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Fisherman, 71, attacked and killed by 12-foot alligator alongside Florida lake 0
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- October 17, 2026
A 71-year-old man fishing on the shore of a Florida pond was attacked and killed on Friday by a nearly 12-foot alligator, the second fatal such attack reported this year. Steven Hamilton of Winter Garden was standing on the shoreline of Lake Apopka at Dr. Bradford Memorial Park, 15 miles (24 kilometers) northwest of Orlando,
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Trump puts new Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold, saying waiver is in US national interest 0
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- October 17, 2026
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order that puts on hold a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy, telling Congress the pause was in the national interest. Trump personally signed the legislation just last month. Named after late South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, it had sought to clamp down
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Typhoon Champi becomes a dangerous Category 4 storm as it approaches Guam 0
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- October 17, 2026
MIAMI — Typhoon Champi becomes a dangerous Category 4 storm as it approaches Guam. THIS IS AN APNewsAlert. Check back for updates. AP’s earlier story is below. Hurricane Trudy moved toward southwestern and west-central areas of Mexico’s Pacific coast and could keep growing through Saturday, forecasters said. The center of Trudy will approach the coast
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Rep. Ilhan Omar’s attorneys demand return of property seized in federal search of her home 0
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- October 17, 2026
WASHINGTON — Attorneys for Rep. Ilhan Omar asked the Justice Department on Friday to immediately return property that federal agents seized from her home this week, arguing that the search stemming from an immigration fraud investigation was “neither justified nor lawful.” In a letter obtained by The Associated Press, lawyers for the Democrat from Minnesota
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Painting Eisenhower Building would diminish historic character of White House complex, report says 0
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- October 17, 2026
President Donald Trump’s plan to paint a 19th-century historic landmark building next to the White House would diminish the historic character of the White House complex, the Trump administration concluded in a draft environmental assessment published Friday. Trump has suggested the massive Eisenhower Executive Office Building be painted as part of his push to remake
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Iran war votes in Congress become a focal point for campaign ad attacks 0
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- October 17, 2026
WASHINGTON — In Wisconsin, a narrator complains that “groceries, utilities, everything’s getting more expensive and Congressman (Derrick) Van Orden is adding to the list. He voted for the costly Iran war and spiking gas prices.” In Nebraska, Democratic candidate Chris Backemeyer says families are drowning. “And Mike Flood opened the gates. Flood voted six times
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