attend a U.N. climate conference for the first time since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, the country's national environment agency said Sunday. The conference, known as COP29, begins Monday in Azerbaijan and is one of the most important multilateral talks to include the Taliban, who do not have official recognition as the legitimate rulers of Afghanistan. The National Environmental Protection Agency posted on social media platform X that a technical delegation had gone to Baku to participate.
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Lebanon says 20 killed in Israeli strike north of Beirut
Lebanon's health ministry said an Israeli strike on Sunday killed 20 people including three children in the village of Almat, north of the capital Beirut."The Israeli enemy strike on Almat in the Jbeil district killed 20 people including three children and injured six, in an updated toll," the health ministry said in a statement.
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Saudi armed forces general chief of staff to hold talks in Iran
The general chief of staff of Saudi Arabia's armed forces, Fayyad al-Ruwaili, will visit Tehran on Sunday to meet with his Iranian counterpart and discuss defence ties, state media reported the Iranian Armed Forces General Staff as saying. The visit follows the election of Donald Trump, who will take office for a second term as U.S. President in January, and who has promised to bring peace to the Middle East. During his first term, Trump initiated normalisations between Arab states and Iran's regional arch-enemy Israel, known as the Abraham Accords.
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UK minister rules out using Nigel Farage as link to Trump
A British minister said on Sunday that the government is unlikely to ask the Reform party leader Nigel Farage to act as an intermediary to deal with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Farage, the Brexit-campaigner and self-described troublemaker, is a friend of Trump and was at his election victory party in Florida. He has offered to act as an interlocutor between the British government and the Trump administration, which takes power in January.
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Deadly strikes on Gaza, Lebanon as Israel faces aid deadline
Israel launched deadly strikes on Gaza and Lebanon Sunday, rescuers and authorities said, ahead of a US deadline for improved aid delivery to the Palestinian territory.Israel's main military backer the United States on October 15 warned that it could withhold some of its billions of dollars in military assistance unless Israel improves aid delivery to the Gaza Strip within 30 days -- a deadline that expires on Wednesday.
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Puzzle solutions for Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024
Find answers to the latest online sudoku and crossword puzzles that were published in USA TODAY Network's local newspapers.
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Donald Trump may never be sentenced for his 34 convictions. Here's why
After his election victory, here are five reasons why President-elect Donald Trump may never be sentenced in his New York criminal hush money case.
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World leaders aim to shape Earth's future at COP29 climate change summit
More than 40,000 people are expected to attend the global climate change summit as questions swirl about the United States' future involvement.
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Unexpected pairing: New documentary tells a heartwarming story between Vietnam enemies
Jack Hawkins Jr. hopes his story of building ties with Lê Công Cơ will give fellow veterans faith in a better tomorrow.
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A mother and daughter's tearful question: Will a woman ever be president?
They watched Kamala Harris' campaign to make history. Now, a mother and daughter must come to grips with her loss.
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Question of a lifetime: Families prepare to confront 9/11 masterminds
Survivors of 9/11 and relatives of victims will be allowed to confront the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks if guilty pleas are reinstated.
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Blurred vision, shortness of breath, massive bills: Residents near a chemical plant fire say they’re suffering a month later
The opaque plumes of noxious smoke billowing out of a Georgia chemical plant are long gone. But the relentless effects of the BioLab fire in Conyers are still visible, residents say – from exacerbated rashes to mounting bills to nagging symptoms and piles of prescriptions.
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Drones strike Moscow as top UK official highlights Russian casualties in Ukraine
A massive drone strike rattled Moscow and its suburbs overnight into Sunday, injuring a woman and temporarily halting traffic at some of Russia's busiest airports, while a huge nighttime wave of Russian drones targeted Ukraine, officials reported. A top U.K. defense official meanwhile said that Russian forces had suffered their worst month of casualties in October since their full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The chief of the U.K. defense staff, Tony Radakin, told the BBC that Moscow’s troops suffered an average of 1,500 dead and wounded “every single day,” bringing their total losses in the war to 700,000.
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As Russian forces close in on Kurakhove, hundreds of residents remain in the front-line city
Set on Ukraine's eastern front, Kurakhove is surrounded on three sides, with Russian forces just under 2 miles (3 kilometers) from the devastated city center. The only place to charge phones is in the basement of the building now housing the city administration. The exact number of people is impossible to determine because, since mid-October, no humanitarian volunteers have come to Kurakhove.
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Palestinian hospital official says 17 killed in Israeli strike on northern Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli strike early Sunday on a home sheltering displaced people in the northern Gaza Strip killed at least 17 people, according to the director of a nearby hospital that received the bodies. Dr. Fadel Naim, director of the Al-Ahly Hospital in Gaza City, said the dead include nine women, and that the toll was likely to rise as rescue efforts continue. The military said it targeted a site where militants were operating, without providing evidence.
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Indonesia's new leader calls for collaboration with China before heading to the US
President Prabowo Subianto told the forum that his country wants to be part of China's emergence as not only an economic but also a “civilizational power.” “We must give an example that in this modern age, collaboration — not confrontation — is the way for peace and prosperity,” he said.
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China opposes new Philippine maritime law, vows to protect South China Sea 'sovereignty'
BEIJING (Reuters) -China rejected Philippine maritime claims on Sunday, saying new legislation "severely infringes on" Beijing's territorial sovereignty and rights in the South China Sea, and vowing to protect its own interests. Philippine President Ferdinand Marco Jr signed two laws on Friday to define the country's maritime entitlements and set designated sea lanes and air routes to reinforce sovereignty. "China firmly opposes this and will continue to take all necessary measures in accordance with the law to resolutely defend China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests," the foreign ministry said.
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Qatar is suspending its role in talks between Israel and Hamas
Qatar is suspending its role as a mediator in talks between Israel and Hamas after concluding that the two sides are no longer negotiating in good faith, its foreign ministry said Saturday.
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Gunmen kill 10 in central Mexico bar attack
Gunmen in a truck pulled up to a bar in central Mexico and opened fire, killing 10 people, authorities said, in an area that had been spared the worst of the country's raging criminal violence.Authorities said Thursday that the bodies of 11 people, including two minors, were found abandoned in a pickup truck in the state capital Chilpancingo.

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