Release the 'Kraken': Sidney Powell just flipped on Trump

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Donald Trump and Sidney Powell
Donald Trump's former lawyer Sidney Powell just cut a plea deal with Georgia prosecutors.

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A Florida dentist fired for tearing down posters of Israeli hostages had the 'best of intentions' but is now getting death threats, his lawyer says

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Dr. Ahmed ElKoussa.
Dr. Ahmed ElKoussa.

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Scholastic says state book bans are causing an 'impossible dilemma' for its iconic book fairs

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Scholastic Book Fair banner outside Catholic school, Queens, New York.
A Scholastic Book Fair banner outside a Catholic school in Queens, New York.

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Biden warns Israel: Don't make the same mistakes the US did after 9/11

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US President Joe Biden joins Israel's Prime Minister for the start of the Israeli war cabinet meeting, in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023
President Joe Biden — seen here joining Israel's war cabinet meeting in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023 — warned Israel not to be "consumed" by rage.

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Israel and Hamas are pointing fingers after a hospital in Gaza was attacked, reportedly killing hundreds of people

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Children injured in an Israeli air strike react as they receive treatment in the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern of Gaza Strip, on October 17, 2023.
Children after an explosion at a Gaza hospital receive treatment on October 17, 2023.

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Mia Schem's mother didn't know she was alive until seeing her bandaged and 'very terrified' in a Hamas hostage video

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Keren, mother of Mia Schem and representatives of the families of the abducted and missing persons held by Hamas militants in Gaza hold a press conference following the release of a video by Hamas, in which the 21-year-old Israeli woman is seen.
Keren, mother of Mia Schem and representatives of the families of the abducted and missing persons held by Hamas militants in Gaza hold a press conference following the release of a video by Hamas, in which the

Students want a Cornell University history professor fired after he called Hamas' deadly terrorist attacks 'exhilarating' and 'energizing'

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Cornell University Professor Russell Rickford.
Cornell University Professor Russell Rickford.

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Asteroid 33 Polyhymnia is so dense it may actually contain elements never before seen on Earth, according to a new study

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Artistic rendering of asteroids in space.

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Israel's ambassador says there's no humanitarian crisis in Gaza as Israel bombs and lays siege to it, killing thousands of Palestinians

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Palestinian citizens are displaced from their homes as a result of Israeli air strikes on October 9, 2023 in Gaza City, Gaza.
Palestinian citizens are displaced from their homes as a result of Israeli air strikes on October 9, 2023 in Gaza City, Gaza.

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A train derailment spewed coal across a Colorado highway and killed a semitruck driver, authorities say

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In this photo released by the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office, the wreckage of a train derailment is pictured near Pueblo, Colorado.
In this photo released by the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office, the wreckage of a train derailment is pictured near Pueblo, Colorado.

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