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43 million went hungry in Latam, Caribbean last year: UN

43 million went hungry in Latam, Caribbean last year: UN

Hunger affected some 43.2 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022, about 6.5 percent of the region's population, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization said Thursday.

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Jaguars, Ravens risk NFL win streaks in key home contests

Jaguars, Ravens risk NFL win streaks in key home contests

NFL division leaders Jacksonville and Baltimore risk the NFL's longest win streaks on Sunday in pivotal mid-season home games.

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Biden revs up union support against Trump

Biden revs up union support against Trump

US President Joe Biden donned the signature red T-shirt of America's biggest car workers union and lashed out at Donald Trump Thursday as he tried to fire up their support for his 2024 reelection bid.

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Hollywood celebrates strike end as actors get back to work

Hollywood celebrates strike end as actors get back to work

Hollywood celebrated Thursday after actors agreed to end a crippling months-long strike, kicking off a race to get the cameras rolling and salvage next year's movies and television shows.

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Influential feminist news site Jezebel shutters

Influential feminist news site Jezebel shutters

Jezebel, the influential US feminist news site beloved for its pithy cultural commentary and astute reporting, is shutting down after 16 years online, its parent company announced Thursday.

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Diaz starts hours after release of kidnapped father as Liverpool lose

Diaz starts hours after release of kidnapped father as Liverpool lose

Luis Diaz started for Liverpool hours after his father was released following a kidnapping situation but his return could not stop his side going down 3-2 to Toulouse on Thursday.

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LeBron James museum to open in hometown Akron on Nov. 25

LeBron James museum to open in hometown Akron on Nov. 25

Four-time NBA champion LeBron James will open his official museum on November 25 in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, the James Family Foundation announced on Thursday.

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Simeone extends Atletico contract until 2027

Simeone extends Atletico contract until 2027

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has penned a three-year contract extension until June 2027, the Spanish club announced on Thursday.

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US Fed could hike rates again if 'appropriate': Powell

US Fed could hike rates again if 'appropriate': Powell

The US Federal Reserve is prepared, if needed, to hike interest rates further in order to bring inflation down to its long-term two-percent target, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday.

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Deadliest Israel army raid in years kills 14 in West Bank city

Deadliest Israel army raid in years kills 14 in West Bank city

Israeli forces on Thursday killed 18 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank, the territory's health ministry said, most of them shot dead during an army raid on Jenin.

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